Locally famous foods

[briantroutman]

No one from Nebraska is going to mention runzas?

[GaryV]

Pasty is pretty popular here in Southwest Wisconsin, as there is a history of lead mining with miners from Cornwall. But I've never known pasty to be made with carrots. It's usually just meat (usually beef), potatoes, and onions in a pastry crust.

And rutabagas.

The big question is, gravy or ketchup?

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Do places outside the Upper Midwest have commercial/open face sandwiches? Basically hot meat put on bread, either with or without the top piece, served usually with mashed potatoes and all of it covered in gravy. Usually found in more rural areas than in cities.

[nexus73]

Do places outside the Upper Midwest have commercial/open face sandwiches? Basically hot meat put on bread, either with or without the top piece, served usually with mashed potatoes and all of it covered in gravy. Usually found in more rural areas than in cities.

These show up in Oregon.  I love hot turkey sandwiches with lots of gravy!  It was a way for our family to complete the eating of holiday turkeys.  If you want this meal in our area, a local casino that actually has a decent restaurant in it offers it as a lunchtime special on Tuesdays.  Boy is it tasty!

Rick

[tchafe1978]

Pasty is pretty popular here in Southwest Wisconsin, as there is a history of lead mining with miners from Cornwall. But I've never known pasty to be made with carrots. It's usually just meat (usually beef), potatoes, and onions in a pastry crust.

And rutabagas.

The big question is, gravy or ketchup?

I eat mine with ketchup but I suppose gravy wouldn't be wrong. Never tried it with rutabagas though.

[Jim]

Do places outside the Upper Midwest have commercial/open face sandwiches? Basically hot meat put on bread, either with or without the top piece, served usually with mashed potatoes and all of it covered in gravy. Usually found in more rural areas than in cities.

Standard diner option everywhere I've been in the northeast.

[cjk374]

Never had an open face with taters. Smother mine in gravy! Pasties sound better with gravy than ketchup, but haven't had a pasty either.

[webny99]

Has anyone here had poutine? It's a Canadian thing, akin to a heart attack on a plate. More specifically, it consists of french fries covered with cheese curds and a special gravy.

[corco]

Has anyone here had poutine? It's a Canadian thing, akin to a heart attack on a plate. More specifically, it consists of french fries covered with cheese curds and a special gravy.

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

[hbelkins]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

[Brandon]

Pasty is pretty popular here in Southwest Wisconsin, as there is a history of lead mining with miners from Cornwall. But I've never known pasty to be made with carrots. It's usually just meat (usually beef), potatoes, and onions in a pastry crust.

And rutabagas.

The big question is, gravy or ketchup?

I eat mine with ketchup but I suppose gravy wouldn't be wrong. Never tried it with rutabagas though.

That's how they're made in the UP, specifically the Keweenaw Peninsula.

[webny99]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

What's the joke? 

[allniter89]

Many people (not me) in Delaware enjoy scrapple. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapple

[Rothman]

Scrapple is all over the Mid-Atlantic.  PA, NJ, DE and MD.

[Scott5114]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

What's the joke? 

I set the forum to filter "hockey" to "poutine" one year for April Fool's.

[webny99]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

What's the joke? 

I set the forum to filter "hockey" to "poutine" one year for April Fool's.

What were the chances of someone actually typing "hockey" on that date?

[hotdogPi]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

What's the joke? 

I set the forum to filter "hockey" to "poutine" one year for April Fool's.

What were the chances of someone actually typing "hockey" on that date?

It applies retroactively.

[webny99]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

What's the joke? 

I set the forum to filter "hockey" to "poutine" one year for April Fool's.

What were the chances of someone actually typing "hockey" on that date?

It applies retroactively.

Oh. Of course. Are there old threads where this event was referred to?

ETA: I found this. But I still don't see why a reference to poutine was still that hilarious, six years later.

[cjk374]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

What's the joke? 

I set the forum to filter "hockey" to "poutine" one year for April Fool's.

What were the chances of someone actually typing "hockey" on that date?

It applies retroactively.

Oh. Of course. Are there old threads where this event was referred to?

ETA: I found this. But I still don't see why a reference to poutine was still that hilarious, six years later.

You won't get it. It's ok. No biggie.

And now.....on with more local foods!!.......

[webny99]

Now I need 2 explanations:
1] Why was my previous post here deleted?
2] I find the discrimination against me because I'm new rather unfair; what the hell is so hilarious and secretive about poutine?

[US71]

Now I need 2 explanations:
1] Why was my previous post here deleted?
2] I find the discrimination against me because I'm new rather unfair; what the hell is so hilarious and secretive about poutine?

1. I deleted the post because it bordered on attacking another member of the forum.

2. WHAT discrimination? You've posted over 500 times and you've been a member since May 2017. I doubt you're that "new" anymore.  As far as the poutine joke, why are you so worried about it? Just move on.

[webny99]

This has been "solved" (to the extent that there was a solution) via PM. So, let the thread continue... ... ... ... ...

[hbelkins]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

What's the joke? 

Everybody on the forum has heard of poutine. The joke was Corco's sarcasm. Poutine is frequently discussed by forum members, here and on their Facebook pages.

[webny99]

Nope, nobody on this forum has ever even heard of poutine before

What's the joke? 

Everybody on the forum has heard of poutine. The joke was Corco's sarcasm. Poutine is frequently discussed by forum members, here and on their Facebook pages.

My confusion (since cleared up) stems from the fact that I didn't ask if anyone had heard of it, but rather whether anyone had eaten it themselves. Sounds like for many users, the answer is yes to both. So, moving forward...

[abefroman329]

Gravy or ketchup on a pasty both sound disgusting, but I've only had pasties in England.