Thought I’d ask this because I want to discover more foods from across the world
(Also I shouldn’t have to say this to americans, please state where you are from and state where you are from without acronyms or shortened names because I’ve seen US Defaultism on lemmy and not all of us are going to know your acronyms considering we’re global users)
jucy lucy. it’s like a cheeseburger but the cheese is inside the patty
Gooey butter cake. Dessert from St. Louis, Missouri, USA
I love Gooey butter cake but I think toasted ravioli is our best food. (Hi fellow Missourian! I’m from O’Fallon though.)
It was a difficult choice, believe me. I absolutely love t ravs but i think the cake just slightly edges it out for me. I do love stl pizza too but thats just too divisive :). Hi fellow Missourian! I’m out in the city myself but we’re all in the metro area either way
It’s more of a food/ingredient than a dish, but Chinook salmon. So good. (Washington)
Stamppot. I’m from the Netherlands and I really love stamppot.
It’s basically boiled veggies (usually a type of kale, but it can also be made with endive or carrots (but then it’s called hutspot) and potatoes mashed together. Add a smoked sausage and some gravy over it. delicious!
But it’s best when it’s winter and it’s really cold outside and when you make it, the windows steam up. Then it’s really gezellig
Also dutch and I can’t stand the texture of stamppot, and the flavour is pretty meh as well. I’d rather skip dinner than eat stamppot.
Now, zoute haring, that’s a true Dutch delicacy!
I’m german, but my families traditional recipe was influenced by my uncle from the netherlands. It is basically uienstamppot with bratwurst and applesauce as a variation on “Himmel un Ääd” and it’s sooooo tasty. I can never eat normal mashed potatoes when uienstamppot is so much better!
A store-made bagel, with 2 over-easy eggs and a thick slice of a spiced ham product called (pork roll) or (taylor ham), a slice of American cheese, and “salt, pepper, ketchup”.
Commonly with bacon, sausage, or regular sliced deli ham replacing the meat. Sometimes with hot sauce instead of ketchup. The bagel can be any type, but is often “everything”.
NYC area, mostly north New Jersey.
Living in japan. Sashimi/sushi would probably be my current fave. Not shocking, but true. Second would be all the lovely grilled fish and seafood we get here.
If from the US, so for that probably anything tex-mex.
Philly area
Yes cheesesteak, hoagie, soft pretzels.
But I believe strongly that a roast pork Italiano sandwich loaded up with sharp provolone, roasted long hots, and broccoli rabe is the best Philly sandwich.
Go a little out into the suburbs around Norristown, and you’ll also find the “Zep” a sort of pared-down hoagie, one kind of meat, cheese, oil and spices, tomatoes, and plenty of onions.
I’m not going to wade into the minefield of which sandwich shops are best except to say Pat’s and Geno’s are garbage, but maybe worth it for the experience if you’re a tourist. Avoid anywhere that advertises as a “Philly Cheesesteak” look for cheesesteak, steak sandwiches, or even just steaks. For a Zep I don’t think it’s controversial to say Lou’s ro Eve’s are the places to go.
Tomato pie- close relative of pizza, thick sort of focaccia-like crust, square, thick tomato sauce, dusting of Parmesan cheese, served cold. Staple of many parties here.
Also in the suburbs - Franzones pizza, Bridgeport is the original location, but the original owner sold it to a relative and opened the one in Plymouth/Conshy location and another in Manayunk. You’re going to either love or hate the pizza, thin crust, very sweet sauce in a spiral on top of the cheese. There’s a few imitators out there but Franzones is the original.
This is the right time of year for them so “Irish Potato” candies. Sweet cream cheese and shredded coconut, rolled in cinnamon. Nothing Irish about them but they kind of look like potatoes.
Zitners Easter eggs- chocolate candies with various fillings.
Goldenbergs Peanut Chews- chewy molasses candy with peanuts covered in chocolate
Mallow Cups- like a Reese’s cup but full of marshmallow and coconut instead of peanut butter
Scrapple - don’t ask what’s in it, just eat it.
Pork roll (kind of a jersey thing, but ubiquitous in Philly too) it’s basically round spam
Pepperpot soup- this is old Philly food, like revolutionary war Philly, it’s damn hard to find these days but every few years some local restaurant gets the idea to recreate it. It’s a hearty, slightly spicy beef and trip soup. There’s some Caribbean pepper pot soups that are kind of similar.
I forgot about Irish potatoes. Those things are kind nasty, if you really don’t like coconut shavings like me. So why do I have positive memories of them?
Also, shout out for tomato pie.
I have a really complicated relationship with coconut, because I really like the flavor, but hate the texture. The flavor wins out for me but not by much.
And come to think of it, I think a lot of the commercially made ones use some sort of coconut creme filling instead of cream cheese so it’s more shelf stable and doesn’t require refrigeration. I like the cream cheese ones slightly more.
