Members paganifuzz Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 I will play your game, its hard to define special food from brazil as it varies a lot in such a continental country, but I will put forward the ones in my family areas... traditional feijoada... every saturday! fish Muqueca... bliss and sunday BBQ as you can see, brazil is a no no no for veggie people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acdc518 Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 This is by far my favorite thing from Nashville though: dos perros is one of the few beers that actually tempte me to pay bar prices for a drink. these are worth mentioning too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 just sayin that a chimichanga, potato/fries burritio, and fast food burger are widely available anywhere in america to the point that I dont think you can call it local/regional ... there is nothing setting it apart enough to make that claim I imagine there are things only found in your region you could share instead like the others here are I guess I was under the impression that this was a regional food thread, as in foods that are known to have come from your region and are a common place there. I have a bootleg of the Flying Burrito Brothers playing live in New York, late 60's? It sounds like they were opening for someone. In the audio you hear Gram Parsons trying to explain to people what a burrito was. With a show of hands no one in the audience knew what a burrito was... New York City, late 60's and no one knew what a burrito was? Chimichanga's the same thing. I think in more recent years with them being available in the frozen food sections people back East now are more familiar with them. 10-20 years ago not so much. Most people I know from back East that I have brought it up with have never heard of a California burrito let alone ate one. The McDonald's reference was just due to the fact they and the idea it came out of SoCal. The whole fast food car hop thing is pure vintage Socal. I'm not saying these foods are not popular elsewhere, I'm sure they are. But for an example I'm not going to rag on someone from Chicago and tell them that pan pizza is not really a regional Chicago area dish because I can get it in other states like Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members decode6 Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 Chili Half-Smoke Best found at Holy {censored}! It's all adding up! Dave Grohl is from that area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big_cat Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 that's certainly myopic and an overgeneralization a region with that is made up of 50% mexicans is gonna have better mexican food than a place with less than 1% mexican population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members decode6 Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 We also have the oldest Pizza Hut, down in Aggieville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members decode6 Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hangwire, you forgot Solly's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hangwire, you forgot Solly's. i should probably have one, huh? {censored}, i lived less than a mile away from it at one point... but i guess i'm not a big beef fan...if I want read meat, I will go to elsa's on the park downtown... but I'll make a trip to solly's soon now that you mentioned it and report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 a region with that is made up of 50% mexicans is gonna have better mexican food than a place with less than 1% mexican population.do all 50% know how to cook well? maybe the 1% up in South dakota had a few good cooks among them?maybe its just that people from socal think they are sooo much more special than everyone else I think the point being missed between us is that its like you are claiming something broad that can be multivariat [like usa bbq] rather than breaking it down to current specific goodness [like the no carlina east/west bbq differences pointed above] that you can share and point out for visitors to your region as something they cant get elsewhere... Im hoping to hear from you about a place that you can vouche for that has a very unique chimichanga...etc.. that cant be found outsdie of your small 10 mile region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members acdc518 Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 how could i forget this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 {censored} yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 how could i forget this: double shot of {censored} yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 I consider regional food a little differently I guess. Here in the greater LA area there is a taqueria on every block, usually several and odds are pretty good one can get a solid chimichanga at any of them. Last time I was in South Dakota [admittedly 12 years ago] we went to 'the' mexican restaurant, complete with flavorless tortillas and ketchup-centric salsa. Conversely I had hot dish in SD that put to shame any casserole I've tried that was made here in LA. To me regional food doesn't mean it cannot be had anywhere else but implies that in this region it has been taken to high art and/or defined the generally accepted parameters of the dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reauchambeau Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 Nanaimo bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 I like in a cultural void. Steak would probably be considered special here...DUDE. Don't you dare sell Calgary short. You guys created the greatest hangover breakfast known to man. THE CAESAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members neoflox Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 Do you ever listen to WHAM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebuc Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 From the GA Coast...shrimp 'n' grits. Its originally a slave dish, but variants are now found on the menus of all kinds of upscale restaurants. Go to three different restaurants, and you'll get three different interpretations. Most of the restaurant offerings involve sauteed shrimp, a thin white andouille sausage gravy, and various veggies (peppers, onions, etc). My dad makes a more traditional version with fried shrimp and brown onion gravy. Either way, its killer. Growing up the son of a shrimper made for some good 'eatin, Also, Low Country Boil: shrimp, corn on the cob, potatoes, sausage, whole onions, and (sometimes) blue crabs boiled and seasoned in one pot. The foodstuff of countless parties of my youth. At one memorable event, the Low Country Boil was emptied into a small dinghy for serving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamthearm Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 I live in one of the most overweight cities in the country.... Memphis style BBQ, unquestionably the best in the world (i'm lookin at you NC and Texas guys) Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 how could i forget this: According to hangwire, I can find that at my local liquor store so it's not really your thing anymore. I guess deepdish pizza isn't Chicago's thing either because I can get some here in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arcaneaether Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 The Staffordshire Oatcake.Bloody brill, duck.http://www.staffordshireoatcakes.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big_cat Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 According to hangwire, I can find that at my local liquor store so it's not really your thing anymore. I guess deepdish pizza isn't Chicago's thing either because I can get some here in California. you think you're special!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 good god, man. that looks like, well, i cant think of something grosser to compare it to w/o sounding terrible for mentioning an abortion or something. there- you made me do it. The Staffordshire Oatcake. Bloody brill, duck. http://www.staffordshireoatcakes.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 We Canadians give you ah-tasty tasty poutine!You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members neoflox Posted August 9, 2011 Members Share Posted August 9, 2011 I live in one of the most overweight cities in the country.... Memphis style BBQ, unquestionably the best in the world (i'm lookin at you NC and Texas guys) Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken You just destroyed my diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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