Author Topic: eight regional foods no one knows about (Read 5967 times)

franksolich · « **on:** February 03, 2011, 01:09:25 PM »

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2667998/posts

The whole article, with photographs, is on freerepublic, so no need to go further than that.

The chili snobs check in on the comments.

debk · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2011, 03:32:51 PM »

Love Cincinatti Chili....don't know why it was called that, except that what the first guy who started the stores called it. There are three...Skyline, Gold Star and Empress. Kroger's now sells Skyline in a can. I prefer it on an all beef hot dog, with onions and cheddar cheese. It's not chili, by Texas standards. It just is what it is....it's good!

Had "Maid-rites" all the time as a kid, living in Iowa. Even my mom's cousin in central IL who owned an independent ice cream drive-in sold them. Browned hamburger with onions, salt and pepper...left to soak in all the grease. Then spooned out with a slotted spoon onto a soft hamburger bun and add mustard and pickle. All the little independent drive-ins or cafes had them on the menu.

Not a fan of benne wafers. But I'm not a fan of sesame seeds either.

Instead of "pasties", living in Omaha ... we had Runzas. I loooooove them. Browned ground beef, onion, chopped cabbage, and cheese baked in a pastry packet.

Really like toasted or fried ravioli too. Gives me an idea for Sunday for football food!

thundley4 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2011, 03:38:23 PM »

don't remember which company it is but there are toasted ravioli available in frozen foods sections at stores. They aren't bad for a quick snack.

jtyangel · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2011, 04:07:13 PM »

I don't like Skyline 'chili'. Gross, gross, gross. I just have an iced tea when one of the kids gets a freebie coupon to that place. Chili shouldn't taste like allspice and it shouldn't be served over noodles. As for the comments about no beans in chili at freerepublic, I'll part ways with them there...the more beans the better!

Wineslob · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2011, 04:13:30 PM »

Quote from: jtyangel on February 03, 2011, 04:07:13 PM

I don't like Skyline 'chili'. Gross, gross, gross. I just have an iced tea when one of the kids gets a freebie coupon to that place. Chili shouldn't taste like allspice and it shouldn't be served over noodles. As for the comments about no beans in chili at freerepublic, I'll part ways with them there...the more beans the better!

Ok, that's efff'd up.

Odin's Hand · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2011, 04:47:59 PM »

That is Yankee chili. Pasties are the bomb. That reminds me that I need to make up another batch of beef and potatoes ones soon.

debk · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2011, 05:14:47 PM »

Beans don't belong in much of anything as far as I'm concerned.

vesta111 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 03, 2011, 05:52:02 PM »

Quote from: Odin's Hand on February 03, 2011, 04:47:59 PM

That is Yankee chili. Pasties are the bomb. That reminds me that I need to make up another batch of beef and potatoes ones soon.

Pasties in the UP among the Finland's folk are hamburger, potato, parsnips, depending on the Cousin Jack cook, sometimes a bit of onion or carrot. The best ones use lard in the crust and served with catchup. True Fins will make this into a pie at home, but the miners did carry the hand held ones to work.

Toastedturningtidelegs · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2011, 05:51:18 AM »

Quote from: vesta111 on February 03, 2011, 05:52:02 PM

Pasties in the UP among the Finland's folk are hamburger, potato, parsnips, depending on the Cousin Jack cook, sometimes a bit of onion or carrot. The best ones use lard in the crust and served with catchup. True Fins will make this into a pie at home, but the miners did carry the hand held ones to work.

Pasties are Awesome! Staple food of my childhood...Along with 5 bean chili with sausage and ground beef!

Btw vesta?....you forgot the rutabaga!

Thor · « **Reply #9 on:** February 04, 2011, 06:04:20 AM »

Chili packs!! Chili (with or without beans) over a small bag of Fritos then add on some cheese & onion......

vesta111 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2011, 07:34:23 AM »

Quote from: Toastedturningtidelegs on February 04, 2011, 05:51:18 AM

Pasties are Awesome! Staple food of my childhood...Along with 5 bean chili with sausage and ground beef! Btw vesta?....you forgot the rutabaga!

Did you ever have a pizza with --Mutgutter on it.?? Don't know how that is spelled ?-----a combo of ground beef and pork.

The UP was the first place I tasted French Fry's and gravy, fried mushrooms, or Summer Sausage. somewhere around here I have a recipe for Finnish Pea Soup.

