Regional Delicacies / Specialties Of Your Area
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I find the fibrous, light, green & clean broccoli raab to be a nice counterpoint to the pork and cheese. But I’m sure you can get it w/o and they’ll be happy to charge you the same price ?. For anyone that may not know this sandwich just look it up and type Dinic’s, at Reading Terminal Market. Their website has a picture. There are 2 other sandwiches native to the Philly suburbs which deserve honorable mention: The Schmidter and the Zepp. They’re kind of on the junky lunchmeat side of things, but they have their time and place.Love da roast pork! Not a Raab fan.️
I believe it’s broccoli Rabe (at least that’s how DiNic’s labeled it). Haven’t been there since 2019, (didn’t want to deal with Covid nonsense) but it was phenomenal then. Only thing better on that trip was the giant chocolate shake I got at Hershey Park.
I've heard that American A&W and Canadian A&W are completely different beasts when it comes to their root beer and burgers. Our A&W has a creamy like quality.
Wheat flour crumbs: Garnish or accompaniment:Typical dish of my land. It is my favorite - anchovies or sardines
radishes
tomatoes
dried/green peppers
lean pork
olive oil
salted cod
grapes
cucumber
onion
vinegar
water
black pudding pork
split olives .
radishes
tomatoes
dried/green peppers
lean pork
olive oil
salted cod
grapes
cucumber
onion
vinegar
water
black pudding pork
split olives .
I’m a root beer snob. A&W is probably the best Commercial brand. Barq’s has to be the absolute worst? Just carbonated grossness. And way overdone on their spice element.
My favorites are Hank’s (perfect balance of sweet and spice), Berghoff (more ale like qualities), DognSuds (probably the creamiest Rootbeer I’ve tried), and Fireman’s Brew (it’s a bit sweeter than Berghoff, but has that great sassafrass element. I’d drink it more often but it’s so hard to get)
Worst I’ve had are Virgil’s ?? the new formula WBC (they had a winner before they switched about Eight or Nine years ago), and Frostie (not to be confused with Frosttop which is excellent).
The mark of a great rootbeer is that it needn’t be refrigerated to be drinkable. If it’s good lukewarm/room temperature then it’ll be phenomenal cold.
Last time I had a Dog'n'Suds rootbeer was a couple of years ago in Grayslake. I love it in a frosted mug.
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I lived half my life in Lansing, which is known for the olive burger. In short, a regular burger topped with an olive salad made of chopped green olives with pimentos, mayonnaise, a pinch of sugar, and a splash of lemon juice.
Lansing also is home to Quality Dairy, a 7-11 like convenience store that makes it's own milk, apple cider, eggnog, and doughnuts (amongst other things). QD is known for its onion dip, where Michigan State alumni ofter pick up when visiting or request it to be shipped.
It's similar to, but but better than, Liptons onion dip (best served with chips or crackers). While some may consider it trashy, it is delicious.
I lived half my life in Lansing, which is known for the olive burger. In short, a regular burger topped with an olive salad made of chopped green olives with pimentos, mayonnaise, a pinch of sugar, and a splash of lemon juice.
Lansing also is home to Quality Dairy, a 7-11 like convenience store that makes it's own milk, apple cider, eggnog, and doughnuts (amongst other things). QD is known for its onion dip, where Michigan State alumni ofter pick up when visiting or request it to be shipped.
It's similar to, but but better than, Liptons onion dip (best served with chips or crackers). While some may consider it trashy, it is delicious.
The only regional speciality I can think of worth mentioning is Yorkshire Pudding.
As a kid raised in a veggie family, it was a rare treat, then cooked in a big oven dish, cut up, and served piping hot with jam.
As a kid raised in a veggie family, it was a rare treat, then cooked in a big oven dish, cut up, and served piping hot with jam.
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