# What local foods would you miss most if you moved far away. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587 "2008-11-13T19:56:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [November 13, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/21 "2008-11-13T22:21:56Z")
> [@robby](#): > > I’m from Texas, now living in Connecticut, and I miss good Mexican food (and avocados, too). > > I have tried just about every Mexican restaurant in Connecticut, and neighboring states, too. They all suck. (Actually, there is one that would be just barely passable back in Texas, but far exceeds any of the rest here in Connecticut. When my wife and I first discovered it, we went there once a week for six months, even though it is 40 minutes away from our house.) oooo where, we havent managed to find anything better than jaliscos in glastonbury… ---
**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:** [November 13, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/22 "2008-11-13T22:23:01Z")
> [@Panurge](#): > > Strong, black licquorice. Pickled herring. blech. remind me never to go there, i hate both… ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/23 "2008-11-13T22:33:49Z")
Honeycrisp apples. Back home in Michigan they’re cheap and in season right now. The beginning of fall wouldn’t be the same without eating a bag (or 3) of locally grown honeycrisp apples. I think I’m missing them hard because fall isn’t the same out here, and they’re really expensive out here. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/24 "2008-11-13T22:51:54Z")
**nkoniksuru** , I’m in San Diego and a couple of places have been selling Honeycrisps. I don’t know where they were grown, but one of the places is a local organic food co-op and they don’t usually stock any produce from very far away. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/25 "2008-11-13T23:01:27Z")
> [@nikonikosuru](#): > > Honeycrisp apples. Aren’t they awesome? Are they a new variety? I just started seeing them here in Iowa last fall. I think they’re almost $3 a pound, which I think is pricey for apples. They’re so sweet and crisp and juicy. This season’s aren’t quite as good as last year’s, but they’re still good. Since we’re not limited to restaurant food, I’d miss sweet corn and tomatoes. And cucumbers – I’m still eating freezer pickles I put up in 2007 – they’re more crisp than anything you can find at the store. ---
**Author:** ![Rattlehead02](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rattlehead02/32/3944_2.png) [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/26 "2008-11-13T23:07:55Z")
I live in Cincinnati. I’d miss the hell out of Skyline (Cincinnati style) Chili. Yeah, people rip on it. But guess what: It isn’t meant to be eaten like regular chili. It’s more of a sauce. No one here whips up a batch on Cincinnati Chili for football parties as we watch the Bengals lose again. That’s what real chili is for. But good God, it’s hard to beat a cheese coney or a 3-way. Dry. Inverted. Also, The History Channel did a Modern Marvels on ice cream. Apparently Graters (based in Cincy, not sure if they are anywhere else) is the only place around that uses some old fashioned way of making ice cream that I can’t recall at the moment. Whatever it is, it works. Best ice cream ever. Jeff ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/27 "2008-11-13T23:31:33Z")
> [@GildedLily](#): > > But good God, it’s hard to beat a cheese coney or a 3-way. Dry. Inverted. 😕:eek: I’d miss proper biscuits and Eastern-style BBQ. The vinegar-based kind. It’s the only type of barbecue that doesn’t make me sick. Currently I’m missing a decent vegetarian restaurant. Fortunately I’m planning to move to a place where that exists. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/28 "2008-11-14T00:12:34Z")
I don’t eat it very often, but I do very much enjoy [Ricobene’s breaded steak sandwiches](http://www.ricobenesfamoussteaks.com/locations.php). Mmmmmmm…breaded steak sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/29 "2008-11-14T00:19:49Z")
_Food I miss from Boston_: Mom and Dad’s Cooking New England Clam Chowder _Food I miss from Montreal_: Poutine Teriyaki Pizza Meat Pie…I think it’s called tourtiere _Food I miss from the Midwest_ Potbelly Sanwiches Frozen Pudding _Food I’d miss if I left Los Angeles_ Good mexican food Zankou Chicken Reliabley good sushi that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/30 "2008-11-14T00:20:34Z")
