"These are homemade Hot Pockets. They are homemade Hot Pockets, and they are what pass for regional culture in Nebraska."
Obviously the writer of this article never had a Decent Runza...
Very Tasty!
Posted on 04/22/2014 7:05:03 AM PDT by Scoutmaster
I do not want to live in a world in which chicken-fried steak (Wyoming), lobster rolls (Maine), fried okra (Oklahoma), Texas-style barbecue brisket (Texas), Kansas City-style ribs (Missouri), Memphis-style ribs (Tennessee), Pulled pork barbecue (North Carolina), and Bratwurst (Wisconsin) are not among the Top 12. Begone Illinois, South Carolina, California, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Rhode Island, Kentucky.
I love Chicago. I lived there briefly as a small child. I visit Chicago, alone or with my family, frequently - it’s the headquarters of the AMA, the American Hospital Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the now-defunct American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. I’ve eaten enough deep-dish pizza to feed Michelle Obama for a year. When I’m in Chicago and nobody else is paying for my meal at Mike Ditka’s Restaurant, I eat Filipino. Chicago has a large Filipino population. Filipino food? Think a fusion of Asian, French, and Spanish cuisine. A. Mazing.
I wholeheartedly endorse placing Cincinnati chili (Ohio) at #52, behind Nevada’s empty plate and #51, Getting Hit by a Car, based on four client-initiated meals at Skyline Chili.
“Lobster roll” is only “good”?
You’ve got to have a real lobster roll.
Something great in Maryland ping..
Yes, Maryland crab cakes are great! I’ve had a lobster roll in Maine.. fabulous. Parents were from PA.. so I adore scrapple (yeah, I know what’s in it.. I still love it). Thanks for posting, Scoutmaster.
I had one in Maine, Fido.. I’d eat it every day if I could.
Ridiculous to say hawaii’s contribution is spam eggs and rice.
They could have picked poke, kalua pig, lau lau, mochi ice cream, shaved ice, haupia, macadamia nut cream pie, all sorts of things.
"These are homemade Hot Pockets. They are homemade Hot Pockets, and they are what pass for regional culture in Nebraska."
Obviously the writer of this article never had a Decent Runza...
Very Tasty!
I have no idea how they matched WV with a slaw dog. I’ve never seen that. Hot dogs here are plain vanilla. Generally it’s a bland, to my taste, chilli, onions and mustard and ketchup as preferred.
The real WV originated food is the pepperoni roll. Those were invented here and the good ones are something to write home about. Ramps, in season, aren’t limited to WV. They are still the centerpiece of community get togethers and the bane of school teachers when a student shows up the next day after partaking. Locomotive breath is milder.
In New Hampshire, we have "poutine", a French Canadian dish consisting of french fries topped with a light brown gravy-like sauce and cheese curds.
It tastes almost as good as it sounds.
All things considered, I'd rather eat in Texas.
Maryland crab cakes, crab soup, steamed shrimp, and steamed crabs, are about as good as it gets. But like everything else on this list, you need to know the right place to go to get them.
oh i forgot malasadas. Yeah it’s portuguese, but lot of these on list are foreign origin.
Michigan Pasties are good but I would say the Coney dog is a far better known Michigan native and would rank much higher.
In Panama we called that an empanada!
YUM!
Obviously never been to any of the fine Basque eateries in NV (not in LV).
I had to read the list twice before I was going off on the author for listing “lobster roll” as “good”. But the other like-minded Freepers got there first, thank God.
Mississippi Mud? I don’t recall ever having Missippi Mud growing up. I once had something that resembled it at a restaurant in Tuscaloosa when I was in college. But my mother never made it. I mean, when I think of mud in Missippi, it isn’t the color of a brownie. It is red clay. I am not sure what food I associate with Missippi, but it has to be fried and have gravy involved. Hmm.
I don’t see moon pies on the list.
Precisely! And think of how much fun the writer could have had with the proper name, “Runza”...
How could Wyoming get chicken fried steak? That is a Texas dish!
How come no body got fried chicken? Too universal?
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