I think you would be fine - they grow loads in california don't they? In europe it tends to grow in warmer places than the UK, like Italy and Spain - that's where most of ours get imported from. I use seed that is good for colder climates - worth a go though - they are expensive here! Oh for a hot dry summer.......
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What food is your locality known for?
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I love artichokes! I have even taken them camping with me.
Fresh-picked apples and old-fashioned New England meals, for the most part!
And y'know seafood and everything .......
Unlike fwan bratwurst are VERY popular (had some Saturday!!)With sauerkraut as a topping. Wisconsin has a very large population with German ancestry. Johnsonville Brats are from Sheboygan WI. Tombstone Pizza orginated in tiny medford, WI before being bought by Kraft foods.
And cheese curds which is what cheese starts out as before its compressed. They best are fresh-meaning still a bit warm from the vat and eaten that day.
Beer battered deep fried even better (with beer of course)
Door County cherries, cranberries, Miller Beer even though a South African company owns them now, Leinenkugel beer and many micro brewed beer.
Fish boils in Door county which is whitefish from lake Michigan boiled with potatoes, onions and dessert of Cherry pie. Lake perch fish fries.
We have quite a number of hispanic restaurants now and a large population of Hmongs (from the mountain region of Laos) so there are grocery stores and small restaurants with their food.
As to artichokes-the plants will grow in Wisconsin however the growing season is not long enough to produce any artichokes of good size.
And cheese curds which is what cheese starts out as before its compressed. They best are fresh-meaning still a bit warm from the vat and eaten that day.
Beer battered deep fried even better (with beer of course)
Door County cherries, cranberries, Miller Beer even though a South African company owns them now, Leinenkugel beer and many micro brewed beer.
Fish boils in Door county which is whitefish from lake Michigan boiled with potatoes, onions and dessert of Cherry pie. Lake perch fish fries.
We have quite a number of hispanic restaurants now and a large population of Hmongs (from the mountain region of Laos) so there are grocery stores and small restaurants with their food.
As to artichokes-the plants will grow in Wisconsin however the growing season is not long enough to produce any artichokes of good size.
Sliced Pork BBQ and Fried Pork Tenderloins.
And Brain Sandwiches.
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Poutine - fries with gravy and mozzarella cheese.
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ewwwwww!! that's the grossest thing yetOriginally Posted by gemlady
And Brain Sandwiches.
Around here, I don't think we have anything really gross. We're known for smoked meat, bagels and maple syrup I guess.
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Oh right! I forgot about the poutine!
Probably because I never eat that stuff.
Oh and mayonaise on fries too. Yuk!! (people around here are crazy)
We have a yearly apple-scrapple festival...can we all toss our cookies now!?! Not apples and scrapple together, it's just one festival. We also have crabs and scallops here. Particularly Blue Crabs. Lots of people go 'crabbing' on the weekend. (that could be taken wrong couldn't it?) We have chicken farms here too. Every once in a while you hear on the news that a chicken truck turned over and chickens are all over a highway...how's that for a good news story!
Speaking of crabs, here's a pic of my boss at a birthday party for a co-worker last weekend:
Speaking of crabs, here's a pic of my boss at a birthday party for a co-worker last weekend:
Real maple syrup of NE Ohio. It's harvested and made in the county I live and we even have the Maple Festival held the first weekend after Easter.
Deep-dish pizza and Hot Dogs!
And everything at The Weiner's Circle, particulalry the late-nite staff that swears at you and insults you as they serve you your CHicago Style Dog or Francheesie.
And everything at The Weiner's Circle, particulalry the late-nite staff that swears at you and insults you as they serve you your CHicago Style Dog or Francheesie.
In SE Louisiana we're known for seafood... crabs, shrimp, crawfish, oysters & all kinds of fish... either boiled, fried, or cooked in a Fricassee, Etouffee, Gumbo, Jambalaya, Sauce Piquante or Courtbouillon.
I guess alligator, frog legs, hog head cheese & turtle could qualify as strange.
I guess alligator, frog legs, hog head cheese & turtle could qualify as strange.
