Uff_Da: Sapper

Agreed! Seeds are at least common to all North Dakotans. And the previous comment about Norse and Swedes I have to agree as well. If the author was going to pick a crappy dumpling soup he/she could have at least picked Klub. Yeah I'm Norwegian and I said it I hate Klub.

rickycal78: Beer battered deep fried cheese curds?

That sounds DELICIOUS. I want.

/mmmm cheese curds. The real fresh ones that you can get from local cheese factories.
//squeak
/// If you're a Wisconsinite you'll know what I mean.

I've always gotten my cheese curds from A&W, so they're not quite the same, but ohhhhhhh, are they yummy. I'm jonesing for them so bad right now, but I don't think I can find any in Oklahoma-

*...Googles hastily...*

Fffffuuuuu... The closest ones are in OKC, an hour and something out. God DAMN it, Lawton, you're right next to a humongous Army post and adjacent to a sizable Air Force post as well. Why the SH*T do you not have places like this? :'(


Lex Kitten: Although they do love their damn hazelnuts here, jesus. I swear to god if there were such a thing as an official state salad, Oregon's would have bleu cheese, apples and hazelnuts. Every. farking. Restaurant.

That...actually kinda sounds tasty. Like some frou-frou version of a Waldorf Salad or something. :D

/mmm, hazelnuts


YouDon'tSay: They really aren't that greasy. You sprinkle tons of Parmesan on top and that kind drys the grease. I prefer mine with meat sauce, but you usually find it with marinara like said. You can buy boxes of frozen toasted ravioli and they can be fried or baked. He is not exaggerating that they are found everywhere in St. Louis, almost every restaurant you go to will offer them as an appetizer. I worked in a high end mostly French restaurant and we served them.

Really! That sounds pretty good, then. I'll poke around and look for that when I do my next food run at the commissary; it sounds like something that they'd stock. I have no idea how to deep fry something myself, though, and a fiver says that I set the kitchen on fire if I ever try. :D

I'd go 'coney dog' for Michigan, since we invented them (hell to the effing yes we invented coney dogs) or Detroit style pizza (which I know you can get at least as far north as Petoskey), but whatever.

There are a few places you can get decent pasties in the lower part of the LP - there's a bakery in Ann Arbor of all places that makes 'em with a full half pound of meat/veggies. Something like $8, but damned if I could ever get through a full one.

And there's a few places scattered in the suburbs I've never bothered trying. One is less than a mile from my parent's house, and since it's been there as long as I've been cognizant enough to notice it, maybe I should give it a shot.

scdog: Or, even better, Burnt Ends. I love burnt ends, and they're hard to find anywhere else.

Word.

Saners: Only food item I could contribute to South Carolina would be grits. You can easily tell if somebody is an out of stater by their opinion on it.

*Gack!*

But, in fairness, the only time I've ever eaten grits is in an Army mess hall, and they also manage to mess up oatmeal. (I have to call it "glorp," because calling it "oatmeal" is an insult to the real thing...)


rickycal78: Cheese curds from A&W? You must mean deep fried ones. I've never seen an A&W that sold normal cheese curds.

*Nod.* Yeah, I know, damn dirty heathen for eating them like that, but they are evilly wonderful, and I dunno where to get the REAL stuff anyway. :(

Saners: Only food item I could contribute to South Carolina would be grits. You can easily tell if somebody is an out of stater by their opinion on it.

Never had them until we started vacationing in SC. Now they are with every breakfast down there. Can't find them made correctly anywhere local so far.

/are they magic grits?

binkyman: Oh, and can someone give me an easy okra recipie. I hear it is good stuff but we don't eat it up here. Never had it but can get it at the grocery store.
My votes are for salt beef from Newfoundland and New Brunswick (or anywhere) fiddleheads boiled quickly with vinegar or butter. Vinegar for me, likes me some brine.

Cut the okra in wheels, dip in egg and milk. Take a food storage bag and put in some flour and salt to taste. Put the dipped okra in the baggie and shake to bread. Deep fry. Have food orgasm.

rickycal78: It'll be hard for someone to find real cheese curds outside of WI. I wouldn't call you a heathen for eating them deepfried though, they are good. Wally world may have cheese curds, but they'll hardly be the fresh squeaky ones.

There's a few places in MI I can think of that have 'em, and I still keep meaning to go to the Canadian equivalent of the American Legion to ask if they can hook me up with some poutine.

The Southern Dandy: California just grapes? Pffft. Fail!

We have a near-lock on the almond, brussels sprouts, and artichoke markets.

Tofu stir-fry is a California signature dish.
Also quesadillas.

StreetlightInTheGhetto: There's a few places in MI I can think of that have 'em, and I still keep meaning to go to the Canadian equivalent of the American Legion to ask if they can hook me up with some poutine.

I can get curds locally at farmers markets (or Trader Joe's). I make my own poutine. Damn good stuff!

cybrwzrd: Tony Packos is the ONLY place in Ohio to get chili.

Maxwell Klinger-like typing detected.

Seriously, that place is real? Holy hell, figured M*A*S*H made up a fake name. Going to have to make a trip there one of these days.

cybrwzrd: nekom: cybrwzrd: Tony Packos is the ONLY place in Ohio to get chili.

Maxwell Klinger-like typing detected.

Seriously, that place is real? Holy hell, figured M*A*S*H made up a fake name. Going to have to make a trip there one of these days.

http://tonypackos.com/index.php

You can even order it online. The (fried) pickles and dogs are awesome too.

Last time I was through Toledo I was on my way to or from Michigan. I had no idea that place was an actual place. Holy balls now I MUST check in there soon, if only because I love M*A*S*H.

funk_soul_bubby: redmid17: I've never really had luck finding it in northern Indiana.

Come on, now. I'm a Lawrence County boy myself, but you know where the good ones are. =)

I said northern Indiana. Lafayette is in central Indiana.

funk_soul_bubby: redmid17: funk_soul_bubby: redmid17: I've never really had luck finding it in northern Indiana.

Come on, now. I'm a Lawrence County boy myself, but you know where the good ones are. =)

I said northern Indiana. Lafayette is in central Indiana.

All about geography! Tenderloin love.

Haha fair enough. I'll have to check it out

I'm glad to see that Michigan has pasties. I love those things, and they simply don't get enough recognition. As for Oregon, hazelnuts? I can't tell you the last time I had a hazelnut. I've been here five years and haven't heard about Oregon being known for them. For Oregon, I'd go with cheese (Tillamook cheese is the best!), marionberries, or donuts (see Voodoo Donuts).

The Southern Dandy: California just grapes? Pffft. Fail!

California is the largest producer of agriculture products recipient of agricultural subsidies in the US, producing nearly twice as much and the 2nd place state, Texas.

Fark you, Cali