Local Specialty

[Fuck Crosby]

I think there is a thread somewhere, but I did not see it in the Mean Cuisine. So what are your local specialties.

Rochester, NY

Garbage Plate http://whatscookingamerica.net/Foto4/GarbagePlate1.JPG

Personal favorite-Mark's Diner on Monroe Ave. Nick Tahoe's, fuck em.

[Jef Leppard]

wow thats fascinating!!1!



wtf is it?

[Sinn Fein]

Well, we got the ol' Philly chesesteak... scrapple... eh... not sure what else...

[Fuck Crosby]

wow thats fascinating!!1!



wtf is it?

Hamburgers, Fries, Mac Salad, beens, home fries, Meat Hot Sauce

[Hudson]

Hamburgers, Fries, Mac Salad, beens, home fries, Meat Hot SauceAre those has beens, once beens, or never beens?

[Hey_Asshole]

doesnt look to bad....id try it.

[Hudson]

doesnt look to bad....id try it. I had a version of it with chili, whole jalapenos, and eggs, along with the aforementioned items. Quite good!!!

[DonTheTrucker]

Well I'm in the middle of a lot of specialties, but

http://www.profish.com/images/crab_cakes2.jpg

Crab cakes are my favorite (and the closest, unless you could PA Dutch...)

[THE FEZ MAN]

Well, we got the ol' Philly chesesteak... scrapple... eh... not sure what else...

mmmmmm scrapple.

[Lil'GlubGlub]

Well, we got the ol' Philly chesesteak... scrapple... eh... not sure what else...

hoagies were invented in philly. they were named after the workers on hog island around the naval yard.


also spinach salad with warm bacon dressing can be traced back to the PA dutch.

can't forget about the good old tastykake. mmmmmmmmmmm krimpets

[Ballbuster1]

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1000086/2/istockphoto_1000086_pretzel_with_mustard.jpg
Philly soft pretzels. Nuff said.

[BIV]

Seattle is all about Salmon and Crab.

[stillbornstew]

crawfish etouffee. a plate of absolute decadance.
http://www.culpeppers.net/photo/crawfish_etouffee.jpg

shrimp po-boy. i don't get them often, but when i do i'm a happy boy.
http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/att28758859.jpg

gumbo. ftw
http://i.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/cl/02/01/duck-gumbo-cl-346644-l.jpg

[GoCamels]

Barbecue...
http://www.northcarolinatravels.com/food/barbecue/ncbarbecue.jpg

http://www.northcarolinatravels.com/food/barbecue/index.htm
For some background on the history of barbecue in North Carolina - like, if you're writing your master's thesis on it or something (actually, it is kind of interesting) - go to www.northcarolina.com/stories/bbq.html for "North Carolina Barbecue: A Primer," by Terry Mancour.

For a bit more history, and an explanation of the above-mentioned distinction in eastern and western NC barbecue, I'd like to quote Bob Garner, from his Guide To North Carolina Barbecue, because, my sources tell me, he's the man from whom to quote on any and all things 'cue:

"From the very beginning," Garner writes, "barbecue in North Carolina meant pork. During the 1500s, the Spanish introduced pigs to the southeastern part of America. Whereas cattle tended to fare poorly in the region, swine flourished, nowhere more so than in North Carolina."

Garner goes on to explain that the pork would most commonly be cooked over an open fire and would be seasoned with "an ordinary table condiment of the time, which consisted of vinegar, salt, red and black pepper, and oyster juice… Salty vinegar liberally laced with pepper (but minus the oyster juice) is still basically the same sauce used on eastern North Carolina barbecue today …"

The big difference between eastern barbecue and western - or Lexington-style, as it's sometimes called - barbecue is that ketchup is commonly added to the sauce of western barbecue. The other difference is that in the east they use the whole hog, both white and dark meat, while in the west they cook only the pork shoulder, which is dark meat and thus more fatty, moister and richer.

