foods from your home region

[travelin]

the subject of different foods /drinks unique to regions or areas or certain cities came up in chat and it was mentioned it might make a good subject for a thread so here it is.

tell us of foods from your home region that you know are somewhat unique to that area.

don't need to get into too much detail. google works for all of us.

ill start with two things from texas. kolaches and shiner bock.

look em up

next?

 

[Tude]

I am apple and cherry region in upstate NY. Oh yeah and beer, Genesee Beer. There is the Erie canal here that meets the smelly Genesee river and so the locals refer to the beer as using the smelly water. I'll admit - I drank it when I was underage. Soooooo not in my fridge now!

 

[dandy]

poutine!

ketchup chips i think

 

[dharma bum]

Fried green tomatoes
Peach pie moonshine (wish I knew how they make it)

 

[dharma bum]

Also Brunswick stew
Grits
Chicken and dumplings
I think boiled peanuts
Pretty much all soul food. It probably came over from Africa with slavery.

BEERS:
Sweet Water
Terrapin
Five Seasons
Copper Creek
New Empire
Red Brick
Three Taverns

 

[Ekstasis]

Mmmmm boiled peanuts...

 

[DesertRat]

Where I'm from: Walnuts

Where I'm at: Mercury-filled fish (no, I don't eat it, but know some who claim to have done so.

 

[Tude]

poutine!

ketchup chips i think

poutine!! You a Canada kinda peep?? I go there for some good poutine and peameal bacon sammiches!!! Just eat one for me will ya?