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"Red Flannel Hash" for breakfast in NH at the diners or old farm kitchens. It is a corn beef hash made after having a NE Boiled Dinner---chop everything up including the boiled beets, and fry it (in rendered salt pork) in a black iron fry pan and then turned and finished off in the oven. Serve with eggs over easy and thick slices of homemade bread spread with creamery butter and home made jam or jelly.
"Clam cakes" in Rhode Island, are clam fritters, I like em with ketchup and black pepper. The McDonalds even had them as a regional fav. on the menu.
Mufaletta Sandwich, New Orleans! (from the deli/market across from the Cafe Du Monde)
It's not a food but a drink. coffee milk (Rhode Island/Mass thing). Gotta buy coffee syrup and mix it yourself. YUMMY!
My mom makes moon pies. her's are more chocolate cake type on the outside and pure sugar on the inside (thanks to the marshmellow). great with coffee milk.
I don't know if this topic has been covered before [I don't think so] but I was wondering what everyone's favorite kinds of cuisine is, in relation to different regions of the country. So far, I have come up with a couple...
New England-clam chowder, crab cakes, rock fish, lobster, potatoes, corn, johnny cakes, clam bake
The Gulf Coast-Cajun cuisine, crayfish, gumbo, jumbalaya
The South-"comfort food," including roasts, fried chicken, mashed potatos, biscuits and gravy, corn on the cob
Florida-"Floribbean" cuisine: sea food and poultry spiced and seasoned with Caribbean flavors, including peppers and citrus fruits like pineapples, coconuts, oranges, and key lime [and a nice margarita!]
Southwest-"Texmex," Mexican influences; rice and beans, salsa, chicken, poblano peppers, tacos and taquitos, fajitas, flavored with hot spices
So, what is everyone's favorite? And please, feel free to add your input of other regional cuisines that I left out...I'm not too keen on the midwest or the west coast in terms of flavors.
My favorite cuisine of the midwest would be places that serve a huge farm breakfast type of meal. mmm.
Otherwise I love the cuisine in Texas. (at least North Texas/FTW) I love the authentic bbq joints and the good mexican places. Some very good food there.
I like Texas-style barbeque. But when it comes to Mexican-American food, New Mexican cuisine (not Tex Mex, the two are different things) takes all! Red or green, anybody?
Obviously I'm biased, but nothing beats New England cuisine! Lobstah, chowdah, clam cakes, scallops etc. etc.... apple cidah, coffee milk, best ice cream in the country... the list goes on.
I like it all. I grew up part of my life near Boston and part near Dallas. My family was originally from Texas. I love the seafood, Boston baked beans and New England boiled dinner. I LOVE Southern cuisine as well as Tex-Mex. Now I live in Florida and love what I have here.
I like Texas-style barbeque. But when it comes to Mexican-American food, New Mexican cuisine (not Tex Mex, the two are different things) takes all! Red or green, anybody?
This is very true, Vegas. Tex-Mex is NOT the same as true Mexican food or that found in New Mexico or the West. It is certainly influenced by traditional Mexican cruisine and all, but has uniquely Texas characteristics.
At the same time, the other food tradition in Texas (I'd call it the main one, in fact), especially among native anglo and blacks is either Southern, or strongly Southern influenced with a special Texas flair.
Personally, though, to answer the question, I go with Southern. I grew up on it for one thing...but beyond that is it just great eatin'! Comfort food is a good way to put it, in fact!
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Regional Cuisine-what's your favorite?
