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Posted: 1/23/2021 10:02:53 PM EDT
I love trying various regional food specialty items--things you won't find but in a limited geographical area.  I've lived in nine different states so have tried a lot of things.  Most of them I really enjoy.  Some examples:

Cincinnati chili--I know everyone like to bash this, but I love it, and there is nothing better to eat when intoxicated.  I like the 3-way.
Cornell chicken--the mainstay of the upstate NY summer fundraiser cookout.  This vinegar/egg based marinaded bird is delicious when cooked over charcoal.
Conecuh sausage--never tried this until I moved south, but damn if that's not the best sausage on the planet.  Love it!

And for my new submission:  Danish Kringle--when I was growing up my grandparents lived in Racine, WI.  When visiting during the holidays (or anytime really) there was always kringle available in the house.  To this day I order by the 3-pack and the stuff gets scarfed down within hours.   A link for you:

O&H Danish Bakery Kringle

Tell me about something delicious that I might not be aware of, and give me a way to buy it...

ETA:  states I've lived in-- Maryland, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, New York, Washington, Minnesota.  So you can get an idea of what I've tried.  

Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:05:27 PM EDT
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Fried gator tail
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Ever hear of Government commodity cheese?
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[#3]
missfire
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[#4]
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[#5]
I need links, or at least recipes!
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:12:38 PM EDT
[#6]
Pornographically large fried pork tenderloins, sugar cream pie
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[#7]
Garbage (or Trash) Plates... aka "Plates".

Gotta make the hot sauce yourself.  Uh... it's boiled ground beef based.  But you start with a base of homefries or french fries or tater tots, and mac salad, or baked beans, (though, I prefer all potatoes) add two burgers, two hot dogs (sliced in half long ways), italian sausage, or any combination of meats like that, and then you slather on a few scoops of hot sauce, add some chopped onions, and squirt on ketchup and mustard (or neither, if desired).  Served with a couple pieces of bread to soak up the grease.  Best eaten after drinking.  

This describes it pretty well.

But, where I grew up in central NJ... Pork Roll was the shit.  Slice it up, fry it up, and serve it on a breakfast sammich.  It's heaven.

Buy it here.  Seriously.  Do it.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:15:08 PM EDT
[#8]
Maryland gives you g&m crab cakes.

gandmcrabcakes
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:17:26 PM EDT
[#9]
Dutch Letters (Amana Colonies)

Pork Cutlets (pork temples in gravy)

Pork Tenderloins the size of a 12" plate

Iowa Chops

Hominy


Something I miss from back home in MD

Scrapple

Everything Blue Crab

Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:18:31 PM EDT
[#10]


Brierhill Pizza
Hot Peppers and Oil
Greek Fried Garlic Chicken

Youngstown is a great place to eat, get fat, and die.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:18:46 PM EDT
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[#12]
Mrs. Peter's Smoked Fish Dip. Jensen Beach/Rio, Florida.

Best fish dip on the planet.

https://www.mrspeters.com
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:19:00 PM EDT
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Dutch Letters (Amana Colonies)

Pork Cutlets (pork temples in gravy)

Pork Tenderloins the size of a 12" plate

Iowa Chops

Hominy


Something I miss from back home in MD

Scrapple

Everything Blue Crab

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I grew up in Maryland so love the blue crabs, but you reminded me of scrapple.  Used to have this when I was a kid, fried I think.  Not bad!
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:23:01 PM EDT
[#14]
You were in Upstate NY and you didn’t mention Utica greens, chicken riggies or tomato pie? Salt potatoes, Hoffman’s hotdogs or Zwiegels red hots? No Buffalo wings? Basilio sausage?
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:23:03 PM EDT
[#15]
Sweet Corn

Usually ready around mid/late June -early July

Best found on the corner of an intersection in a small town being sold by the dozen out of the back of a pick up truck

Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:28:04 PM EDT
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Summer

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Winter

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But coastal SC has tons of Maryland Fried Chicken shacks, so ?
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:29:55 PM EDT
[#17]
Here in Ohio we have a sandwich called a cheeseburger. You form ground beef into a disc shape then grill it or fry it in a pan, add cheese and put it between a bun similar to what you'd find at any McDonald's fast food restaurant.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:31:12 PM EDT
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Sweet Corn

Usually ready around mid/late June -early July

Best found on the corner of an intersection in a small town being sold by the dozen out of the back of a pick up truck

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Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:32:13 PM EDT
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Here in Ohio we have a sandwich called a cheeseburger. You form ground beef into a disc shape then grill it or fry it in a pan, add cheese and put it between a bun similar to what you'd find at any McDonald's fast food restaurant.
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The hell you say!

Used to eat the hell out of some Lee's Chicken near Zanesville.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:33:23 PM EDT
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The hell you say!

Used to eat the hell out of some Lee's Chicken near Zanesville.
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I haven't had that since I was a kid, but I remember it being much better than KFC.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:35:06 PM EDT
[#21]
Moros y Christianos

Cuban sandwiches

Picadillo

Fried plantains

Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:35:32 PM EDT
[#22]
I travel around t the South a lot , and as you know we have the greatest food culture on earth.

