Southern Food Vs. Northern Food (Columbia, Greenville: kitchen, deal, area)

[Colddiamond102]

Originally Posted by Jason0711

I grew up in NC and live in VA. My question is... who in their right minds would dare say northern food is anywhere near as good as southern food?

LOL someone that grew up up North maybe? Ive always enjoyed seeing the answers to a question like this one.

[Colddiamond102]

Originally Posted by imperieux

Well, the problem is that "Northern" food (and are you are implying food from the Northeast?) is as varied as the European immigrants that settled there. There's really no "one type" of cuisine.

The north has given us:

New York Cheesecake
New York Strip Steak (especially at Delmonico's)
Steak Diane
Eggs Benedict
Egg Creams
Calzones,Panzarottis and Stromboli
Gyros and Souvlaki
Italian Ice
Philadelphia Cheesesteaks
Philadelphia Soft Pretzels
Taylor Ham/Pork Roll and Scrapple
Italian Sausage and Peppers
Bagels, Lox and Cream Cheese
New York Pastrami
Maryland Crab Cakes
Funnel Cakes
Tomato Pie


.. and I'm sure I'm forgetting many others.

And then of course there is NJ Diner Food which is a whole other paragraph in itself.

That is Northern food to me, but I spent most of my life living in NY/NJ/PA. I have to admit I love the variety of food that I was exposed to while living there.

Now I'm hungry.

Wait a minute...Ya'll make a PIE out of Tomatoes? Ew! lol

[imperieux]

Originally Posted by Colddiamond102

Wait a minute...Ya'll make a PIE out of Tomatoes? Ew! lol

LOL.. I almost spit my sweet tea out over here when I read your response. Tomato pie is basically just pizza without cheese.

To the person who asked who would ever claim Northern food was better than Southern, that wasn't the intent of my reply at all, if that is what you were referring to. I think I may have been misunderunderstood. I was merely pointing out that I personally don't think there's a way to claim a preference for "northern food" (or more specifically, food from the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic) over southern when the north's cuisine is lacking it's own identity. Southern cuisine has more of one, even though it too is a blend of more than one culture.

So what I consider to be "Northern" probably won't be the same for those in New England or the Mid West or Pittsburgh, PA for that matter. That is why I listed some specific foods and then noted that I grew up in the NY/NJ/PA region. And I meant no offense if I failed to include any specific food or ethnicity, I only included my personal food experiences and realize that there are many more.

And btw, I am a serious "foodie" who loves to cook and I can't/won't claim a preference to one or the other anyway; I love it all. One of the reasons I love Charleston is the fact that I enjoy the great food here so much and the restaurants are simply fantastic. I'm also spending hours learning to cook "the Southern way", and even though I know I'll probably never be able to replicate them as well as any native can, at least it's fun trying.

As for lox.. it's smoked salmon.

[Luvsdabeach]

Originally Posted by Colddiamond102

Wait a minute...Ya'll make a PIE out of Tomatoes? Ew! lol

That's what I said when I first heard of it but I had some and it is very good. I thought it was a southern dish because I saw Paula Deen cook it on one of her shows. lol Here is her recipe.

4 tomatoes, peeled and sliced
10 fresh basil leaves, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 (9-inch) prebaked deep dish pie shell
1 cup grated mozzarella
1 cup grated cheddar
1 cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place the tomatoes in a colander in the sink in 1 layer. Sprinkle with salt and allow to drain for 10 minutes.
Layer the tomato slices, basil, and onion in pie shell. Season with salt and pepper. Combine the grated cheeses and mayonnaise together. Spread mixture on top of the tomatoes and bake for 30 minutes or until lightly browned. To serve, cut into slices and serve warm

[southernmeltdown]

its not really a north south thing its a food thing and to be perfectly honest things are better in some places than others for instance you can get a cheesesteak anywhere but you can only get a great cheesesteak in philly... buffalo wings well buffalo....east L.A for great tamales ....brisket in tx.....ribs in Kansas City .....steaks in Amarillo .... or even good old midwest home cooking though i despise potatos ... its always best to loosen up and enjoy where you are..

[Greenville]

Originally Posted by Colddiamond102

Not trying to be a smart-alec..but what is it? And what is this Lox stuff that Imperieux was talking about?

Gee I sound stupid..but Ive never heard of it.

Lox is very thinly-sliced salmon that has been cured, and sometimes cold smoked. Perfect on a bagel with cream cheese and capers!

[usc_gal98]

There is more to southern food than fried chicken and greens.
Personally, I have to toot my own horn and say that I am one heck of a southern cook. I cook a variety of foods that include some that are a little outside of what we consider southern.

I also refuse to eat anything on the inside of an animal.

I have had some foods that are considered northern and found them to be good. I have noticed that lack of seasoning with some of my friends foods but that happens in every region.

[JFRRACING]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

I would trade all those for a good chicken-fried steak or great Tex-Mex -- here in Dallas you can have both at the same time at Matt's in Lakewood:

Guidelive.com

" Chicken-fried steak puts the "Tex" in Tex-Mex, whether served country-style (smothered in cream gravy and accompanied by fries and Texas toast) or cowboy-style (topped with chili, cheese and onions and served with beans and rice). The huge portion lives up to its "monster" designation; even a more modest lunch order featured a generous fork-tender piece of beef sheathed in a crispy, golden batter coating. "

what is a chicken fried steak ? and how do you make it ?

[JFRRACING]

Originally Posted by Colddiamond102

LOL someone that grew up up North maybe? Ive always enjoyed seeing the answers to a question like this one.

i live in the north and am moving to sc and can't say till i get down there and try some of the different foods from the south. everyone has their own tastes... if you grew up in the south then of coarse your going to like southern food better becuse it's what you were brought up on... but look at it on the other hand, if you grew up in the north then you wouldn't know what southern food is like... so to me it's not where your from it's what you like the taste of.....right ?

[loulamb]

The cool thing is that there's a lot more diversity than there was 20 years ago. One doesn't have to go far to find a bar/restaurant that features real Buffalo cuisine, a pizza joint run by a guy from Jersey, or a Vietnamese restaurant run by a Vietnamese family. It's a real melting pot in the upstate.