# local food traditions around the US? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699 "2013-08-08T13:03:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [August 11, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/81 "2013-08-11T05:00:34Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Western NY has [Beef on Weck](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef_on_weck_sandwich) and [Salt Potatoes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_potatoes). Not sure if you would agree, but [Buffalo Wings](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_wing) were also invented in Buffalo NY. Well, you covered beef on weck and wings. One more regional dish to Buffalo is [Chiavetta’s chicken](http://www.buffalochow.com/2009/05/vinegar_bbq_chiavettas_wnys_ot.html), which is basically a grilled chicken that has been marinated in Chiavetta’s marinade, basically a vinegar, garlic, & Italian herbs/spiced marinade. It’s almost like an oil-less Italian dressing. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/82 "2013-08-11T12:54:43Z")
Chiavetta’s chicken is the same as Cornell chicken, which is all over central NY. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/83 "2013-08-11T14:29:02Z")
The area around Sheboygan, WI gives us delights like: 1. The [Oostburger](http://www.nibblemethis.com/2012/08/the-oostburger-brat-days-part-1-food.html): A bratwurst (or two) _and_ and a hamburger patty served on a Sheboygan hard roll (aka Semmel roll.) 2. The [hot tamale](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553670), which is basically a sloppy joe (also usually served on a sheboygan hard roll) 3. And of course, the last which should be first, the [Sheboygan Brat](http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/05/dining/the-meat-that-made-sheboygan-famous.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm) itself, elaborated on here in a New York Times article. ---
**Author:** ![NGC2024](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@NGC2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NGC2024)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/84 "2013-08-11T14:33:08Z")
In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, we have red beet eggs, hog maw (pig’s stomach) and chicken pot pie (the right way, with noodles, not a crust). ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/85 "2013-08-11T19:47:32Z")
Along with the stuffed ham FairyChatMom mentioned, St. Mary’s County, Maryland also has steamed blue crab. They dump them on the table in a pile, give you a cracker, and you go at it. ---
**Author:** ![snuffleupagus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@snuffleupagus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snuffleupagus)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/86 "2013-08-11T22:53:37Z")
In addition to the hot brown, burgoo, and mutton BBQ already mentioned, Kentucky also has [benedictine spread](http://www.npr.org/2013/07/13/201545790/a-summery-spread-thats-as-cool-as-a-cucumber)- a cucumber-cream cheese spread, [beer cheese](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_cheese_(spread)), and [derby pie](http://americanfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/chocwalnutpie.htm)- a chocolate-bourbon-pecan or walnut pie. Those are the foods I come here to post, but now more come to mind- [Ale-8-One](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale-8-One), (a local ginger ale, often a mixer with bourbon), [pulled cream candy](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/fashion/03Online.html?_r=0), [bourbon balls](http://allrecipes.com/recipe/kentucky-bourbon-balls/), and [mint juleps](http://cocktails.about.com/od/atozcocktailrecipes/r/mnt_jlp_cktl.htm) (funny how many of these involve bourbon!). ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/87 "2013-08-11T22:59:47Z")
Most foods associated with New York City are just varieties of various ethnic foods, but the [egg cream](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_cream) soda (which contain neither egg nor cream) is a NYC invention. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/88 "2013-08-12T00:04:48Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > Chiavetta’s chicken is the same as Cornell chicken, which is all over central NY. It’s similar, but not the same. I’ve had both and, in fact, have Chiavetta’s in the cupboard and made Cornell chicken using the standard recipe two weeks ago. The marinades look different to begin with, with Chiavetta’s being a brownish color and Cornell being a milky white color to yellowish white color. Chiavetta’s also has a good bit of garlic, while Cornell does not. Cornell chicken has oil in the marinade, as well as egg. You’re basically kinda sorta making a really vinegary, watery mayonnaise. If you drop the oil from the Cornell chicken and add some garlic, you have something close to Chiavetta’s. Chiavetta’s is also thickened with xanthan gum. (Ingredients: Vinegar, Salt, Spices, Fresh Garlic, Xanthan gum.) You can find the Cornell chicken recipe and a Chiavetta’s knock-off [here](http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php?/topic/46589-reverse-engineering-a-chicken-marinade/) and compare. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/89 "2013-08-12T02:14:58Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > 1. The [Oostburger](http://www.nibblemethis.com/2012/08/the-oostburger-brat-days-part-1-food.html): A bratwurst (or two) _and_ and a hamburger patty served on a Sheboygan hard roll (aka Semmel roll.) Ahh, Semmel rolls…popular in Green Bay, too. (My mother is from Port Washington; I have relatives on her side who used to live in Oostburg, as well as nearby Waldo. :D) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/90 "2013-08-12T19:08:53Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > (My mother is from Port Washington; I have relatives on her side who used to live in Oostburg, as well as nearby Waldo. :D) Mention Adell, Hingham, and Gibbsville too and I’ll soon become absolutely overwhelmed by nostalgia… ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/91 "2013-08-12T19:16:52Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Not much Michigan representation, so I offe > > [The paczki](http://paperbackfool.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/paczki.jpg) (a pre-lenten treat, pronounced POONCH-key) Paczki are quite popular in Milwaukee, as well. Growing up in the Fox Valley I had never heard of them, but Fat Tuesday is called Paczki Day in Milwaukee. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/92 "2013-08-12T20:26:51Z")