All that said, though, the truth, says me, is that - contrary to the mythical status of this east-west "rivalry" - most casual barbecue eaters probably wouldn't even notice the difference between eastern and western North Carolina barbecue if you put one of each before them (and, despite what you may have heard about how we "shorely do take our barbecue serious 'round these-here parts," few among us are actually serious barbecue eaters).

There. I've said it. There really isn't a substantial difference between eastern and western North Carolina barbecue. Now I've said it again, and I'm not taking it back. What there is a substantial difference between is good barbecue and bad barbecue, and (myth-bash-two alert) despite what you may've heard, the big difference in quality is not in whether it was cooked in a pit over hickory coals or with gas. Lots of very fine barbecue establishments are now cooking their 'cue with gas, and some (though not many) crappy joints are still using pits. The real difference between really good barbecue and not-so-good barbecue is how it tastes when you put it in your mouth (though, for many of us, texture plays a part as well).

[ChimneyFish]

There's a local bar near me that used to have the best sandwich I've ever tasted called "The Chicken Coop".

It was chicken cheesesteak with bacon and honey mustard, and it was sent from heaven.

[Zona992006]

I am a philly native but am here in Arizona, so its all about mexican food.

Carne asada fries:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/mykone/carneasadafries.jpg

Menudo, hmmmmmm

http://www.tacosdonchente.com/images/menudo.jpg

???
http://static.flickr.com/38/77891420_56238e7191.jpg

[stillbornstew]

I am a philly native but am here in Arizona, so its all about mexican food.

Carne asada fries:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/mykone/carneasadafries.jpg

Menudo, hmmmmmm

http://www.tacosdonchente.com/images/menudo.jpg

???
http://static.flickr.com/38/77891420_56238e7191.jpg
i'm part mexican and i fucking LOVE menudo. some diced onion and lemon juice in that shit and i turn into an illegal savage. the last plate looks like carnitas (pork).

[flyerfan116]

Well, we got the ol' Philly chesesteak... scrapple... eh... not sure what else...

hoagies were invented in philly. they were named after the workers on hog island around the naval yard.


also spinach salad with warm bacon dressing can be traced back to the PA dutch.

can't forget about the good old tastykake. mmmmmmmmmmm krimpets

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1000086/2/istockphoto_1000086_pretzel_with_mustard.jpg
Philly soft pretzels. Nuff said.


mmmmmmm don't forget about pork roll too boys

[Zona992006]

i'm part mexican and i fucking LOVE menudo. some diced onion and lemon juice in that shit and i turn into an illegal savage. the last plate looks like carnitas (pork).

If you actually think about what menudo is, its disgusting, but fucking tastes so damn good. Your right, diced onion, a little lemon or lime juice.....on a Sunday morning after partying all night...HELL YEAH!

Menudo is more gooder.

[stevethrower]

http://www.roadfood.com/photos/5880.jpg

From here... http://www.bobsclamhut.com/

[Ballbuster1]

Nice! Love the lobster roll. Always get them when I go to New England states.

[rottwielerinpa]

Chicken and waffles is big in this area , i guess its a pa dutch thing.http://thefoodblog.org/wp-print.php?p=51

[Hudson]

Yuengling 50-75 cents a frosty mug at local taverns..

[kidohio]

Minnesota: hot dish http://mrsmarv.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/hotdishblog.jpg

[Jef Leppard]

is that fuckin tater tots and green bean?

lame.

dont you people eat moose?


oh no.

[kidohio]

is that fuckin tater tots and green bean?

lame.

dont you people eat moose?


oh no.

thankfully i never eat the shit, but people make it all the time, that and walleye

[BIV]

If you actually think about what menudo is, its disgusting, but fucking tastes so damn good. Your right, diced onion, a little lemon or lime juice.....on a Sunday morning after partying all night...HELL YEAH!

Menudo is more gooder.
So what, exactly, is it?

http://www.roadfood.com/photos/5880.jpg

From here... http://www.bobsclamhut.com/
God damn that looks good.

[stevethrower]

Ya they have a good ratio of tail/claw and knuckle...

[HummerTuesdays]

I'd love to find some "local specialty" near me, but alas, I don't think NJ has one. Except for pork roll being called Taylor Ham.

