27-05-2003 19:55									#1
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I've lived a fwe places so I'll start with Nebraska. Nebraska has this wonderful baked bun stuffed with spiced meat and onion known as a Runza. Damned good eatin'. I haven't had one in decades cuz driving West from Chicago, one usually hits Nebraska at night.

Speaking of home hometown, Chicago is known for many special foods. First and foremost should come to mind is PIZZA! Chicago has the best pizza in the world, hands down. Chicago also has great hot dogs, french fries, polish sausage and pork chop sandwiches. Chicago used to be a great steak town, but since the packing houses are no longer there, it's nothing really special. Anywhere in the MidWest you can get good beef.

Especially when compared to where I live now. Florida has the most flavorless beef. :blech: Florida is a great seafood state. The three things I remember most about this state's food are stone crab claws. Best crab in the world, need a hammer to open up their big meaty claws. They have a conservation program, where they only take one claw and throw the crab back. Over the next year, the claw grows back. Severed cold with honey mustard or hot with drawn butter, mmMmmm. Another tasty morsal this tate has special are conch fritters. Big hunks of conk, fried up in batter and served with cocktail sauce. Yumyum. And for desert, who could forget KEY LIME PIE!

Key lime pie is the food of the gods. Florida Key limes, which are about the size of a walnut, and sort of yellow and green, tarter than normal limes. A real key lime pie is yellow, not green. While a grahm cracker crust is darn tasty, real key lime pies come in a flaky shortbread crust.

So how about where you live?

	27-05-2003 19:57									#2
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Knoxville has a kick-ass Mexican restaurant called "Che Guevara" as you very well know.

	27-05-2003 19:57									#3
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Philadelphia - the Almighty Cheesesteak!

:waits for Speer to come in and yell at me for saying that I'm from philly:

	27-05-2003 19:58									#4
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Dr. Pepper and steaks.

	27-05-2003 19:59									#5
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Maryland: Seafood obviously, especially crabs.

Pittsburgh: I don't know if we are especially known for anything. THough probably Primanti Brothers Sandwiches are the best sandwiches I have ever had and so I guess that's one thing we do well. The neighberhood I live in you can get really good food from several places at really low prices.

	27-05-2003 20:00									#6
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Caol, I think it's called.

A clear stew, made with lamb or mutton, and includes a lot of
leeks.

	27-05-2003 20:01									#7
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When I lived in Memphis, I came to know the true meaning of Bar-B-Q. Yum!!

	27-05-2003 20:02									#8
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I don't think my area is known for any special foods.

	27-05-2003 20:03									#9
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Chocolate?

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Meatballs for you Spotty!

	27-05-2003 20:05									#11
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Schweinshax'n (pork knuckles), Schäuferla (ribs), O'bazter (cheese product), Kellerbier (typical Frankonian type of beer), Rauchbier (beer with taste of smoke, bleach!) and many more. Mostly things that make fat. My wife hates me for loving it .

I've been in Florida and returned pretty hungry , but I loved your key lime pie, was in a good seafood restaurant and loved various chips and dips. Your beer sucks, though, I spent a fortune on foreign beers there.

	27-05-2003 20:17									#12
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Good summary CHE, which I concur with completely.

RAH
Waiting for the NY boys to come and refute it.

	27-05-2003 20:18									#13
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Geez, East Anglia? Um....pork pies? Some sort of weird chocolate-yet-not-chocolate sweet bread too....

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quote: Originally posted by rah Waiting for the NY boys to come and refute it.

I don't think Imran is logged on at the moment

	27-05-2003 20:28									#15
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Mainly, though, lamb.

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Los Angeles - From the 40's: home of the French dip sandwich (now, the Freedom dip??); arguable home of the BigMac/BigBoy double-decker Hamburger.

Now: California cuisine: low-fat, often vegetarian stuff, for example, California Pizza Kitchen gourmet pizzas. And contrary to the low-fat motif, slices of avacado on everything! Oh yeah and salsa, lot of salsa.

	27-05-2003 20:32									#17
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Our local specialties:

stewed eel with chervil sauce and fries
mussels with musterd sauce and fries
steak and fries


ehm, just about anything with fries

	27-05-2003 20:37									#18
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Well, I guess for Hong Kong it would have to be civet cats.

