Signature Foods of Each State (PIP)

[ringstrue]

Buffalo Wings for all of NYS dumb. Hell just say Cider Donuts.

I bet they did DE as vinegar fries due to those crap vinegar fry spots on the boardwalk??

I thought PA could have been shoo-fly pie. Maybe that's just a Lancaster thing?

[pixy0stix]

Sept 24, 2014 14:54:19 GMT -5 zelda25 said:

Sept 24, 2014 14:50:44 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Which sums up all of NE.

You know, while I probably wouldn't want to live there again--for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is I can't bear the thought of being landlocked and mountain-free again--I did find a lot to like about it.  Maybe because I grew up in a small town and it appealed to my my rural roots.  Anyway, it has its charm--you just have to immerse yourself for a while to find it.

I grew up in bumfuck rural NE. My family is still there. I stand by my weird and bland statement.

[karinothing]

Sept 24, 2014 14:58:48 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Sept 24, 2014 14:53:24 GMT -5 karinothing said:

I live in VA and have never had a VA ham biscuit. Should I remedy this?

Isn't that the uber salty ham? Because no.

It just looks like a ham biscuit sandwich? I do not know

[wawa]

Sept 24, 2014 15:02:05 GMT -5 ringstrue said:

Buffalo Wings for all of NYS dumb. Hell just say Cider Donuts.

I bet they did DE as vinegar fries due to those crap vinegar fry spots on the boardwalk??

I thought PA could have been shoo-fly pie. Maybe that's just a Lancaster thing?

Yes.  Also a bit in the surrounding counties (berks for instance) but it's a very PA dutch/amish thing and not very wide spread outside of amish markets in other places.

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2014 15:04:08 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

Sept 24, 2014 13:54:40 GMT -5 gazpacho said:

You might be right about the mustard....I remember my granny complaining about it when I was little!

East is vinegar, west is tomato.  SC has mustard sauce.

Mustard sauce is the devil. Nasty ass shit.

I can't remember who is going to come gunning for me for saying that but I ain't sorry.

[penguingrrl]

Sept 24, 2014 14:59:49 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Sept 24, 2014 14:56:08 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

I had no idea that a "Sloppy Joe" was anything other than saucy ground meat on a bun, until I moved to Essex County. In The Oranges, Millburn, etc., it's a club sandwich with lots of cole slaw:




Very familiar with Taylor ham, egg, and cheese sandwiches, though. We used to get them at the food trucks outside of college.

The fuck is that?

Sometimes I wonder if there is a white Jewish/Italian New Jersey and a New Jersey for the rest of us. Maybe laurenpetro can weigh in.

I definitely grew up with taylor ham, egg and cheese and that type of sloppy joe. But then my mom is Brooklyn Italian and a huge portion of my hometown is Jewish, so that might be why lol!

[blink]

Sept 24, 2014 15:23:39 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

Sept 24, 2014 15:03:56 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I grew up in bumfuck rural NE. My family is still there. I stand by my weird and bland statement.

There's parts of Nebraska I enjoy. Unfortunately, I live in one of the crappy parts.

Eta: I meant to quote Zelda, not you pixy.

Eastern Nebraska is nice. The one good thing about being from a small town is the culture shock you can give to people. A few years ago I took my dad to NYC and he took great joy in proclaiming to anyone that would listen that there are more people on a block than lived in his town.

[msmerymac]

Based on my observations, pork roll seems superior to scrapple. And easier to shove into a fast food sandwich.

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2014 15:39:42 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Based on my observations, pork roll seems superior to scrapple. And easier to shove into a fast food sandwich.

I would be hard pressed to think of a single food that wasn't superior to scrapple. It's gray fucking meat. I think you'd have to go to Finland to find nastier shit.

[kapoentje]

Sept 24, 2014 14:19:43 GMT -5 KateAggie said:

Nope, nope, nope. Texas should be Tex-mex. /gavel

Too many options. That's our problem.

[phoeny]

I am surprised my state got corn instead of something fried and on a stick.

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2014 15:50:48 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

Sept 24, 2014 15:17:54 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Mustard sauce is the devil. Nasty ass shit.

I can't remember who is going to come gunning for me for saying that but I ain't sorry.

The white barbecue sauce of Alabama is the true devil.  Blech.

The fuck is white barbecue sauce? Why do people live in such fucked up conditions?

[kapoentje]

Sept 24, 2014 15:50:48 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

Sept 24, 2014 15:17:54 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Mustard sauce is the devil. Nasty ass shit.

I can't remember who is going to come gunning for me for saying that but I ain't sorry.

The white barbecue sauce of Alabama is the true devil.  Blech.

This sounds all sorts of wrong.

See also: Salmon Candy

#rathernotknow

[abramos]

Fish tacos? Really??

[tacosforlife]

When I hear Alabama and BBQ, I immediately think: "The secret's in the sauce."

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2014 15:58:11 GMT -5 tacosforlife said:

When I hear Alabama and BBQ, I immediately think: "The secret's in the sauce."

[tacosforlife]

I am not sure my husband has ever seen that movie.

I think we need to have a double feature with Steel Magnolias so he can understand two of the most formative films of my youth.

[Cicero]

Buckeyes? Seriously?