Since moving to the San Jose area, I’ve become addicted to Vietnamese food. It’s ubiquitous here. I eat it at least once a week, and if I couldn’t get my banh xeo or pho or banh mi fix, I’d be very unhappy. Oh, and that Vietnamese beef stew seasoned with five-spice and containing pieces of soft, gelatinous tendon. That, too. ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/31 "2008-11-14T00:50:39Z")
> [@cher3](#): > > **nkoniksuru** , I’m in San Diego and a couple of places have been selling Honeycrisps. I don’t know where they were grown, but one of the places is a local organic food co-op and they don’t usually stock any produce from very far away. They sell them around here, but back home they’re only a little over $1 a pound whereas here they’re $2.50. Maybe I should branch out to other stores here, I don’t know the local stores and how their prices compare to one another and I need to check to see if they have any farmer markets going on in Sacramento (can any dopers help me with this?) [quote=“AuntiePam, post:25, topic:472587”] Aren’t they awesome? Are they a new variety? I just started seeing them here in Iowa last fall. I think they’re almost $3 a pound, which I think is pricey for apples. They’re so sweet and crisp and juicy. This season’s aren’t quite as good as last year’s, but they’re still good. They are SO GOOD!!! They’re my favorite type of apple and probably my favorite fruit ever. I’m not sure if they’re new or not; I just started trying them two years ago when my aunt (who’s in the locally produced knowhow) introduced me to them from a fruit stand. If love could take the form of a fruit, this is it. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/32 "2008-11-14T00:54:47Z")
When ever I travel I miss real beef. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/33 "2008-11-14T01:26:42Z")
When I moved from Hawaii to California I really missed good macaroni salad, portuguese sausage, chicken katsu, musubi, chicken adobo, korean bbq, malasadas, cone sushi, melona, loco mocos, aku and being able to eat hot calrose rice in a restaurant. I hate pilaf. I would like to say that _Haolies don’ know how fo’ eat, brah._ ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/34 "2008-11-14T01:31:22Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > In a similar vein, green chile. Outside of a small area in the Southwest, it is virtually non-existant. Huge parts of the country don’t even know what it is. Been there, done that. The only thing I miss about Colorado. I haven’t had a sex dream in years (Thanks, **GFM** ), because they’ve been replaced by Bowl of Green dreams.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/35 "2008-11-14T01:32:15Z")
Fresh cheese curds the day it was made, and sometimes only a couple hours old. Squeak! Squeak! I can get them one block away on Monday and Friday. If I moved more than a few states away, I couldn’t get my Culver’s cheese burgers, cheese curds, malts, and sundaes. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/36 "2008-11-14T02:39:29Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > When ever I travel I miss real beef. Lordy, yes. The first prime rib I ever had was in Nebraska. I was 48 years old and could only look back on a wasted life. My husband worked construction when we lived in Seattle. For one of their topping off parties, they celebrated with steak, ordered special from Nebraska (not Omaha Steak, someplace else). You could cut it with a plastic knife. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/37 "2008-11-14T03:16:17Z")
Ribs from Twin Anchors. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Convict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Convict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Convict)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587/38 "2008-11-14T03:31:31Z")
Italian Beef sandwiches and stuffed pizza. When I moved from Chicago to Detroit the first thing I asked my new co-workers was this: “Where can I find a good Italian Beef around here?” They looked at me like I had two heads and four legs. After trying to explain what an Italian Beef was I was directed to the nearest Arby’s. ---
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> [@SpazCat](#): > > 😕:eek: Dry = They drain the extra “soupiness” from the chili. Inverted = The spaghetti is on top of the chili. For those not in the know, a 3-way is spaghetti, topped with Cincinnati chili, topped with shredded cheddar cheese. And only Skyline chili makes one worth a shit :). ---
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Good chicken fried steak and Bluebell Icecream! MmmmmmmMMMMmmMMHH! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587.md?page=3)