Does Pittsburgh have a defining cuisine?

[sparrowmint]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

Are you talking about a hot roast beef between two pieces of white bread with gravy all over it. Then they would ask you if you want gravy on your fries? I used to get that all the time as a kid at certain diners in our region. I just figured that was all over the place. Isn't it?

Yes, and international too. And old. It was a staple of my dad's diet as a child as a "leftover" meal, and consequently, was a staple of my diet as a child too, amongst various other meals that likely originated in the British or Irish Isles.

[MathmanMathman]

Pittsburgh will be featured for an entire episode of its various dishes featuring....bacon.

Pittsburgh shows its colors on TV's 'United States of Bacon' | TribLIVE

If the new show on Destination America, owned by the Discovery Channel, “United States of Bacon” is any indication, bacon isn't going back to its breakfast plate doldrums any time soon. The show shot an entire episode in Pittsburgh, which will air at 10:30 p.m. May 31 as part of Destination America's “Meat Week.”

“Bacon started out as a working man's breakfast, and Pittsburgh has that reputation as a blue-collar town, and having such deep food traditions,” says the show's jocular host, chef Todd Fisher. “Plus, I wanted to go to Pittsburgh.”

Seems like the Penn Brewery might be more than a one-trick-pony as it could be one of Pittsburgh's better culinary spots. Maybe Pittsburgh can be famous for its bacon dishes?

[JJ Johnson]

How about those cheap ass VFD subs that are sold by the truckload in every town in the region? White bread sub loaf with chopped ham, cooked "salami", American cheese, some shredded iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onions. Sell an 18" sub for something like four bucks.