# Iconic foods for different areas **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 27, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462 "2019-12-27T18:52:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/61 "2019-12-28T20:34:59Z")
> [@fedman](#): > > probably fish tacos, that’s what they brag about Carne asada fries are said to have originated in San Diego at a place called Lolita’s. (But that is post-1989.) ---
**Author:** ![fedman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/278dde/32.png) [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/62 "2019-12-28T20:40:33Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Gooey butter cake, too! and when they were around Hodges Chile Parlor, the “slider?” (if I remember correctly) eggs, hash browns, cheese, hamburger, covered in chile ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/63 "2019-12-28T22:54:38Z")
> [@fedman](#): > > probably fish tacos, that’s what they brag about > [@pulykamell](#): > > Carne asada fries are said to have originated in San Diego at a place called Lolita’s. (But that is post-1989.) Eureka! I’ve perfected invisibility! ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/64 "2019-12-29T16:18:33Z")
Vermont Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream Maple Syrup Maple Sugar Candy Apples(Apple Pies and Applesauce), Cider(both Sweet and hard) Maine Lobster New England Clambake Massachusetts Friendly’s Ice Cream American chop suey Boston Baked Bean Boston Brown Bread New England Clam Chowder(milk or cream based) New England Boiled Dinner I am actually from New Hampshire but for the life of me I can’t think of one food or dish that is specifically asssociated with my state. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/65 "2019-12-29T16:29:08Z")
Connecticut White clam pizza specifically, and [New Haven-style pizza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven-style_pizza) more generally [Lobster rolls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_roll) PEZ candy, perhaps ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/66 "2019-12-29T17:11:05Z")
> [@txjim](#): > > How about the Plate Lunch? A meal consisting of an entree of fish or some form of katsu or other protein, 2 scoops of rice and one scoop of macaroni salad. In my case consumed from food trucks near my office in Mililani or at the Mililani Cafe. Great if you were about to go back to work in the pineapple and cane fields (they still existed on Oahu when I lived there) but not so much for an engineer heading back to the office. > > I’ll also add that Zippy’s flaky doughnuts were manna from heaven. When traveling, I’d always pick up a sack on the way to the airport and consume them in front of returning tourists. To add to lingyi tjim for Hawaiian foods. Malasadas especially from Leonards. Taro/poi dishes Hi, also from Mililani. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/67 "2019-12-29T17:39:10Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > What, no beer brats? Probably the first food I associate with Wisconsin! 🙂 When it’s as ubiquitous as the air one breaths, one tends to forget to mention it. It just **is**. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/68 "2019-12-29T18:21:36Z")
Kansas: bierocks ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/69 "2019-12-30T02:27:14Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > For the Cincinatti area, it’s a sausage called goetta. The main producer, although not the only one, is a company called Gliers. Yes, goetta. But don’t forget Cincinnati style chili! It’s the chili sold at Skyline Chili or Gold Star Chili if you have any of those near you. It’s a fine-ground meat chili with light spices and taste of cinnamon and a bit of chocolate. (At least that’s my impression.) Typically it’s served on a bed of spaghetti and topped with a mound of shredded cheddar. Optional additions include kidney beans and onions. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/70 "2019-12-30T02:51:56Z")
They ain’t optional. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/71 "2019-12-30T03:19:25Z")
Toledo, OH - Thanks to MASH, the Tony Packo’s Hungarian hotdog ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/72 "2019-12-30T03:59:08Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > They ain’t optional. I’ll stick with my “three way”, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/73 "2019-12-30T04:30:38Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > St. Louis > > Frozen custard > Toasted (actually deep fried) ravioli > Provel cheese > > We may not be healthy, but we’re happy! > > Also barbecue. I know, every place south of Iowa claims barbecue. But St. Louis has something called “pork steaks” (sliced pork butt) with a local tomato-based sauce that’s notably sweeter than either KC or Memphis style. > [@pulykamell](#): > > Gooey butter cake, too! And while I’ve never had one myself, apparently the St. Paul Sandwich is also an iconic local StL concoction. My wife grew up in Wisconsin and always brings back a Kringle or two when she goes to visit her family. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/74 "2019-12-30T05:08:16Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > And while I’ve never had one myself, apparently the St. Paul Sandwich is also an iconic local StL concoction. Oh, yes, the egg foo young sandwich. I forgot about that one! ---
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Albany Steamed hams ---
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> [@Chingon](#): > > Kansas: bierocks What is it? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462/77 "2019-12-30T16:10:10Z")
Cabbage and meat stuffed into a ball of yeast dough not unlike a pierogi. Brought to the USA by Russian Mennonite immigrants who settled in Kansas. I used to occasionally find them when I was back working on the old homestead. Haven’t had one in decades. ---
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> [@Doug\_Bowe](#): > > Can we try Texas? > > Frito Pie > Chili Con Carni > Cheese enchaladas Chili con _carne_ and _enchiladas_. I’d say that Texas’ iconic foods are as follows: [ul] [li]Barbecue brisket (smoked).[/li][li]Chili con carne (without beans)[/li][li]Tex-Mex in general, not just enchiladas. Fajitas, queso, etc… all fall under here.[/li][li]Chicken fried steak[/li][li]Kolaches, both the sweet and the sausage kind (more properly klobasniky).[/li][/ul] ---
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You are never going to find Kool Aid pickles outside of the South and you will rarely find red beer outside the Midwest. Both sum up their area perfectly. ---
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> [@silenus](#): > > You are never going to find Kool Aid pickles outside of the South and you will rarely find red beer outside the Midwest. Both sum up their area perfectly. What is Red Beer vs. an Irish Red Ale? I love Red Ales. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462.md?page=5)