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OMG, when I searched the city for nonesuch mincemeat and finally found some I made a pie to take to work. Nobody, and I mean not a soul, had any idea what it was and most had no inclination to even try it, put off by the name!
I miss pasties, fresh MI blueberries and apples.
Later when I moved away from the Gulf Coast I missed buying shrimp fresh from the boat.
My ex husband told the story once, of when he moved to Baltimore, and went to the store looking to buy pork steaks. Everyone in Missouri knows what a pork steak is, but it was a "What's a pork steak?" moment in Baltimore. So the ex just bought a pork shoulder and had the butcher slice it for him.
Also...living in the Midwest...you can't easily get fresh seafood. If you've HAD access to fresh seafood, than you KNOW there's a difference in taste between fresh and say...Red Lobster seafood. And I'm not knocking Red Lobster...just saying, there's a difference.
If you move from New York, you miss all food. They just do food better than anywhere. The melting pot melted and meshed and the results are incredible. Yes, there are the standards: pizza and bagels.
But it is everything: the hot dogs from the street vendors to the couture & ethnic restaurants.
YES YES YES.
People who insist that Einstein's bagels are just as good as H&H and people who insist that Boar's Head pastrami is just as good as Katz's Deli, are just so wrong. You just have to shake your head in wonderment that they are so delusional. You can try and lie to other people, but your belly knows the difference.
I am talking about foods that were very common and easy to find where you used to live, but cannot easily find in your new state.
For me, moving to Wisconsin from Colorado, it is Green Chile, which can almost be considered Colorado's "state food"! The only place we can find it here is at Costco.
And when we moved to Maine, all the packaged hot dog rolls were like folded sandwich bread. Could not find the "regular" hot dog buns anywhere!
I’ve moved to many states… But never experienced not being able to find the food I liked in the new state.
People who insist that Einstein's bagels are just as good as H&H and people who insist that Boar's Head pastrami is just as good as Katz's Deli, are just so wrong. You just have to shake your head in wonderment that they are so delusional. You can try and lie to other people, but your belly knows the difference.
Boars Head "pastrami?" More like Boars Head pastrami flavored bologna! I refuse to buy the stuff. Fortunately, there is a little Mennonite store a few miles away that has real brisket pastrami. Since the pastrami idea in both Jewish and Mennonite cultures comes from the Germanic roots, they are similar if not identical.
From living on the western side of Illinois and Iowa: pork tenderloin sandwiches, Maid-Rite loose meat sandwiches, and Quad-City style pizza.
From living in the Chicago suburbs: Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, chicken Vesuvio - and pretty much everything at Portillo's hot dog chain. And from the food court at the Chicago train station: Montreal style pastrami.
I've been able to find almost everything, including poi. Some I just learned to make myself. I miss the huge selection of poke.
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I can't find field corn anywhere. Everyone has sweet corn but field corn has disappeared from produce stands and markets. I miss that really starchy flavor and consistency of cooked, creamed field corn. Sweet corn just doesn't measure up.
I can't find field corn anywhere. Everyone has sweet corn but field corn has disappeared from produce stands and markets. I miss that really starchy flavor and consistency of cooked, creamed field corn. Sweet corn just doesn't measure up.
I would not touch field corn with a ten foot pole.
CA - really good Thai and Indian food and places like Fat Burger
TX - Tex Mex, good selection of ethnic restaurants
AZ - In and Out, Jason’s Deli, Uncle Sams, deep dish Chicago pizza, Oreganos, Mexican, Ted’s Hot Dogs, Sushi, Carlsbad Tavern
Wa - I’ll miss a favorite Japanese restaurant and a couple of Pho places
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I would not touch field corn with a ten foot pole.