	27-05-2003 20:50									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi Maryland: Seafood obviously, especially crabs.

I missed the Crab Festival down in Palatka this weekend. And I had a vehical too!

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Ottawa is known for The Beaver tail!

So ... exactly what is a BeaverTail?

quote: Named for their resemblance in shape and size to the water-slapping end of North America's favourite mammal, BeaverTails® are a fresh, hot pastry treat made; from a blend of whole wheat and other natural ingredients. To make a BeaverTail we hand stretch our special whole wheat dough into the shape of a beaver's tail. Then it's float cooked on 100% pure soya or canola oil, and in some locations – baked in an oven, before being served hot and fresh with butter and a wide choice of top quality, mouth-watering, sweet or savoury toppings. There's one to suit every taste ... from the classic cinnamon and sugar to our special garlic butter and cheese.

With a hot chocolate after an evening skating on the Rideau canal.

	27-05-2003 21:04									#21
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san francisco, bay area (6 days till im in seattle)

sourdough bread
wine
chocolate
garlic

	27-05-2003 21:06									#22
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I live in the county of apples, cherries, hops and women.

We specialise in fruits and ales.

	27-05-2003 21:07									#23
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Chicago: Che's already covered it, except for ITALIAN BEEF!!!! Good Lord do I ever miss Portillo's.

Cincinnati: Skyline Chili and Graeter's Ice Cream (the fattiest ice cream in the nation).

	27-05-2003 21:11									#24
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chicago also has vienna beef hot dogs with the neon relish

	27-05-2003 21:13									#25
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I can't believe I forgot this one from Chicago.

Italian beef! I would have thought it was all over or at least in areas with lots of Italians, but all the Italian I talk with in Florida (who are from the NorthEast) have never heard of such a thing. Anyway, it's sliced roast beef simmered in au ju sauce with Italian herbs and served on a French roll with sweet peppers, peppercinis, or giardinera. You can also get it with spagetti sauce and mozarella or chedder chese sauce or a combo with Italian beef and Italian sausage.

Near as we can figure, it's only in and around Chicago. Theben and I used to go to a shack (literally) near our home growing up in the country suburb of Batavia, IL called the Elms. The owners were damned rude, but they had a great Italian beef. Not as good as Johnny's Italian Beef in Oak Park though. Amazing, and the giardinera is homemade and perfect!


Edit: and loinburger sneaks in while I'm typing.

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They had a show about American food on the History channel a coupla nights ago, and apparently Italian Beef originated in Chicago. That explains why it's impossible to find anywhere else (regardless of how many Italian immigrants were in the area). It's just a damn shame that it hasn't migrated elsewhere since its invention...

	27-05-2003 21:19									#27
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quote: Originally posted by MRT144 chicago also has vienna beef hot dogs with the neon relish

It's called sweet piccili, and is basically sweet pickle relish with green food die added. Tastes good in that salad we put on top our dogs.

The Vienna Sausage factory at Fullerton and Damen (and Elston) has a deli you can get factory direct dogs from: cheap! You can also get hot dogs right there. Theben and my room-monster came home with a big bag of hot dogs. I think we must have eaten hotdogs for over a month.

Loinburger, Skyline chili rulez! Best coney dogs in the country.

	27-05-2003 21:28									#28
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quote: Originally posted by MRT144 san francisco, bay area (6 days till im in seattle)

Dude! Seattle has a killer fish taco. I'll see if I can remember the name of the best fish taco place there. The sushi is super fresh in that city also. My favorite eating joint as a place called the Hurracane on 8th Ave? downtown. Major punk hangout with great food. Seattle is salmon city, but it's best known for . . . COFFEE!

I went to the original Starbucks down by Pike Place Market. It's exactly the same as every other Starbucks in the world. Big deal. Never saw a Seattle's Best in that town. Biggest coffee chain downtown is Tully's.

If it weren't for the fact that the sun is super rare there, I'd be perfectly happy to move there. What other American city has a statue of Lenin!

	27-05-2003 21:31									#29
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Damn... you guys are making me hungry

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Heh heh heh heh.