PORK ROLL!
I personally don’t like the stuff, but I’m obligated to endorse it lmfao.
Birch beer is also a thing here. And applejack!
Ah fuck, can’t believe I forgot birch beer.
Any time I manage to get someone with any influence at a local brewery’s attention I try to put the idea for a hard birch beer into their mind. I don’t think it’s taken root anywhere yet, but hopefully someday.
Applejack to an extent, I don’t think it has quite as much cultural significance to Philly, but maybe to NJ with Lairds.
While I’m on NJ, the Taylor ham/pork roll debate is weird to me, it says pork roll on the package.
And while we’re talking drinks, I suppose honorable mention goes to Yuengling. Pottsville is a bit outside of the Philly area, but it’s ubiquitous in and around the city, if you order a “lager” you get a Yuengling. Its a solid alternative to the Bud/Miller/Coors big brand beers, but really nothing too special. I avoid buying it myself anymore because Dick Yuengling is kind of a dick, and there’s plenty of other great beers being made in and around the city, but I’ve probably drank more lagers in my life than any other single beer.
EDIT: On birch beer, if you ever find yourself up to Ulysses PA in, I think, Potter County, they have the Pennsylvania lumber museum, they have a birch still there, and at least the one time I was there they had a guy talking about it with a little vial of birch oil from the still you could smell. He had a lot of cool information about birch trees/oil, turns out birch trees contain a compound that’s similar to aspirin. And the birch oil does smell very much like birch beer.
Dick Yuengling is kind of a dick
That’s unfortunate. I always tried to getting some when I’m in the area, just because of the local history. I’m not a fan otherwise, but the brand has killer nostalgia
Meant to reply a couple days ago but forgot
Yeah, unfortunately he’s a trump supporting, union busting asshole.
I’ve heard, but have been unable to verify, that his daughters who are set to take the company over someday, may have their heads on straight. I hope so. There are absolutely far better beers in and around Philly (I’m happy to give a long list of recommendations,) and Yuengling isn’t anything too special as a beer. But it’s special for being America’s oldest brewery, and it’s certainly carved out a special place for itself in this area. Like I said, I’ve drank a lot of Yuengling in my life, odds are I have a few cans in my beer fridge right now because there’s a good chance that it’s what my friends grab out of habit whenever they bring beer over for a party, I’ve been to more than a few bars with “Yuengs and Wings” specials (which rhymes for those who aren’t familiar with it) and it does it’s job adequately of being a beer that tastes like beer for when you just want to have a beer, so I do hope that when Dick retires or dies his daughters make up for some of his bullshit. I’d like to have my old standby cheap beer option back in the rotation someday.
Thanks. While I’m always looking for tips on good beers, I’m not likely to be in the area anytime soon
Oh, pork roll and applejack is NJ, I am NJ.
As for the debate, I agree its pork roll. It’s like calling all video game consoles a Nintendo when you call pork roll Taylor ham.
I will steal the cheesesteak to eat, if you don’t mind. I’ll only grumble mildly when y’all come to the shore in exchange.
I generally don’t let many people from Jersey know this, but you guys may have the best cheesesteaks with Donkeys Place. They’re a little heretical with the seeded Kaiser roll, but they’re damn good.
I’ll have to check it out! Seeded rolls don’t agree with me, but I’ll make them agree with me! I promise to keep it a secret!
Camden I think is the original location, but they have a couple other places now, Mt Holly and Medford I think?
Veggie burger
From Bulgaria, banitsa, it’s a bit difficult to describe, but it’s sorta like layered dough with cheese and eggs, though this description really doesn’t do it justice…
Looks a lot like the moldovian Vertuta. I bet they taste similar.
My wife spent 18 months in Bulgaria. When she talks about the food banitsa invariably comes up as something she desperately misses.
Katrafutra, fluffy flat bread from Comoros (specifically Mayotte). Sauce your Kange (zebu stew) with it and it’s even more delicious.
merjimek chorbasy - is a lentil soup, I think it’s originally turkish. nohutli et - lamb stew with chickpeas. yantyq - pie with minced lamb fried in a pan without fat. I’m originally from Crimea, Ukraine.
Swedish meatballs, brown cream sauce, lingonberry jam and mashed potatoes. Vegan in my case, but doesn’t matter, it’s fucking great either way.
Also, Semla.
Does British curry count? Cornish pasties are good too. Also cheese but that is more of an ingredient than meal.
Mission style burritos are tasty.
I also like California style pizza so long as the toppings aren’t too weird.
The picture in the Wikipedia article for california style Pizza doesn’t look very appealing
Too much veg on that one. Scroll down for an egg pizza from Chez Panisse.
Hell yeah!
Denver, CO
We have really good Little Donkeys
