The US: a state by state food map - Page 2

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.

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

... foods by state is one place where stereotypes DEFINITELY apply

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

It is just like it sounds.

mookiemookie · 01-15-11, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

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:

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

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.

+1 jello and cool whip.

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.

This whole states universe revolves around salmon. I'm surprised they don't have voting rights.

I'd vote for dungoness crabs!

Penguin · 01-17-11, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I think it's funny that or-gone didn't have salmon listed.

This whole states universe revolves around salmon. I'm surprised they don't have voting rights.

I'd vote for dungoness crabs!

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

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

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.

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

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.

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.

01-15-11, 10:59 AM	#16
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	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. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Wonder what a UK version would look like? __________________

01-15-11, 04:14 PM	#19
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,382 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Nothing beats going behind Embassy Row in Seoul Korea and stopping off at Burger Jacks for a Shrimp Burger It is just like it sounds. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think it's funny that or-gone didn't have salmon listed. This whole states universe revolves around salmon. I'm surprised they don't have voting rights. I'd vote for dungoness crabs! __________________

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Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

01-16-11, 02:57 AM	#22
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	No state with TV dinners? I hate those things.

01-17-11, 03:46 PM	#26
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	You should figure out some bizarre jello recipes to freak them out if you move there.

01-17-11, 07:20 PM	#29
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ GT Aerospace

01-17-11, 07:21 PM	#30
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Man, you have no idea how good Texas looks in that graphic.