Here in Yankee Land I found the hot peppers filled with cream cheese deep fat fried, and the fried veggie plates with everything coated and delicious. Coated fried baby carrots are grand.

One tradition from the old day is on the holidays in Boston Figs or Dates are filled with peanut butter and rolled in confectioners sugar.

Celery sticks filled with cream cheese /chives, sliced radishes with a thick hard sugar coat. Popcorn balls with molasses and corn syrup .

Apple pie with extra sharp Cheddar Cheese, Cinnamon Ice cream --Or Pumpkin pie flavor.

debk · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2011, 12:01:55 PM »

Quote from: vesta111 on February 04, 2011, 07:34:23 AM

Did you ever have a pizza with --Mutgutter on it.?? Don't know how that is spelled ?-----a combo of ground beef and pork.

The UP was the first place I tasted French Fry's and gravy, fried mushrooms, or Summer Sausage. somewhere around here I have a recipe for Finnish Pea Soup.

Here in Yankee Land I found the hot peppers filled with cream cheese deep fat fried, and the fried veggie plates with everything coated and delicious. Coated fried baby carrots are grand.

One tradition from the old day is on the holidays in Boston Figs or Dates are filled with peanut butter and rolled in confectioners sugar.

Celery sticks filled with cream cheese /chives, sliced radishes with a thick hard sugar coat. Popcorn balls with molasses and corn syrup .

Apple pie with extra sharp Cheddar Cheese, Cinnamon Ice cream --Or Pumpkin pie flavor.

At Christmas time, when I was little, my mother would make dates that were filled with fondant and then rolled in granulated sugar. She also made incredible divinity.

My mother was an incredible cook....with lots of old, old family recipes.

My step mother threw out my mother's recipe box and old cookbooks.

JLO · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2011, 10:33:06 PM »

Quote from: debk on February 04, 2011, 12:01:55 PM

At Christmas time, when I was little, my mother would make dates that were filled with fondant and then rolled in granulated sugar. She also made incredible divinity.

My mother was an incredible cook....with lots of old, old family recipes.

My step mother threw out my mother's recipe box and old cookbooks.

Wow, that is unthinkable she did that! I'd never be able to forgive and forget that

Why did she?

debk · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2011, 10:17:38 AM »

Quote from: JLO on February 06, 2011, 10:33:06 PM

Wow, that is unthinkable she did that! I'd never be able to forgive and forget that

Why did she?

She hated my mother.

She'd had an affair with my dad for 5 years....then married him 8 months after my mother was killed.

I had 3 original Barbies, all the clothers that Mattel made for them, and a ton my mother had made, also and 2 Ginny's and 2 Jill's (they were pre-Barbie). Every thing was in perfect condition - I LOVED my dolls!! She packed up all the stuff and sent everything to her granddaughters. I have my Madame Alexander that I got as an infant, a babydoll and a bride doll...but that it.

I have few things that were my mother's. She got rid of most of it.

JLO · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:00:53 PM »

Quote from: debk on February 07, 2011, 10:17:38 AM

She hated my mother.

She'd had an affair with my dad for 5 years....then married him 8 months after my mother was killed.

I had 3 original Barbies, all the clothers that Mattel made for them, and a ton my mother had made, also and 2 Ginny's and 2 Jill's (they were pre-Barbie). Every thing was in perfect condition - I LOVED my dolls!! She packed up all the stuff and sent everything to her granddaughters. I have my Madame Alexander that I got as an infant, a babydoll and a bride doll...but that it.

I have few things that were my mother's. She got rid of most of it.

Just wow. Well, I don't know her, so I'LL call her a Bitch from hell, for ya. AND she married your dad?

Wow, you hold your anger well, which always isn't a good thing, ya know? You can vent anytime here or private.

Sorry about your Mom. If she had the patience to make those little Barbie clothes, you were loved for certain. I still have a little doll quilt my Grandma made from that time. It's very sentimental. She made my doll clothes from her old dresses. Gads, haven't thought of that in many years. She didn't even have a sewing machine. She was in her 80's when I was just small and hand-sewed everything.

My own Mom was a seamstress and made me learn how to make doll clothes myself. Not a bad thing, but wish I had your memories of "Mom" making mine.

whiffleball · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2011, 07:38:50 AM »

No, no, no! KY is represented by chicken; NO. The KY Hot Brown should be on the list. I've never seen it anywhere else and have never met anyone not from KY who knows what it is. I don't eat it anymore, but I would defy anyone here to taste it and not say how scrumptious it is. It's a KY (at least the central part) specialty and I'm really upset that it's the stupid chicken taking all the glory.

