# Over Rated Items from your Regional Cuisine

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 12, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-rated-items-from-your-regional-cuisine/480940 "2009-01-12T17:31:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-rated-items-from-your-regional-cuisine/480940/196 "2009-01-16T13:58:27Z")

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> [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](#):
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> Can I go against the flow and recommend an UNDERrated regional cuisine? It looks disgusting, and there’s no way I’d go the mint sauce route, but [pie floaters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_floater) are actually really pretty tasty.
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> Not that I can convince any tourists of this fact. ☹

Ooh! I think I’d love that! I’d try it for sure. What’s not to love? It’s pie and pea soup!

For a local underrated favorite, I nominate tongue tacos\*. Can’t even get most of the (white) locals to try it, let alone the tourists. But oh, so much tastier than ground beef!  
\*Okay, that just sounds dirty.

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