[Razor Roman]

I'd love to find some "local specialty" near me, but alas, I don't think NJ has one. Except for pork roll being called Taylor Ham.
All of our local specialties, just became "food". We are, however the birthplace of Salt Water Taffy & M&Ms! :)

[sbrainb]

I think there is a thread somewhere, but I did not see it in the Mean Cuisine. So what are your local specialties.

Rochester, NY

Garbage Plate http://whatscookingamerica.net/Foto4/GarbagePlate1.JPG


Looks like throw-up.

[Zona992006]

So what, exactly, is it?


God damn that looks good.

Its a soup actually, made from Belly lining....(I said its disgusting, but dude, it is really good).

http://static.flickr.com/24/47543120_9da813c510.jpg

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070825124141AABquFN

[stillbornstew]

So what, exactly, is it?
it's a mexican soup. made from tripas (tripe, cow's stomach lining) and hominy corn. i haven't cooked it in a while but knock yourself out with this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menudo_(soup)

[HummerTuesdays]

All of our local specialties, just became "food". We are, however the birthplace of Salt Water Taffy & M&Ms! :)

Are waffles & ice cream a NJ thing? And not a Belgian waffle with ice cream. I'm talking the toaster waffles (ala Aunt Jemimah) with a slice of neopolitan ice cream on it. *sigh* I miss boardwalk food.

[angrybeerguy]

I love Rocky mountian oysters. Good with cocktail sauce. Havent had them since I moved out east.

[Hudson]

I love Rocky mountian oysters. Good with cocktail sauce. Havent had them since I moved out east.Do Ya? Bull or sheep testicles appeal to ya do they?

[Reaper G]

Vegas specialty food? Buffets, prime rib, and shrimp cocktail.

Old school Vegas, anyway. We have a ton of great restaurants now.

[NikkorTheMonk]

I think there is a thread somewhere, but I did not see it in the Mean Cuisine. So what are your local specialties.

Rochester, NY

Garbage Plate http://whatscookingamerica.net/Foto4/GarbagePlate1.JPG

Personal favorite-Mark's Diner on Monroe Ave. Nick Tahoe's, fuck em.

Had something like this in a restaurant called the Frick and Frack in Pulaski NY, next to Rochester when we went up for Salmon season.

[DanaReevesLungs]

crawfish etouffee. a plate of absolute decadance.
http://www.culpeppers.net/photo/crawfish_etouffee.jpg

shrimp po-boy. i don't get them often, but when i do i'm a happy boy.
http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/att28758859.jpg

gumbo. ftw
http://i.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/cl/02/01/duck-gumbo-cl-346644-l.jpg

If I may add a few things sir....

Boiled CRAWfish....if any of you fuckers say crayfish...DIE!
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Seafood/CrawfishBoilCollin2.JPG

Sauce Piquante
http://www.doyletics.com/recipes/rfcbserv.jpg

Muffaletta
http://www.cranesdeli.com/images/maplewood_muffaletta.jpg

[NikkorTheMonk]

Damn you Dana for posting pictures of spicy foods with real heavy flavors and tastes good. I'm sooooo tired of the food here in Pa Dutch county. Fried, grilled, with your choice of brown or yellow gravy.

added, If it doesn't come on a Martin's Potato Roll then it didn't come from here.

[angrybeerguy]

bull

[deathlistfive]

I live in the butthole of NY so we don't have much here. The only thing I can say that we have Rockland Bakery. They supply bread throughout the east coast but people are allowed to go into the factory and hand pick their own bread. Fucking awesome.

Although that Garbage Plate would be worth the drive up. Looks so frickin good.

eta - spelling

[BCH]

http://www.roadfood.com/photos/5880.jpg

From here... http://www.bobsclamhut.com/

I will have one of those some day.....


Actually, the Brooklyn Diner's lobster roll is pretty good.