[origami]

Sept 24, 2014 14:56:30 GMT -5 gpw said:

Pasties? Really?

origami

yah that's weird. Isn't that a UK food? It might not be common in other states but I think it's actually pretty difficult in MI to get a fresh one. My family loves pasties so I get to hear about it when they find one that isn't terrible or a frozen food item.

Clearly the coney dog is our signature.

[gpw]

Sept 24, 2014 16:06:59 GMT -5 Cicero said:

Buckeyes? Seriously?

I don't disagree necessarily, but Buckeyes are delicious.  I would think Cincinnati chili may be a better choice.  That, too, is delicious. 

[zelda25]

Sept 24, 2014 15:51:36 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Sept 24, 2014 15:50:48 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

The white barbecue sauce of Alabama is the true devil.  Blech.

The fuck is white barbecue sauce? Why do people live in such fucked up conditions?

Yeah, I need an answer to this; imagination runs wild and all.

Catlawdy

[gpw]

Sept 24, 2014 16:08:42 GMT -5 origami said:

Sept 24, 2014 14:56:30 GMT -5 gpw said:

Pasties? Really?

origami

yah that's weird. Isn't that a UK food? It might not be common in other states but I think it's actually pretty difficult in MI to get a fresh one. My family loves pasties so I get to hear about it when they find one that isn't terrible or a frozen food item.

Clearly the coney dog is our signature.

Hummers need to make it national.  That will represent us appropriately on the food map. 

[tacosforlife]

Sept 24, 2014 16:08:42 GMT -5 origami said:

Sept 24, 2014 14:56:30 GMT -5 gpw said:

Pasties? Really?

origami

yah that's weird. Isn't that a UK food? It might not be common in other states but I think it's actually pretty difficult in MI to get a fresh one. My family loves pasties so I get to hear about it when they find one that isn't terrible or a frozen food item.

Clearly the coney dog is our signature.

I wish pasties were more common here. They're so good. I used to live near a pub that served a pasty of the day. SO GOOD. And in the UK, there are all these little pasty shops, the way we have burger joints or taco stands. They were such a fast, filling, cheap meal.

PASTIES.

Now I have to make both tacos and pasties, which, if you think about it, are basically the same thing.

[pinkdutchtulips]

Sept 24, 2014 15:58:02 GMT -5 abramos said:

Fish tacos? Really??

people are super stingy w dishing where their fave fish taco places are ... i'll gladly announce mine simply bc its so tucked away that you miss it.

I take it wahoo's fish tacos haven't made it to SJ yet ?!?

[gpw]

Sept 24, 2014 16:08:42 GMT -5 origami said:

Sept 24, 2014 14:56:30 GMT -5 gpw said:

Pasties? Really?

origami

yah that's weird. Isn't that a UK food? It might not be common in other states but I think it's actually pretty difficult in MI to get a fresh one. My family loves pasties so I get to hear about it when they find one that isn't terrible or a frozen food item.

Clearly the coney dog is our signature.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good pasty.  I mean, rutabaga.  You can't go wrong.  However, I do find them to tend to the dry side and gravy on them never seems like a great idea.  I don't even know where you can get a fresh one.  There is possibly a place near a main highway and a mile road that isn't far from here.  I might have to check it out.  

[redwino]

How did OK get stuck with fried okra? I don't think anybody would here would think of fried okra when they think of the state. I just knew Indian tacos would be our food.

[zelda25]

Sept 24, 2014 16:25:27 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

Sept 24, 2014 16:09:22 GMT -5 zelda25 said:

Yeah, I need an answer to this; imagination runs wild and all.

Catlawdy

I'm sure it will have its defenders:
www.southernliving.com/food/how-to/a-north-alabama-favorite-white-bbq-sauce 

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise $
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper $
1 tablespoon Creole mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar $
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish

I'm trying to keep an open mind. I'm trying to get past the first ingredient.

I'm really trying, here.

[meshaliuknits]

Sept 24, 2014 16:28:53 GMT -5 zelda25 said:

Sept 24, 2014 16:25:27 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

I'm sure it will have its defenders:
www.southernliving.com/food/how-to/a-north-alabama-favorite-white-bbq-sauce 

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise $
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper $
1 tablespoon Creole mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar $
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish

I'm trying to keep an open mind. I'm trying to get past the first ingredient.

I'm really trying, here.

Yeah, that's where I got stuck.

[origami]

Sept 24, 2014 16:15:33 GMT -5 gpw said:

Sept 24, 2014 16:08:42 GMT -5 origami said:

yah that's weird. Isn't that a UK food? It might not be common in other states but I think it's actually pretty difficult in MI to get a fresh one. My family loves pasties so I get to hear about it when they find one that isn't terrible or a frozen food item.

Clearly the coney dog is our signature.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good pasty.  I mean, rutabaga.  You can't go wrong.  However, I do find them to tend to the dry side and gravy on them never seems like a great idea.  I don't even know where you can get a fresh one.  There is possibly a place near a main highway and a mile road that isn't far from here.  I might have to check it out.  

I know who to ask to find out! ETA: and yah they're dry.

[Vespasia]

I like white BBQ sauce! And mustard, and vinegar, and dry rub. Basically, I'm an equal opportunity BBQ slut.