Regional foodstuff

[Fresh Pants]

Local Hawaiian fare : 'opihi (limpets), butterfish luau, poke, lomi salmon/other fish, AND the Spam musubi

+1 NM green chilies

Malaysia : Penang laksa. Holy crap, I love it. Actually, I love most Malay food.

[He Man]

New York Bagels
NY slices

Does beer count? if yes than Yuenling (only sold on the east coast, unless someone really likes it to distribute it on the west coast)
Rare VOS, NY brew

Oh and this one is kinid of odd. its called Yummy bread. Its a REALLY thick and buttery sliced white bread. Weighs close to 1lb for a loaf. Its not quite like a loaf of pound cake, but it weighs similar to one.

[teddy037.2]

Iowa Chops. Both the super thick cut pork chops and the farm league hockey team.

that is such an awesome team name! right up there w/ Macon Whoopee 

[Howie]

Name that city: Black Bear Soda, squeeky cheese curds, Usingers Sausage, kringle & Sprecher Beer

Hint: Yah der hey!

Too easy.  Say hello to Laverne and Shirley for me please!

[Vindingo]

Taylor Ham/Pork Roll

It's a New Jersey thing, but can also found in Philli and NY. 

Its a pork "sausage" product, cut into round slices, that you fry and eat for breakfast. Usually found on a Taylor Ham, egg and cheese sandwich at a 24hr. diner. 

[NeufUnSix]

If we are going to list best restaurants, I'll throw in mine:

In my hometown (Moncton New Brunswick) there is a microbrewery/pub called the Pumphouse. It makes fantastic beers on site (if you spot any Pumphouse Brewery beer at a liquor store near the border, buy it) and some of the finest dry-aged steak you can get for less than 15$. Plus they make a mighty tasty wood-fired pizza, beer battered onion rings (notable because you can actually taste the beer), and during mardis gras they make some great cajun stuff (that's where I had alligator tail, only place I ever found it).

In Montreal, everyone HAS to go to Schwartz's deli. Their smoked meat is not so much smoked meat as it is tender corned beef brisket that is heavily seasoned and smoked. It's phenomenal and has no comparison, the name smoked meat is simply too generic to describe this stuff. 5$ gets you a "sandwich" which is actually a 3 inch high pile of hot, just-sliced meat with a couple of slivers of bread throw on. And if you sit at the 50s style counter you can watch the grizzled old guys haul around slabs of meat and snap at indecisive customers. There is always a 20 foot lineup out the door at any given time, and for good reason.

For the best poutine in Montreal, La Banquise is hard to beat. It's a 24h fast food joint that serves over 20 varieties of poutine, with everything from green peas to sausage and hot peppers thrown in. This is the real deal, poutine that tastes fantastic even to someone who usually doesn't enjoy it.

For interesting burgers at a reasonable price in Quebec, the Frite Alors chain is a good bet. They serve Belgian-style fries with a variety of mayo sauces, but it's the burger menu that really grabs your attention. How about spiced lamb? Bison? Too simple? Well there is their caribou burger, which is about as good as a fast food burger can get. Just make sure they hold off the dijon otherwise you'll be too busy fighting off a stroke to enjoy the meat. On top of that they serve a great house beer that seems to be laced with a little bit of honey. Mmmm.

[teddy037.2]

hmmm... montreal is on my list of places to be before I die...

you'll have to play tour guide whenever it is I make it up that way 

[FatguyRacer]

Maryland Crab Soup.
Steamed Crabs
Crab Cakes

You just have to come here to experience it all.

Were also know for Terrapin Soup too, but I've never had it and to be honest dont think I want to either.

+1 for Yuengling!

I think their Lager is just as good as Sam Adams and it's half the price. And I like Sam Adams alot.

I just finised off a sixer of Yuengling Porter. So far the standard Lager is there best offering. The Lord Chesterfield Ale is not that good. The Porter is good, but its a bit thin and watery for a Porter. Sam Adams gets the edge here with their Porter.

I wish Yuengling would come out with a Hefe.

[DaniD]

I'm glad to see that someone finally mentioned MD blue crabs....one of the the best things in the world and by far the best thing about summer on the east coast!

love Yuengling too, there's always a keg of it in my garage!

[ducati_tim]

From my native land - Virginia ham, especially Smithfield. I love ham biscuits, too, which are really served on soft rolls.
From my adopted city - Sourdough bread. For some reason I only like the sourdough made in San Francisco or from Acme Bread of Berkeley . It must be that lactobacillus sanfranciscensis

[T-byrd]

My mom is from the northeast corner of Bavaria in Germany and there are a few things that I got to savor when visiting the grandparents that I can't find here.  Rindfleischwurst being the best, smokey, beefy spread you can put on hearty german farmers rye bread, topped with pickles of course.  Of course the potato dumplings from that corner of Europe are amazing...as big as my head and as soft as angels pillows. 

Can't forget the "Wurstlamo", he stands on the street corner selling a lovely pair of Wieners (the long skinny kind, similar to what real hot dog are like) in crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside rolls with German mustard slathered on them.

Good lord!  I'm salivating just thinking about those lovely dishes.

Great thread!

T

[Le Pirate]

being born and raised in Texas...there are a couple things I think they do right around here

1. Texas BBQ....you can get BBQ alot of different ways. Memphis, Carolina, etc.....but for good Texas style....you have to come to Texas. Some of the best I've had is from roadside stands...guys just selling out of their pits and pickup beds.

2. Chicken Fried Steak. I'm not sure where it was invented, but you can get some damn good ones here. CFS, mashed taters, and some gravy 

[FatguyRacer]

being born and raised in Texas...there are a couple things I think they do right around here

1. Texas BBQ....you can get BBQ alot of different ways. Memphis, Carolina, etc.....but for good Texas style....you have to come to Texas. Some of the best I've had is from roadside stands...guys just selling out of their pits and pickup beds.

2. Chicken Fried Steak. I'm not sure where it was invented, but you can get some damn good ones here. CFS, mashed taters, and some gravy 

I like to go native where ever my travels take me. Last time i was in Texas, these items were pretty much all I ate. CFS is best at highway truckstops.

Are you sure your born and raised in Texas? How did you leave off Tex-Mex?

[the_Journeyman]

Fried green tomatos

JM

[rgramjet]

I'm glad to see that someone finally mentioned MD blue crabs....one of the the best things in the world and by far the best thing about summer on the east coast!

love Yuengling too, there's always a keg of it in my garage!

+1  Harris Crab House on a warm Sunday afternoon!  Drinking Coronas and savoring the crabs.  How could it get any better?