Brown beans and cornbread with fried potatoes and onions.
It's not my favorite (I'll eat it though), but my fiance LOVES it, so I cook it for him every once in a while.
Also, ramps are big here...people sell them along the side of the road. I think they're gross...they STINK!!!
Pretty much anything battered, fried, and bad for your heart is big around here.
No wonder WV has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation!!
It's not my favorite (I'll eat it though), but my fiance LOVES it, so I cook it for him every once in a while.
Also, ramps are big here...people sell them along the side of the road. I think they're gross...they STINK!!!
Pretty much anything battered, fried, and bad for your heart is big around here.
No wonder WV has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation!!
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Abby's Mom, I lived in Mass for a bit, and I do love that coffee milk. Gotta see if I can find the syrup around here, or a recipe for it.
Brain sandwiches. I agree, with ewww. lol
Trying to think of what's here (since I"m a transplanted NY'er)
No. 1 -- has got to be a Philly Cheesesteak.
Also, just a bit over an hour from the PA Dutch area, so anything Amish. I shamefacedly admit to loving Whoopie Pies (even make them myself every so often, chocolate or pumpkin with cream cheese filling), Amish Chicken Pie (on noodles, not crust), shoo fly pie, and all other kinds of goodies, chow chow (pickled veggies), big soft pretzels, dried sweet corn (I love that stuff), chicken corn chowder, pretzel soup, rivels (sorta like spaetzle), hot bacon salad dressing, and hot potato salad.
I know i'm leaving out zillions of things but I better stop before I start hitting the fridge!
Brain sandwiches. I agree, with ewww. lol
Trying to think of what's here (since I"m a transplanted NY'er)
No. 1 -- has got to be a Philly Cheesesteak.
Also, just a bit over an hour from the PA Dutch area, so anything Amish. I shamefacedly admit to loving Whoopie Pies (even make them myself every so often, chocolate or pumpkin with cream cheese filling), Amish Chicken Pie (on noodles, not crust), shoo fly pie, and all other kinds of goodies, chow chow (pickled veggies), big soft pretzels, dried sweet corn (I love that stuff), chicken corn chowder, pretzel soup, rivels (sorta like spaetzle), hot bacon salad dressing, and hot potato salad.
I know i'm leaving out zillions of things but I better stop before I start hitting the fridge!
Ooooh!! Gettin' me hungry thinking about this!! My personal favorite is from my Tennessee roots.
Pinto beans (known to us as soup beans), cornbread, fried okra, fried potatoes, fried chicken (I'm heading for a BAD cholesterol level
) with a big-ole slice of yellow onion!!! Oh yeah...macaroni & cheese.
I need to visit my Moma soon. She's the best cook!!!!
Pinto beans (known to us as soup beans), cornbread, fried okra, fried potatoes, fried chicken (I'm heading for a BAD cholesterol level
I need to visit my Moma soon. She's the best cook!!!!
I live on the coast, so local fare here often features clams and salmon.
Things I recall as special or distinct from central ny state...if in my hometown, thinking of state fair food, it would be pizza fritte, speidi's, carmen basilio's italian sausage and green peppers/onion sandwiches
If up the road in Utica, anything italian, but especially, goodies such as pusties from the Florentine Bakery.
From when I lived in New Orleans and across the lake from there, crawfish! Yum, and catfish
From my home of the past 10 years, tee hee...micro brews, starbucks, scones, wonderful salmon.
If up the road in Utica, anything italian, but especially, goodies such as pusties from the Florentine Bakery.
From when I lived in New Orleans and across the lake from there, crawfish! Yum, and catfish
From my home of the past 10 years, tee hee...micro brews, starbucks, scones, wonderful salmon.
Mexican food is big here. Most of the restaurants serve Sonoran style, which is hot. I also like Oaxaca and Mexico City style food.
We are also known for mesquite-broiled steaks: open-range beef, lean and tasty.
We are also known for mesquite-broiled steaks: open-range beef, lean and tasty.
Beer and cheese!...
