In my town we have x, but I sure wish we have y (ingredient, restaurant)

[slackjaw]

1. Where do you live?

(following two questions are food related, either as an cooking ingredient or dining option)

2. What does your town have a lot of that might surprise people?

3. What does your home town lack, or that you had in another place and miss?

[slackjaw]

1. Phoenix

2. Asian stuff. There are so many big Asian markets here (usually Vietnamese run) I can buy anything from durian fruit to fresh chicken uterus.

3. Seafood. There is some fresh seafood available but the majority in grocery stores is from frozen, when I'm traveling on business in Florida and see fresh sea bass and grouper in the grocery I envy.

[Fontucky]

• Fontana, CA

• Ethnic dining and grocery stores other than Mexican. I'm talking Pilipino, African/Caribbean, Vietnamese, Indian, American soul food, even a French place. There are also a lot of diners serving huge plates of food at good prices.

• Decent non-corporate BBQ/hot links like I used to get in OC and LA.

[toosie]

1. Pittsburgh, PA

2. Maybe it shouldn't be a surprise that the burgh has the best burger

3. Wish we had more Caribbean food - jerk chicken, fried plantain, red beans and rice...curry goat...mmm

[Fontucky]

So yinz says I should try da burgers n'at in Picksburgh?

[toosie]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

So yinz says I should try da burgers n'at in Picksburgh?

Yuh huh - near dahntahn in Bloomfield - Tessaro's Go Stillers!

[elnina]

Houston:

We may not be as diverse as NYC, but Houston's food is FAR more diverse than most American cities.
Houstonians dine out more frequently than the residents of any other major U.S. city, supporting more than 8,000 restaurants with culinary choices that represent more than 35 countries and American regions.
Menus offer virtually unlimited ethnic options, Creole favorites, fresh-from-the-Gulf seafood and, of course,chicken-fried this and that.
The Zagat Survey, made up of diners comments, says that Houstonians eat out 4.7 times a week so that fact is proof in itself that Houston offers the best choices of food, or why would Houstonians eat out so many times weekly.
Houston has emerged as the NEW culinary capital of the U.S.
The variety of cuisines available are unlimited.
Diners will find restaurants offering food from around the world. Whether the restaurant is a hole in the wall Mexican restaurant or a fine dining estabishment such as Mark's American Cuisine, the diversity of Houston's culinary scene is endless.
Therefore, I believe HOUSTON is the best food city!

[Hunter Wold]

Fence Lake, NM

An occassional bake sale about 2x a year.

No grocery store within 75 miles.
Missing fresh food;veg's, milk, produce, meat..should I go on?

[Caligula1]

Southwest Florida.

Italian foods, restaurants and a few markets.

A good ole NY Jewish Deli. People around here dont know what a potato Kinish is and I want one!!!

[JustJulia]

1. Naperville, a suburb of Chicago.

2. Nothing that I can think of, unfortunately. Lots of Italian restaurants, but that's no surprise. Polish supermarkets, I guess.

3. Fish tacos. I miss Baja Fish in Santa Ana so much. I don't think they have Wahoo's or even a Rubio's here.