Foods unique to your area?

In New Jersey, we have Taylor Ham/Pork Roll. Some people call it by one name, Taylor Ham I think was the original manufacturer, but when you go to a deli for breakfast, most will order it as Pork Roll with egg and cheese on a hard roll.

A few other names for the same thing thing I can think of:
Sub
Hoagie
Grinder
Poor Boy
Hero

deep dish pizza and Italian beef with Giardiniera peppers

here is a great beef place

http://www.alsbeef.com/

chicago has some really great food

Real pizza. Not that crap the rest of the country makes with bread ketchup and cheese!

New York City Bagels.

Vienna Beef hot dogs

Sadly, I can't think of anything food-wise that is unique to this area. Perhaps there is some seafood dish that is eluding me? *shrug*

We pretty much like whatever the rest of the country is eating..

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Speaking of food, this Oregonian could really go for some real Philly Cheese Steaks and Texas BBQ right about now..

I cook my own real food. Brisket, pulled pork, boiled crawfish, gumbo, etc...ain't nothing really unique to Dallas.

Ethnic food here in PA: bleenies, pierogies, halushki, halupki, boilo (drink). Goto www.coalregion.com/recipes.php to learn more.

I have only heard of pierogies, my grandmother used to make great ones.

Mrs T's makes great ones here

I've had those!

I NYC they seem to have a halal food vendor at every corner serving rice with a choice of chicken or lamb. Either tastes the same after they are done killing it on he griddle.

Good Portuguese food is hard to find unless you travel to Newark. My favorite is Paella.

There are a few italain and spanish food trucks and a couple hot dog guys that are great! Most have been around and passed down over decades.

I've got to get to the city and check out the food these vendors sell. I seldom get to Manhattan, and when I do we hit up a nice Italian play off Broadway.

Rich the vendors I know are spread throughout queens, nassau, and suffolk. But the halal vendors in the city aren't terrible. Next time your in the city check out this cheese steak joint on 33rd and 3rd i believe.

Yota_Fan wrote:

Sadly, I can't think of anything food-wise that is unique to this area. Perhaps there is some seafood dish that is eluding me? *shrug*

We pretty much like whatever the rest of the country is eating..

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Speaking of food, this Oregonian could really go for some real Philly Cheese Steaks and Texas BBQ right about now..

I was hoping with that new food truck rule in town that we would get some kick a** food now I could go for a good Philly cheese steak too , Bayshore Chevron of all places has a pretty good BBQ brisket sandwich

Stone Crabs
Pindo Palm berries
Loquats
Sea Grape
Swamp Cabbage
Gator bites and tail
Shark

Some you have to pick yourself.