[alclark]

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~rway/images/OB6ozCan.jpg

[Lil'GlubGlub]

Damn you Dana for posting pictures of spicy foods with real heavy flavors and tastes good. I'm sooooo tired of the food here in Pa Dutch county. Fried, grilled, with your choice of brown or yellow gravy.

added, If it doesn't come on a Martin's Potato Roll then it didn't come from here.

but you can't deny the pa dutch make the best damn potato salad and baked beans

[thegreatgazoo]

Yuengling 50-75 cents a frosty mug at local taverns..

Comon Hudson, what about Revellos pizza or Collarussos fresh?

[Hudson]

Comon Hudson, what about Revellos pizza or Collarussos fresh?
Colarusso's not so much a fan, their sauce is too sweet.
Manning's Ice Cream. Now there is a local speciality, big scoops as well.
http://www.manningfarm.com/
Hell, even Bush enjoyed some:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/images/20061019_p101906pm-177-515h.jpg

[stevethrower]

I will have one of those some day.....


Actually, the Brooklyn Diner's lobster roll is pretty good.

Well Kelly's (http://www.kellysroastbeef.com) is a close second (for lobster rolls)... but they tend to put waaaay too much claw in... but their roast beef sandwiches are to die for...

http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/images/20070711kellys.jpg

Oh and if you go to Bob's in Kittery Point... have a cup of chowder as well...

[HummerTuesdays]

Garbage Plates can be found just about anywhere...you just have to look. I LOVE Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and they have been featured a number of times. Yeah, Guy Fieri can be annoying, but the food always looks so damn good.

[Slow Bollards]

Scrapple, I'm in.

Scrapple on a chessesteak, I'd eat it out of Willam Penn's dead rotting asshole.

I'm a nut for Philly food, and there is a sandwich that I see a lot but don't know if its native here or not. Chicken finger hoagies are fucking fantastic. Three-four breaded chicken tenders on a steak roll with produce, hot pepp, etc. Wowee.

Also, a chef in a restaurant I used to work for used to make philly cheesesteak quiche. yeah, its every bit as good as it sounds. I've never seen it anywhere else, but it should be everywhere. Easy to make your own though. Get one of those prepared pie pans with hte crust already in it. Grill up steak-umms with onions, shrooms, and whatever you like on your cheesesteak. Put cooked steak into the pie pan and cover it with whatever cheese you prefer. I like mozz, but most Philly people swear by white american. Beat 9-10 eggs (whatever it takes to fill pie pan) and pour over steak & cheese into the pan. Bake at 350 until done. Then cum in your pants.

[NikkorTheMonk]

Scrapple, I'm in.

Just can't do it. I've tried. It just won't go down.

[ChimneyFish]

Are waffles & ice cream a NJ thing? And not a Belgian waffle with ice cream. I'm talking the toaster waffles (ala Aunt Jemimah) with a slice of neopolitan ice cream on it. *sigh* I miss boardwalk food.

I'm not sure, but it maybe more of a boardwalk/carnival type of thing. I know, locally you can find those things at any of these traveling carnivals that set up in any ham & egger town near you. Those, any kind of fried food(shrimp,perogies,etc.), funnel cakes and those Ellio's tasting slices of pizza.

I am really starvin' for some bad food now.:icon_cool



but you can't deny the pa dutch make the best damn potato salad and baked beans



Never had Pa Dutch baked beans, but as far as potato and macaroni salad, you're just not beating those bastards.

[thegreatgazoo]

Colarusso's not so much a fan, their sauce is too sweet.
Manning's Ice Cream. Now there is a local speciality, big scoops as well.
http://www.manningfarm.com/
Hell, even Bush enjoyed some:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/images/20061019_p101906pm-177-515h.jpg

yea, mannings is ok, just not a big ice cream fan.

[thelord68]

Actually, more of a south Florida thing, but my friends took me to a Cuban place in West Palm called Havanna (http://havanacubanfood.com/). It's at the intersection of Forest Hill and Dixie Highway. Awesome cuban sandwiches. The place is open 24 hours - a walk-up window late at night, and they blast latin music outside the whole time. Not the greatest neighborhood, but the cops like to eat there as well.