Great local foods we take for granted

sy · Post by sy » June 21, 2007 2:40 pm

So for the past couple of weeks a fellow co-worker who is out of Ohio and I have been shipping back and forth localized foods that we can't get where we live.

He is solidly addicted to Tastykake products that I ship him boxes of, and I have him shipping me Skyline Chili cans whenever he can. He also turned me on to the Killer Brownies from Dorothy Lane Markets which I swear are the best brownies I've ever tasted.

I take it for granted that Tastykakes are a normal occurence on pretty much any shelf here in PA, but until he had come out to my office, he had never had one, and he's not the first person who's visited here who's said that.

So what awesome foods are local to your areas that seem like second nature to you, but someone else would have no idea?

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 21, 2007 2:43 pm

Duke's mayonaisse and blue shell crabs (not together

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springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » June 21, 2007 2:46 pm

Tex-Mex

http://www.lupetortilla.com/menu.htm

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » June 21, 2007 2:48 pm

try finding this stuff outside a Scandanavian ghetto...

http://www.lefseshack.com/

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » June 21, 2007 2:48 pm

Vernor's ginger ale

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 21, 2007 2:50 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:try finding this stuff outside a Scandanavian ghetto...

http://www.lefseshack.com/

Scandanavia has ghettos?

sy · Post by sy » June 21, 2007 2:51 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:try finding this stuff outside a Scandanavian ghetto...

http://www.lefseshack.com/

says on the webpage they ship it to all 50 states....wish it actually said where in those states.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » June 21, 2007 2:52 pm

Dave has Conn's potato chips shipped from Ohio!

For me its seafood..... Living in FL since I am 6.....I was brought up on fresh seafood. Head to OH to visit the inlaws and their idea of seafood is Red Lobster

z-man · Post by **z-man** » June 21, 2007 2:55 pm

chippewa wrote:Vernor's ginger ale

Yummmm!!!!!! especially with ice cream for a ginger ale float!

One of the first things we do everytime we get back to Michigan is stop to get some Vernor's!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » June 21, 2007 2:56 pm

sy wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:try finding this stuff outside a Scandanavian ghetto...

http://www.lefseshack.com/
says on the webpage they ship it to all 50 states....wish it actually said where in those states.

at home in MN, you could find lefse in the grocery stores any time of year. Of course, they made fun of you for buying it because it meant your wife or girlfriend couldn't make it... but...

here in OH, there aren't enough Scandanavians to warrant a selection of lutefisk or lefse in the grocery store and sometimes you get a little lonesome for the latter.

(and yes, I am on Granrud's mailing list for reminders and catalogues.

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flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » June 21, 2007 3:00 pm

sy wrote:So for the past couple of weeks a fellow co-worker who is out of Ohio and I have been shipping back and forth localized foods that we can't get where we live.

He is solidly addicted to Tastykake products that I ship him boxes of, and I have him shipping me Skyline Chili cans whenever he can. He also turned me on to the Killer Brownies from Dorothy Lane Markets which I swear are the best brownies I've ever tasted.

I take it for granted that Tastykakes are a normal occurence on pretty much any shelf here in PA, but until he had come out to my office, he had never had one, and he's not the first person who's visited here who's said that.

So what awesome foods are local to your areas that seem like second nature to you, but someone else would have no idea?

NO TASTYKAKES?!?!?!?!? That's INHUMANE!

for my brother it's TAYLOR HAM!!!!!!!!!! There are a lot of places in the country you can't get it at all! It is served in deli's and dinners all over here. He can by it in the grocery store in Florida but it's almost impossible to find in restaurants there. He ate it EVERY day for breakfast while he was here visiting!

Conolulu · Post by **Conolulu** » June 21, 2007 3:03 pm

z-man wrote:
chippewa wrote:Vernor's ginger ale
Yummmm!!!!!! especially with ice cream for a ginger ale float!

One of the first things we do everytime we get back to Michigan is stop to get some Vernor's!

They don't have it there?

You can buy it here at Winn Dixie.....?

Bubbaphan · Post by **Bubbaphan** » June 21, 2007 3:08 pm

What I miss that USED to be here is Shakey's Pizza!
Dang...I want one now!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » June 21, 2007 3:09 pm

Peeps I know who left the Chicago area always want italian beef sandwiches or pizza when they visit...

For me, it was always a treat when my f-i-l brought back Wilber's bbq from N Carolina...

green1 · Post by **green1** » June 21, 2007 3:09 pm

Dominion Root Beer. You can taste the honey when you drink it. Mmmmmmmm Maybe I will have to go out and get some tonight.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » June 21, 2007 3:11 pm

I REALLY miss okra. You can't find it here

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » June 21, 2007 3:12 pm

Bubbaphan wrote:What I miss that USED to be here is Shakey's Pizza!
Dang...I want one now!

Godfather's.... their special.

only place I have seen one in years is down in Gulf Shores.

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » June 21, 2007 3:13 pm

Cheerwine

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » June 21, 2007 3:17 pm

from Chicago I miss italian beef sandwiches and Portillo's hot dogs.
Here whenever we have guests we have to do a full food tour with them. That's pretty much the only time I get those things.
The list is - taters or curlies fries, mac and manco pizza or primo's pizza, johnson's corn, shriver's taffy, water ice, kohr's custard.
Then for the complete out of towners who miss home foods, taylor's pork roll, scrapple, tastycakes, cheese steaks, wawa hoagies...
My sis has been dieting for the whole winter so she can come here for one week.

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » June 21, 2007 3:22 pm

I can't think of any foods that you can buy here that you cannot get nationwide... with the exception of maybe produce, Rocky Ford melons, Hatch (NM) chili....

But I so wish you could buy Fluff here. Have to order the stuff online if I want to buy it.

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