Regional Foods

Schlotsky's sandwhiches
Mexican Martinis
Migas
Breakfast Tacos
BBQ
Chicken Fried Steak..

Mexican Martini recipe..
http://www.mexicanmartinirecipe.com/

- Coffee

- Salmon & Steelhead

- Cold Water Seafood (Dungeness Crab, Oysters, Cod, Halibut, Tuna)

- Asian Food (Sushi, Dim Sum, Chinese Chinese -as opposed to American Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese)

- Italian Style Pizza (wood fired, olive oil base, hand tossed, thicker than NY, but not by much).

- Italian Style Sammies

- Asparagus & Apples

- The blandest mexican food on the planet ;)

- Decent/Readily available Kosher food

- Reinventing the wheel (handmade marshmallows, from scratch mac'n'cheese, that sorta thing)

- Microbrews (I forget that many parts of the country don't have beer aisles. In an average grocery store we have 40-50 different brands of beer. In big stores, that number doubles. We have the beer aisle AND the wine aisle... and they are 2 different fully stocked aisles).

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((There IS NO other kind of catsup than Heinz. Nor any other kind of mayo except BestFoods/Hellmans. Period.))

"Pacific Rim Cuisine"
Loco Moco
Lomi Salmon
Spam
Teriyaki anything
Li Hing flavored anything
Asian influences in foods of all types
Lau Lau (a Hawaiian food)
Poi (Hawaiian food)
Poke
Sushi
Tropical fruits and drinks
and the list goes on and on....

The names here of foods, are very unusual but local/hawaiian/Asian blends.
That is what Hawaii is known for. MUCH variety here for foods, of many ethnic influences amalgamated into what is "Pacific Rim" cuisine. Which Hawaii Chefs are known for.
Foods here is not of just O., ethnicity or culture.

San Bernardino---Mexican food.

Little Rock, where I used to live, Smoked BBQ ribs, brisket, whole hog and cole slaw.

BTW, I do and excellent Smoked Turkey.

Thanks for asking. Good luck to you and yours.

Bananas, fresh seafood, Angus steak, blueberries and macadamias.

My little town (not Troy) has Vlasic pickles and really good authentic Mexican. But metro Detroit has pazcis, coneys, and middle eastern food to name a few off the top of my head.

Oh, and I forgot pasties! Yummy!

And blueberries, strawberries, cherries, really good wine.

Barbeque (Not grilling, actual barbeque)
Mexican food. (Well, tex-mex, really)
Chicken fried steak
Steak and potatoes

I would be interested to hear what any Denver Moms have to say on this. I have lived in Denver since childhood. Some people from out of town have probably heard about Rocky Mountain Oysters which are bull testicles. There are a few (mostly expensive) restaurants in town that serve that but I know lots of people who have lived here a long time that have never had that. Some people thing that Buffalo is big here but I would tend to disagree that there are a lot of them or that they are commonly served here. Mexican food here is certainly better than in the midwest (overall, there might be exceptions) but not as good as just south of us in New Mexico. Really I cannot think of any signature dish even the Denver omlette is something whose ingredients escape me so I would hardly consider it a dish the town is known for. Kind of a bummer because I was recently in KC and Saint Louis and know they are both known for some particular foods. OH WAIT we are really known for microbrew beers here but food not so much

Toasted ravioli, basically breaded ravioli that is deep fried and served with red sauce. Pork steaks and apparently gooey butter cake.

Oh and I just found out we have a specific cut of ribs named after our city.

I am so proud!

Seafood/shrimp. Mostly fried. :)
And barbeque.

I have no idea what 'pierogies, chipped ham, Iron City, and Primanti sandwiches' are.

Here where I live, everywhere seems to sell Chicken Fried Steak and Fried Catfish, and most other places sell Enchiladas.

Oh and Texas Toothpicks and Fried pickles

Adding to Riley's Seattle/Pacific NW.

Cherries.
Great local produce (tons of farmer's markets).
Foraged foods (mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, nettles...)
Boutique meat ("real" free-range chickens and eggs, grass-fed beef, happy pigs, etc.)
Fish and chips
Clams and mussels (in addition to oysters)
Hazelnuts (from Oregon)
Wine!
And hops! (Hence the bitter beers up this way.)

Laurie A -- love me some Mexican Martinis! I'm looking forward to our move back to Cibolo so I can be closer to Austin!

Omaha--steaks, pork tenderloin sandwich, and the first Rueben sandwich

Corn. It is Iowa, after all. Melons...mainly watermelon and cantaloupe. Fried pork tenderloins. Loose meat sandwiches. Thanks to the immigrant population we have some great Mexican food. Catfish. Morel mushrooms. Pretty much any farm raised meat product you could want

I am with Kerry M...Utah I guess is not really known for its food! Here is what I can come up with:
Fry Sauce (a mixture of ketchup and mayo, sometimes other things are added like pickle juice or bbq sauce) to go with french fries, onion rings or tater tots
Jello is big here. There is generally a jello salad of some sort served at any potluck dinner. Utahns can be quite creative with their jello. My SIL makes a strawberry margarita jello salad which is strawberry jello and cool whip mixed together, on top of crumbled pretzels. Some people even put fruit and veggies in the jello. That being said, you would not find jello at a Utah restaurant.
Funeral potatoes (again, this is more of a staple at potlucks and holiday dinners). Most Utah families have their own variations, but the basic recipe is potatoes (fresh, frozen, sliced, cubed, or shredded), cream sauce (or cream of whatever soup), onions, lots and lots of cheddar cheese, sometimes crushed cornflakes on top.
If you come to Utah, come for the scenery and outdoor activities...I can't think of any signature dishes you just gotta try :0)

In Cincinnati, the chili is big. Gold star, Skyline, and Blue Ash Chili. Best dish in town is called a 3 way - Spaghetti with mild chili (it even had cinnamon in it), topped with mild cheddar cheese. Hot dog coneys with that same chili and cheese on top. Most men get the mustard and onion on them too. Some men here order 5 or 6 coneys and eat them in O. sitting.

We have Larosa's pizza. Its the kind of pizza when you move from Cincinnati, you ache to come back just for a bite of Larosa's. It's a sweet sauce that is unique and puts the pizza hut and domino's chains to shame. My sister lived in New Mexico for 3 years. We bought cans of the sauce to ship to her.