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Spinoff thread from chocolate gravy. Hyper-regional foods.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:08 pm
We've got white bbq sauce, which is very localized, and even though I'd never seen chocolate gravy outside of Arkansas, Wiki says it's common in both the Ozarks and Appalachians.
What other specific foods or combinations have you seen that seem localized to a fairly small area and are not known to most people.
The first one that comes to mind is french fries on salad in western PA. I've seen it many times, but never more than an hour or so from Pittsburgh. Most people I talk to have never heard of it.
Another is West Virginia pepperoni roll. They seem to stretch from Morgantown down to about Beckley. Sold in gas stations, hot dog shacks, diners, and even nicer restaurants. Hailed by locals as the quintessential WV coal miner food.
What other specific foods or combinations have you seen that seem localized to a fairly small area and are not known to most people.
The first one that comes to mind is french fries on salad in western PA. I've seen it many times, but never more than an hour or so from Pittsburgh. Most people I talk to have never heard of it.
Another is West Virginia pepperoni roll. They seem to stretch from Morgantown down to about Beckley. Sold in gas stations, hot dog shacks, diners, and even nicer restaurants. Hailed by locals as the quintessential WV coal miner food.
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Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:11 pm to Evolved Simian
Isn't french Fries and brown gravy pretty regionalized?
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:14 pm to Evolved Simian
We've got BBQ and every other areas BBQ sucks.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:14 pm to Evolved Simian
the torta
the mexican pizza
animal style fries and burgers
the mexican pizza
animal style fries and burgers
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:18 pm to Evolved Simian
I can't think of any specific examples. My family does put sugar in their grits which isn't very common.
Alabama cuisine is pretty much exactly like the rest of the South. Georgia and Carolina have the low country style- I think that's a good example of what you're talking about
Alabama cuisine is pretty much exactly like the rest of the South. Georgia and Carolina have the low country style- I think that's a good example of what you're talking about
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:20 pm to WestCoastAg
that makes me want Jalapenos
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:21 pm to Patton
taco bell does them now and they are horrible and i am a big tbell enthusiast 
you find them in every single mexican restaurant in LA but i havent found them anywhere else
you find them in every single mexican restaurant in LA but i havent found them anywhere else
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:23 pm to Evolved Simian
Pittsburg area does hamburgers with the entire meal on them. Fries etc... Comes from the mines and steal mills and short breaks
Cincinatti chilli. Chilli on noodles
Burgoo in Kentucky.
Pork roll in New Jersey.
Cincinatti chilli. Chilli on noodles
Burgoo in Kentucky.
Pork roll in New Jersey.
This post was edited on 8/13/13 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:26 pm to WestCoastAg
YOU CAN GET YOUR FRIES ANIMAL STYLE???!!
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:27 pm to Wanderin Reb
what is animal style
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:27 pm to Bama Bird
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Georgia and Carolina have the low country style- I think that's a good example of what you're talking about
I was really thinking of specific foods that are uncommon, rather than regional styles. Low country foods are pretty well known, and you often see them served in other areas. Especially things like Shrimp and Grits.
Same thing with the various styles "Louisiana" cooking. It's regional from roughly Beaumont to Mobile, but it's extremely well known and can be found in restaurants in almost every city.
I was really looking for something that most people don't know about.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:28 pm to Evolved Simian
Chocolate gravy (which is just like hot chocolate pudding over biscuits) is very Arkansas.
Eating sweet rice with milk and sugar and butter for breakfast is also very regional to Arkansas.
Eating sweet rice with milk and sugar and butter for breakfast is also very regional to Arkansas.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:28 pm to Evolved Simian
Huh....
Well I do know that people in Seattle like to eat their fries with tartar sauce
Well I do know that people in Seattle like to eat their fries with tartar sauce
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:28 pm to Patton
you get thousand island sauce, cheese, and caramelized onions on your burger or fries
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:30 pm to WestCoastAg
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animal style fries and burgers
You can get that in over half of the US.
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the torta
Is new to me. Please go on.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:32 pm to Evolved Simian
I've never had Tex-Mex anywhere close to as good as Rosie's in Huntsville. I crave it when I'm in Auburn. Does that count?
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:32 pm to Evolved Simian
The thing with food nowadays is that so many people are traveling and moving; nearly every idea is known by a sizable amount. It's just really difficult for a particular region in the US to have developed something that the public doesn't know about.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:33 pm to Evolved Simian
quote:havent seen it anywhere else ive been to outside of southern california
You can get that in over half of the US.
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Is new to me. Please go on.
you can get it different ways. generally comes with a meat, mayonnaise, advocado, tomatoes, lettuce, and salsa. then they put it in a sandwich or a tortilla, and then they grill it
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:33 pm to NYCAuburn
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Pittsburg area does hamburgers with the entire meal on them. Fries etc... Comes from the mines and steal mills and short breaks
Primanti Brothers ftw...
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Cincinatti chilli. Chilli on noodles
Forgot about this one. Good catch.
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Burgoo in Kentucky.
And this one.
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Pork roll in New Jersey.
Not familiar with this one. How do they make them, and is there a part of NJ that they are specific to?
Posted on 8/13/13 at 9:34 pm to Evolved Simian
Torta really isn't regional, unless its q particular version.
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