Had some gumbo atDooky Chase few weeks ago.
Not far form my house is Star Fish Co who operates their own fleet of fishing boats. Their fried mullet and hush puppies are ridiculously good.
There are places all over the region I eat at every chance I get.
Goose Feather cafe in Savannah for red velvet whoopie pies and croissant sandwiches. Shrimp & Grits at the Crystal Beer Parler
The Nobel South downtown Mobile has killer jalapeno cornbread and catfish.
I could go on for hours but it's making me hungry


Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:35:35 PM EDT
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[#24]
You probably already know about utica greens
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:36:52 PM EDT
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I haven't had that since I was a kid, but I remember it being much better than KFC.
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Oh, hell yeah.
Gallon jug of sweet tea, big thing of homemade chicken and noodles ( noodles was damn near dumplings) and bunch of fried chicken.

That and Steak Night at some old joint near Duncan Falls.
Ain't been out there in 15+ years though.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:37:53 PM EDT
[#26]
Brisket.  Small place down the road, only open Saturdays, people lined up before the sun, pitmaster in her 80s, ranked top place in Texas a time or two.  There's even a Netflix documentary about the place.

Snow's Brisket
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:39:05 PM EDT
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Pornographically large fried pork tenderloins, sugar cream pie
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You must be a fellow Hoosier.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:39:29 PM EDT
[#28]
Up here we do spuds.  Also known as potatoes.  Get them at you local food store.  

Sorry OP.   That’s about all we have up here.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:40:42 PM EDT
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Quoted:
I love trying various regional food specialty items--things you won't find but in a limited geographical area.  I've lived in nine different states so have tried a lot of things.  Most of them I really enjoy.  Some examples:

Cincinnati chili--I know everyone like to bash this, but I love it, and there is nothing better to eat when intoxicated.  I like the 3-way.
Cornell chicken--the mainstay of the upstate NY summer fundraiser cookout.  This vinegar/egg based marinaded bird is delicious when cooked over charcoal.
Conecuh sausage--never tried this until I moved south, but damn if that's not the best sausage on the planet.  Love it!

And for my new submission:  Danish Kringle--when I was growing up my grandparents lived in Racine, WI.  When visiting during the holidays (or anytime really) there was always kringle available in the house.  To this day I order by the 3-pack and the stuff gets scarfed down within hours.   A link for you:

O&H Danish Bakery Kringle

Tell me about something delicious that I might not be aware of, and give me a way to buy it...

ETA:  states I've lived in-- Maryland, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, New York, Washington, Minnesota.  So you can get an idea of what I've tried.  

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Miniature fresh water lobster is the only thing I can think of.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:40:45 PM EDT
[#30]
Golden Flake chips started in alabama. I think they suck but a lot of people like them. Fried green tomatoes are associated with Alabama but that's just from the book/movie being set here.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:40:56 PM EDT
[#31]
Steamed cheeseburgers and the best pizza in the world

Neither ship well
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:47:50 PM EDT
[#32]
.

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Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:48:01 PM EDT
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[#34]
Tacos, carnitas, birria, menudo.  

Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:54:14 PM EDT
[#35]
I'm patiently waiting for someone from New Jersey or possibly eastern PA to post about pork roll (Taylor Ham).


Eta. I missed the NY guy post about pork roll.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:55:51 PM EDT
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Where you can get a corndog as a side item:
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Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:56:41 PM EDT
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Cuban Sandwich.

And yes, it’s supposed to have salami.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:57:16 PM EDT
[#38]
Every restaurant here serve “elk” and bison.

The sweet shops here serve huckleberry flavored jams, fudge, ice cream etc.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 10:57:27 PM EDT
[#39]
I’ll play
https://runzashop.com/
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:02:42 PM EDT
[#40]
These kringles are better

https://unclemikesbakeshoppe.com/
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:05:46 PM EDT
[#41]
Lefse - Scandinavian version of a tortilla. Mashed Potatoes, butter, cream, flour. It’s rolled into a large thin circle and cooked on a special griddle. Most people fill it with butter & sugar and roll it up. It’s also really good with peanut butter & jelly. The stuff they sell in stores doesn’t compare to homemade.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/18082/norwegian-lefse/

Juicy Lucy or Jucy Lucy - a burger with the cheese inside the middle of the burger.

http://www.mattsbar.com/mobile/mobile_index.php

https://www.5-8club.com
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:11:07 PM EDT
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Best pizza on earth is in NYC and NJ.  

I prefer PRECSPK, or PRCSPK.  
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:31:55 PM EDT
[#43]
I don't think there's a link for the tamale lady in the parking lot.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:42:00 PM EDT
[#44]
Pittsburg (Texas) Hot links. There is a mail order link at the site provided.
Hot links
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:43:04 PM EDT
[#45]
Moxie soda ( nasty)
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woopie pies. Great ( thogh I get them locally dunno about these)
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Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:44:33 PM EDT
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Tri Tip

Season with this

Grill over red oak coals.  Charcoal or smoking is an acceptable alternative.

Serve with grilled garlic bread, beans and a green salad.

Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:47:27 PM EDT
[#47]
Mustard BBQ sauce. I haven’t had that exact recipe, but it looks about right. Great stuff on pulled or chopped smoked chicken and pork.

ETA-totally with you on Cincy Chili. Lived there as a kid and still love it.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:47:34 PM EDT
[#48]
I'm in Savannah and this is the food speciality of the area....




Everything is fried.  Everyone's fat.
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:51:58 PM EDT
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These kringles are better

https://unclemikesbakeshoppe.com/
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Uncle Mikes is the best!!
Link Posted: 1/23/2021 11:54:14 PM EDT
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Runza
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