Regional Cuisine Across America (Denny's, consume, commercially, meatloaf)

[debzkidz]

The ones I've had in no way, shape, nor form even remotely resemble White Castle. the thought that they would is the reason it took living here 5 years before I would even go in an onion burger restaurant. I cannot stand White Castle.

[sheena12]

North East PA - Pirogis, (Polish dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese and potato, onions and potato, cabbage, mushrooms, and or meat)

Halkuski - cabbage and noodles

Poppy seed sweet bread a sweet bread roled with ground poppy seeds and honey and nuts.

Old Forge Pizza - Pizza made in Old Forge PA as the name implies. The sauce is sweeter than most other regional pizzas.
The cheese a blend of cheddar mozzarella and other cheeses.

We also have Whoopie pies - from the PA Dutch our neighbors to the south, snickerdoodles, ( a cookie) pickleliiily - a relish. pickled almost anything - beets, string beans, peppers, bean salads, and cucumbers of course)

And the PA Dutch have filling - similar to stuffing, but not always stuffed. Has eggs added.

[Ohiogirl81]

You'll find pierogi anywhere you find people of Polish descent (and that's a good thing). Every corner of Pennsylvania, and in Ohio, Michigan ... The best pierogi I ever had, aside from Grandma's, was at a street festival in Cleveland.

Beef on weck! Yum!

Originally Posted by football45013

You know, I always thought goetta was a Cincinnati thing, but obviously it's not. I don't get what all the fuss is about it, especially here in Cincy.

I think it's more like a German immigrant thing; goetta and scrapple are similar, but not the same.

I don't like it, either.

[lubby]

Originally Posted by DandJ

I'd love it if real poutine was made with mozzarella! But, alas... the Quebecoise had other plans. As for dipping into gravy, it's so much easier when the whole mess is already swimming in it.

Here's a picture:



By the way, I like the name "disco fries" WAY better than "poutine."

I prefer not to dip my fries in the gravy, but I do dip them in ketchup. Drowning them in gravy makes them soggy and I like well done crispy fries.

[debzkidz]

Originally Posted by sheena12

North East PA - Pirogis, (Polish dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese and potato, onions and potato, cabbage, mushrooms, and or meat)

Halkuski - cabbage and noodles

Poppy seed sweet bread a sweet bread roled with ground poppy seeds and honey and nuts.

Old Forge Pizza - Pizza made in Old Forge PA as the name implies. The sauce is sweeter than most other regional pizzas.
The cheese a blend of cheddar mozzarella and other cheeses.

We also have Whoopie pies - from the PA Dutch our neighbors to the south, snickerdoodles, ( a cookie) pickleliiily - a relish. pickled almost anything - beets, string beans, peppers, bean salads, and cucumbers of course)

And the PA Dutch have filling - similar to stuffing, but not always stuffed. Has eggs added.

Snickerdoodles are popular here and in Texas as well.

[lubby]

snickerdoodles are popular in NY especially in my house LOL

[Chatteress]

Originally Posted by DandJ

I now live in New England, so as you said... Whoopie Pies! Also clam chowder (or, if you want to fit in, "clam chowdah!").

Where I'm originally from -- Montreal -- the thing to have is poutine. It's french fries, with bits of cheese, smothered in gravy. It sounds grotesque and looks grotesque -- and I hate the cheese that is traditionally used -- but everyone else loves it. I actually do like it... I just have to take out the bits of cheese.

Oooh ... I discovered Poutine and ... let's just say it's a good thing that I live FAR away from Montreal

[Chatteress]

Originally Posted by sheena12

North East PA - Pirogis, (Polish dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese and potato, onions and potato, cabbage, mushrooms, and or meat)

I tried perogies in Little Poland section of Toronto last month ... They were yummy

As for me, I'm in California so here are some items that may be regional:

- California rolls (sushi rolls with crab meat)
- Mexican food such as quesadillas, breakfast burritos, nachos, enchiladas, tacos, flan .... Oh ... have you guys had ceviche tostadas? It's sort of like a salsa but with crab or fish meat, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and jalapenos served cold on a tostada shell? So yummy especially during hot weather.
- Pizza's with unique/non-traditional toppings a la California Pizza Kitchen

Gosh ... I cannot think of anything else that may be unique to California but growing up with a mother from Louisiana has exposed me to some items that are more common in Louisiana and the south including:

- Gumbo (spicy stew with sausages, chicken, seafood, okra, corn ... )
- Boudin (Rice/pork mixture with tons of spices and onions/garlic ... stuffed into sausage encasings) - this is an item that is hard to find in California
- Pork Cracklings
- Jambalaya
- Chitterling - pig intestines LOL
- Chicken n dumplings
- fried okra

[jasper12]

Montana-Porkies. This is a deep fried pork chop sandwich. Pasties-pie dough, wrapped around meat, sort of like a small pot pie.

Utah-Jello, nothing more regional than this food. Literally, you can't go to a potluck without finding a Jello dish.
Sunday, you always had Jello on the table, salad, or dessert.

Funny, I lived in Florida, and really miss the Mojitos, and jerk pork. There is this one fast food place in Florida, you can get black beans, rice, chicken or pork...yummm...not so in Montana. Miss that place. Can't remember the name right off...cheap, and good.

[Michigansnowflake]

From Michigan there are pasties and thimbleberry jam and morels...lots of wild game, venison, duck, whitefish pate....FUDGE lol.