# What foods are unique to your area? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 2, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229 "2011-08-02T22:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/121 "2011-08-04T21:42:05Z")
> [@longPath](#): > > [Cod Tongues](http://www.bidgoods.ca/RecipeDetails.asp?ID=10) Said it before and I don’t care what order the animal belongs to, but tongue and cheek meat are where it’s at. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/122 "2011-08-04T23:28:32Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > It’s not my area anymore, but [fry sauce](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fry_sauce) is mostly just a Utah thing. I think that’s foul, but my wife (Fresno born) and best friend (Seattle born) both have loved it since childhood. For me, it’s Pork Roll. Growing up in Trenton, it was ubiquitous. And surprising that they had no idea what I was talking about when I moved away. Sigh. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/123 "2011-08-04T23:32:49Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > I do have a location… There’s only one city known as Titletown (or at least only one town that is rightfully called that!). It’s Green Bay, WI. If you don’t pay, nobody can see your location. Joe ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/124 "2011-08-05T01:01:17Z")
Three-in-one - (boiled or fried) rice, curry sauce, and chips in a tray Garlic cheese chips - chips in a tray with garlic sauce and melted cheese ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/125 "2011-08-05T01:25:31Z")
They are getting harder to find even in the DC suburbs. Sent from my LogicPD Zoom2 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/126 "2011-08-05T03:36:43Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Said it before and I don’t care what order the animal belongs to, but tongue and cheek meat are where it’s at. Absolutely concur…especially with cheeks. Can I eat your cheek? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sealemon2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/127 "2011-08-05T05:31:50Z")
[quote=“Bridget\_Burke, post:46, topic:591229”] Where do you live? Tex-Mex is found all around the country, although quality definitely varies. (Even here in Texas, it varies considerably. Then there’s Mex-Mex, Interior Mexican ($$$), etc.) I live south of Houston. I guess I should have said Tex-Mex WAS unique to Texas at one time but well, it got kinda popular. I’m sure there are other regional specialties but for the life of me I’m drawing a blank. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sealemon2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/128 "2011-08-05T05:39:52Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > Well, in Atlanta we have Coca-Cola. Y’all ever heard of that stuff? 😃 Is that some of that soder-water I keep hearing about? I’ll have to try it. By the way, down in Brenam they have this company called Blue Bell Ice Cream. I recon it’ll catch on someday. > **[Blue Bell Creameries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Bell_Creameries)** > > Blue Bell Creameries is an American food company that manufactures ice cream. It was founded in 1907 in Brenham, Texas. For much of its early history, the company manufactured both ice cream and butter locally. In the mid-20th century, it abandoned butter production and expanded to the entire state of Texas and soon much of the Southern United States. The company's corporate headquarters are located at the "Little Creamery" in Brenham, Texas. Since 1919, it has been in the hands of the Kruse f Th... ---
**Author:** ![medicated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@medicated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medicated)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/129 "2011-08-05T10:40:39Z")
Some regional comfort foods from my childhood: [tourtière](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourtiere), [pâté chinois](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pate_chinois), [cretons](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretons), and pets de soeurs (which are really just cinnamon rolls made from leftover dough, but the name has always made me chuckle). Er, can you get ketchup or all-dressed potato chips outside Canada? ---
**Author:** ![Hbns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/130 "2011-11-22T19:29:21Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > Yeah, but as far as I know, we’re the only area in the US where they are ubiquitous. Ubiquitous on Minnesota’s Iron Range as well. Made by and available at nearly every local bakery, grocer, and meat shop from Grand Rapids and Calument past Toivola and on to Mountain Iron and points beyond. UP’ers didn’t just bring their dishes to Minnesota’s Iron Range. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/131 "2011-11-22T20:09:24Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > [Toasted Ravioli](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toasted_ravioli) for St. Louis. Also the [St. Paul sandwich](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul_sandwich) (an egg foo yung patty on white bread with mayo) served in St. Louis Missouri lower-end Chinese restaurants, not your gourmet types of places. I’ve never tried one myself. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/132 "2011-11-22T20:31:22Z")
Food unique to my area is braaaiiiins. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/133 "2011-11-22T21:34:11Z")
Pretty unique to this part of the world; prarie oysters. And the Ceaser (or Bloody Ceaser if you will) was invented here. Good for washing down the “oysters”. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/134 "2011-11-23T00:24:56Z")
This zombie thread makes more sense than one about, say “that promising new candidate, Rick Perry.” Houston has long been a crossroads of cultures. One example: [Boudin Filled Kolaches](http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2011/09/100_favorite_dishes_no_3_boudi.php). From Shipley Donuts. The one in my neighborhood… ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/135 "2011-11-23T01:47:32Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Dekalb Illinois is known for its [beer nuggets](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Beer%20Nugget). Beer nuggets! I was just talking to a friend about them last week. It breaks my heart that I’ll probably never have them again. Even though I have a lot of family in Rockford, IL, I have no reason to go all the way to DeKalb when I’m home visiting. _Cries about fried bread_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/136 "2011-11-23T02:22:11Z")
I live in north east PA, and work at a truck stop. We have perogies, and always have people say they have never heard of them before. My area also has Old Forge Pizza, which I generally hate. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/137 "2011-11-23T02:39:15Z")
At this time of year, SCal folks have tamales. Christmas and tamales. Both are from God. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/138 "2011-11-23T02:54:15Z")
Pretty much exclusive to Aberdeen, Scotland - the rowie: > **[Buttery (bread)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttery_%28bread%29)** > > A buttery, also known as a rowie or Aberdeen roll or just Roll, is a savoury bread roll originating from Aberdeen, Scotland. > Legend has it that the buttery was made for the fishermen sailing from Aberdeen harbour. The theory is that they needed a bread that would not become stale during the two weeks or more that they were at sea. The high fat content meant the bread also provided an immediate energy source. > Butteries are typically made from flour, butter, lard, salt, sugar and yeast. Howev... Absolutely fantastic, especially if bought from Aitken’s bakery (no, I don’t work for them). Looking forward to getting home for Christmas… ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/139 "2011-11-23T03:20:06Z")
I came here to list Ithaca/Finger Lakes/Central NY foods but they’ve almost all been listed! I’ll add French bread pizza, aka Poor Man’s Pizza aka PMP. Originated at the Hot Truck at Cornell in 1960. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229/140 "2011-11-23T04:08:01Z")
> [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > I live in north east PA, and work at a truck stop. We have perogies, and always have people say they have never heard of them before. > > My area also has Old Forge Pizza, which I generally hate. Perogies are plentiful in Minneapolis. We can even get them at the supermarket. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229.md?page=8)