Splashdown · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2011, 09:10:08 AM »

Where the hell is scrapple?

How can you even broach the topic of regional food without that Pennsylvania Dutch staple?

Ballygrl · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2011, 09:51:18 AM »

We actually have good Pasties here in NJ.

Ballygrl · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2011, 09:56:17 AM »

Quote from: Splashdown on February 08, 2011, 09:10:08 AM

Where the hell is scrapple?

How can you even broach the topic of regional food without that Pennsylvania Dutch staple?

My Husband and MIL love scrapple! 1 of the grocery stores here every so often gets some in so we load up on it, I don't like it though.

njpines · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2011, 12:44:29 PM »

Quote from: Splashdown on February 08, 2011, 09:10:08 AM

Where the hell is scrapple?

How can you even broach the topic of regional food without that Pennsylvania Dutch staple?

Hi5 Splash! There's a butcher shop around the corner from me here in SJ that makes excellent scrapple! For any out-of-towners who might find themselves in Philly and would like to try scrapple, I would suggest the Reading Terminal Market on 12th St. near the Convention Center. Plenty of places to get good scrapple there . . .

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Quote from: jtyangel on February 03, 2011, 04:07:13 PM

I don't like Skyline 'chili'. Gross, gross, gross. I just have an iced tea when one of the kids gets a freebie coupon to that place. Chili shouldn't taste like allspice and it shouldn't be served over noodles.

There was a Skyline Chili in the town where I went to college and I remember walking into it because my native Ohioan friend raved about it and went "WTH is THIS mess????" (Well, OK, I was polite and just said 'no thanks' but after we went back outside the place, I made the WTH comment!). Watery "chili" overtop noodles is just wrong!

njpines · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2011, 12:48:57 PM »

Quote from: Ballygrl on February 08, 2011, 09:51:18 AM

We actually have good Pasties here in NJ.

Must be a North Jersey thing, Bally, I've never seen 'em down here.

vesta111 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2011, 05:20:51 AM »

Lobster Pie, Sauce is ----Flour, butter, heavy cream, dry sherry, lemon juice, an egg poured over chunks of lobster meat and baked, no crust.

Every place up here makes this different, some places just pour melted butter and lemon juice over lobster meat and top with buttered Ritz cracker crumbs and bake. One can get scallops cooked this way also.

Ipswich fried clams with belly's. Clams, whole, are soaked in salt water and very fine corn meal for 3 turns of the tide to clean out the grit and nasty stuff in their belly's. Belly's come out clean as a whistle and plump. Some use flour, some others a mixture of the fine ground corn meal to fry them in.

Steamed little neck clams using the belly cleaning method are heaven also.

njpines · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2011, 07:13:14 AM »

Quote from: vesta111 on February 09, 2011, 05:20:51 AM

Steamed little neck clams using the belly cleaning method are heaven also.

Allen's Clam Bar on Rt. 9 in New Gretna (NJ) -- best steamed little neck clams down here, by the bucket:

NHSparky · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2011, 08:17:11 AM »

A few things I've run across in my day that never seem to expand much beyond the region they're in:

Hawaii: Plate lunch, particularly kahlua pork, teryaki beef, or hamburger steak (covered in gravy). Always comes with 2 scoops rice and 1 scoop mac salad.

Southern California: Fish Tacos. Rubios and Wahoos are the two big chains.

Midwest: Cheese curds--especially deep fried. If you're ever at an A&W in Iowa, Wisconsin, or Minnesota, get them.

West/South: Fry sauce. Typically nothing more than ketchup/mayo mix, but try it on fries or tots sometime.

New England: Lobster rolls. Nuff said.

East Coast: Bialys. Egg cream.

Southwest: Handmade (REAL) tamales, carne adovada, sopapillas.

Ballygrl · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2011, 08:20:06 AM »

Quote from: njpines on February 08, 2011, 12:48:57 PM

Must be a North Jersey thing, Bally, I've never seen 'em down here.

We have a few ethnic places up here who've been in business for years, and that's what they make, it's really a treat, expensive though.

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Author Topic: eight regional foods no one knows about (Read 5967 times)