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You can eat them anywhere, but you can thank Wisconsin, most likely, for making them. Here, they're everywhere.
You can't, actually. You don't have to get very far outside the Upper Midwest to not see them on menus. In the past couple years I've visited the following places, looked for curds on the menus of the restaurants I ate at, and saw nothing: Akron, Dallas, St. Louis, Yellowstone/Grand Teton areas, Denver/Colorado Rockies.
I have family on the east coast, and when they come back to Iowa, it's the first thing they get.
Wisconsin may be most commonly associated, but there's nothing inaccurate with a Minnesotan claiming it's part of their regional cuisine. Walk into any bar in that state, and you can get curds.
I fixed red beans and rice yesterday for dinner. A family favorite.
I disagree on the Po-boy, but I prefer mine with fried oysters and a nice remoulade...
Muffaletta can be on someone’s best or worst list, depending on how you feel about olives. I hated it as a kid, but love them now. My family knew the owners of Central Grocery.
It’s been years since I had good crawfish. My extended family would always do a boil when we came down to visit...Pre-Katrina, before they were all flooded out and moved to “higher ground.” As a kid, we’d go out and collect them during their “migrations” across the dirt roads down river.
Now, I’m hungry again.
I love a good Muffaletta. To my surprise, my 2 year old loves olives just like I do!
Sorry, cheese curds are Wisconsin, through and through.
No doubt its a Wisconsin invention, I won't debate that. But it's certainly been adopted by the upper northwest region.
I heard a rumor (that I think is true?) that Red Baron and Tombstone Pizza are products of Wisconsin bowling Alley pizza that caught on and went mainstream.
Totino's Pizza Rolls came about in a similar way, they were served at a restaurant named Totinos in Minneapolis, General Mills execs had them on lunch and bought the recipe off them!
NJ:
Best - our pizza and bagels of course are well known, but I also think our ethnic enclave food is a standout. We have some of the largest ethnic groups outside their original area and I think that is special. Portuguese in Newark and surrounding areas, Indian in Edison and Parsippany, Middle Eastern in Paterson. So much variety so close together. Yum!
Also NJ style Sloppy Joes - YUM. I don't think this type is very well known outside of the area. It's not the weird beef stuff.
Worst - I'm with ya on Taylor Ham. Overrated, but I also don't eat pork products, so it's been quite a while.
For Louisiana my favorite food is Oysters Rockefeller from the New Orleans area.
There is no "worst" food in Louisiana because all our food is great, but there are actually many people I know who don't eat raw oysters and have refused to even try it.
Food is probably one of the only things I miss about Michigan:
*Better Made & Uncle Ray's Potato Chips
*Vernors Ginger Ale
*Faygo Pop
*Detroit-style Pizza
*Coney Island Hot Dog
*White Castle
If I had to think of one I don't like, that would be the Packzi. I don't like cream or jelly-filled pastries in general.
There is a fantastic Detroit-style Pizza place in Austin: Via 313. I think I like this style more than the better known Chicago and NYC styles. My mouth waters thinking about it.
There is a fantastic Detroit-style Pizza place in Austin: Via 313. I think I like this style more than the better known Chicago and NYC styles. My mouth waters thinking about it.
Via 313 fan here too First time I had Detroit-style pizza was in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Was happy when I found out there was a place serving it in Austin and getting great reviews. That caramelized cheese ring gets me every time...
Food is probably one of the only things I miss about Michigan:
*Better Made & Uncle Ray's Potato Chips
*Vernors Ginger Ale
*Faygo Pop
*Detroit-style Pizza
*Coney Island Hot Dog
*White Castle
If I had to think of one I don't like, that would be the Packzi. I don't like cream or jelly-filled pastries in general.
I just has a Detroit style pizza for the first time this past weekend, and I must say it was pretty damn good. It's heavy, almost like a chicago deep dish, but was worth trying again.
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First time I had Detroit-style pizza was in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Was happy when I found out there was a place serving it in Austin and getting great reviews. That caramelized cheese ring gets me every time...
