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Sailor Steve 01-15-11 10:59 AM

The Green Jello has been adequately explained, as has the Utah version of the pastrami burger. That's something I'd like to address, though. Utah is one place you can come to and actually find some specialized fast food that is worth sampling (I'm sure others have similar things but I just wanted to brag).

Crown Burger. Back in the 1970s a Greek immigrant started a burger joint that served pastrami burgers, steak sandwiches, barbequed pork sandwiches and other items not found in the usual chains. When an Arab mogul built a business tower across the street he wanted a parking lot, and Crown Burger disappeared.

Several months later it was back, less than a block away. I got the opportunity to ask the owner what had happened, and he said "Oh, their offer was too good to argue with. So good, in fact, that I was able to open this new restaurant and two new ones, plus loan money to my cousins for their own businesses!"

So now we have three Crown Burgers, Atlantis Burgers, Apollo Burgers, and Burger Palace, all serving pretty much the same fare. And it's good. :sunny:

papa_smurf 01-15-11 12:06 PM

Wonder what a UK version would look like?

Penguin 01-15-11 04:09 PM

I could recognize most stuff, but can someone identify the weird stuff people eat in the Dakotas, in MN and OK?

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet (Post 1574750)
... foods by state is one place where stereotypes DEFINITELY apply :up:

I have only travelled a few states, but this is true definitely true for the ones where I've been. Same goes if you travel Europe, all your food cliché expectations are fulfilled ;)

Platapus 01-15-11 04:14 PM

Nothing beats going behind Embassy Row in Seoul Korea and stopping off at Burger Jacks for a Shrimp Burger:yeah:

It is just like it sounds. :yeah:

mookiemookie 01-15-11 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguin (Post 1575006)
I could recognize most stuff, but can someone identify the weird stuff people eat in the Dakotas, in MN and OK?

I don't know what the Dakotas stuff is, but as for Oklahoma, okra is a vegetable that looks like this:

http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/im.../bendifry3.jpg

It can be pickled or added to soups, or in this case fried. It originally came from Africa, and its popularity in the south owes to it having been introduced to the Americas through the slave trade.

nikimcbee 01-16-11 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1574728)
Jello is a very Mormon thing.

http://www.theatlantic.com/food/arch...cuisine/37929/

And I sure do miss RI coffee milk. I don't drink coffee, but I loved that stuff.
http://s1.hubimg.com/u/1459476_f260.jpg

+1 jello and cool whip.:haha:

breadcatcher101 01-16-11 02:57 AM

No state with TV dinners?

I hate those things.

nikimcbee 01-16-11 03:44 PM

I think it's funny that or-gone didn't have salmon listed.:haha: This whole states universe revolves around salmon. I'm surprised they don't have voting rights.

I'd vote for dungoness crabs!:know:

Penguin 01-17-11 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1575608)
I think it's funny that or-gone didn't have salmon listed.:haha: This whole states universe revolves around salmon. I'm surprised they don't have voting rights.

I'd vote for dungoness crabs!:know:

The wise people who created this graphics made a smart choice: do not connect any state with salmon.
If they did, this could lead to a war between the pacific states - each one (including BC) claims to have the best salmon.

Ducimus 01-17-11 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1574728)
Jello is a very Mormon thing.

http://www.theatlantic.com/food/arch...cuisine/37929/

And I sure do miss RI coffee milk. I don't drink coffee, but I loved that stuff.
http://s1.hubimg.com/u/1459476_f260.jpg

I was about to post something along these lines. Mormon's love their jello for some reason.

tater 01-17-11 03:46 PM

You should figure out some bizarre jello recipes to freak them out if you move there.

Ducimus 01-17-11 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tater (Post 1576361)
You should figure out some bizarre jello recipes to freak them out if you move there.

Nah, i think its impossible. They have a ton of jello recepies. The one my fiancee has is actually pretty damn good. I do like to order coffee in public though. Sometimes you'll get a dirty look. Then i'll hot slip it loudly. :O:

That said, i'll be happy if Utah remains tightly controlled by the mormons. I hope it does in fact. Cause i think it keeps all the people out that i'm trying to get away from, or at least discourages them from sticking around. So Utah, I raise this mug of coffee in toast to you and your jello!

Growler 01-17-11 07:06 PM

Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs make Maryland cuisine.
Just like you can't get real Maine lobstuh outside of Maine, you can't get real Maryland crab cakes outside of Murland.

Bort 01-17-11 07:20 PM

Being away from my native Chicago make me miss Chicago-style pizza all the more. I love that stuff. Giordano's, Geno's East, Uno's, and Lou Malnati's, all too good to forget.

Aramike 01-17-11 07:21 PM

Man, you have no idea how good Texas looks in that graphic.


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