Pączki are popular here in Chicago, and Fat Tuesday is also Pączki Day. Pretty much what you’d expect, given the large population of Poles here. I believe they are also represented in Buffalo, NY. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/93 "2013-08-12T20:34:14Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Another New Mexico specialty is [Hatch chiles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_chile). Specifically, Hatch green chiles. The entire state goes gaga over them, and rightly so. Don’t forget Chimayo chiles. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/94 "2013-08-12T20:41:02Z")
> [@catnoe](#): > > For a while, we in NC were the only place to get the traditional Krispy Kreme doughnut. > > Moravian sugar cake > > Grits > > Lexington style Barbecue > > Banana pudding > We also do the tenderloin biscuit. God, it almost isn;t christmas without the Moravian Sugar Cake. You forgot about the cookies, though, which are getting to be quite popular outside of NC. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/95 "2013-08-12T23:39:48Z")
I am getting the munchies … ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/96 "2013-08-13T12:28:03Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Pączki are popular here in Chicago, and Fat Tuesday is also Pączki Day. Pretty much what you’d expect, given the large population of Poles here. I believe they are also represented in Buffalo, NY. Yep, we have those in Detroit, too. [Hamtramck](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamtramck) (a city surrounded by Detroit) was historically very Polish; it was the setting for [Polish Wedding.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Wedding) ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/97 "2013-08-13T13:06:39Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Not much Michigan representation, so I offer: > > [The Coney Dog](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EU9ulAuhGhw/Tl_1ZqspPvI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/kIcK5pbGBeY/s400/Coney+Dog.jpg) > > [The paczki](http://paperbackfool.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/paczki.jpg) (a pre-lenten treat, pronounced POONCH-key) > > [City chicken](http://robinsrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/moms-city-chicken-400x260.jpg) (I may be wrong about its regionality) > > [The Boston Cooler](http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/550x/1c/c2/bc/1cc2bcb11b17c9fcecffd9b7e925eae6.jpg) (Vernors & Ice Cream, invented near Boston St. in Detroit) > > And, I have heard that a dish sold in Chinese restaurants, [almond boneless chicken](http://kams-express.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ABC-31-845x561.jpg), is specific to (or originated in) Detroit. This is news to me. Can anyone confirm? > mmm Paczkis are found most places that have Polish populations. Although I lived in Michigan and had plenty in Hamtramck, I’ve also had them in Chicago, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and in any of my aunt’s kitchens. Same with city chicken. I definitely had that before moving to Michigan. However, there is nothing like a Detroit coney dog. It sounds simple, but kinda like a Philly cheesesteak, most places just can’t get it right! ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/98 "2013-08-13T15:17:07Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > The area around Sheboygan, WI gives us delights like: > > 1. The [Oostburger](http://www.nibblemethis.com/2012/08/the-oostburger-brat-days-part-1-food.html): A bratwurst (or two) _and_ and a hamburger patty served on a Sheboygan hard roll (aka Semmel roll.) > > 2. The [hot tamale](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553670), which is basically a sloppy joe (also usually served on a sheboygan hard roll) > > 3. And of course, the last which should be first, the [Sheboygan Brat](http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/05/dining/the-meat-that-made-sheboygan-famous.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm) itself, elaborated on here in a New York Times article. We had a [whole thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553670) about “sloppy joes”/“hot tamales” a few years back. Oops, didn’t check that your link was the same as mine. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/99 "2013-08-13T15:29:50Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > We had a [whole thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553670) about “sloppy joes”/“hot tamales” a few years back. Oops, didn’t check that your link was the same as mine. 🙂 Ah, which reminds me, “loose meat” or “tavern sandwiches,” which are basically sloppy joes without the sloppy sauce, are popular in Iowa (see: Maid-Rite) as well as Minnesota (or at least parts of Minnesota). And, along with Indiana, as mentioned before, Iowa is pretty well known for its pork tenderloin sandwiches, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699/100 "2013-08-13T15:55:02Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > We (Maryland) also have [Smith Island Cake](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20393387_21,00.html). Those can also be found in South Georgia. My grandmother’s generation was very competitive about how many layers they could get in their cakes. They didn’t have a special name just “chocolate cake”. My grandmother also made a wonderful version with caramel icing made by boiling a can of PET milk. I may have to make one of those this weekend… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699.md?page=6)