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Started by hotdogPi, March 05, 2020, 07:44:06 AM

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hotdogPi

The food must be named after the location. They don't actually have to be made locally, though.

In my area:

  • Boston baked beans, Boston cream pie
  • Fig newtons (yes, they're actually named after the city in MA)
  • Gorton's of Gloucester (seafood brand)
  • Concord grapes (MA)
  • Cape Cod chips
  • Chatham Village croutons (MA)
  • Pepperidge Farm Nantucket
  • Cabot (brand name named after a town in VT)

What's in your area?
Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.


GaryV

Detroit style and Chicago style deep-dish pizza.

jeffandnicole


formulanone

Louisiana Hot Sauce

Buffalo Wings

Florida's Natural Orange Juice

Nashville Hot Chicken

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Philly Cheese Steak (prepares for barrage of comments that ignore what 47 other states call it)

kalvado

Once upon a time, I came across "New York style chinese buffet". That was somewhere in bay area, Milpitas maybe. Does that count?

Max Rockatansky


AlexandriaVA


formulanone

Mississippi Mud Pie

Omaha Steaks

California Pizza Kitchen

Miami Subs (though nobody in Florida thinks they invented the submarine sandwich, no more than California invented the pizza)

Seattle's Best coffee

Ore-Ida Potato brand (can trace origins to production plant at the Oregon-Idaho border)

Boca Burger (meatless patty invented in Boca Raton, Florida)

jeffandnicole

Quote from: formulanone on March 05, 2020, 08:05:14 AM
Philly Cheese Steak (prepares for barrage of comments that ignore what 47 other states call it)

I assume the other 3 are PA, NJ & DE.

47 other states and the rest of the world call it a Philly Cheesesteak.

The other 3 call it a cheesesteak. We don't add 'Philly' to it.

Similar is a Soft Philly Pretzel. We'll just call it a pretzel.  If there's any doubt as to options, a soft pretzel.  But not a Soft Philly Pretzel.

frankenroad

In my area:
Cincinnati Style Chili
Buckeyes

In other areas:
Kentucky Hot Brown
Smithfield Ham
Johnsonville Brats
Hawaiian Pizza
Hatch Chilies
Anaheim Peppers
Manhattan Clam Chowder
Coney Islands
Maryland Crab Cakes
Gulf Shrimp
Tillamook Cheese
2di's clinched: 44, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74, 78, 83, 84(east), 86(east), 88(east), 96

Highways I've lived on M-43, M-185, US-127

roadman

Quote from: jeffandnicole on March 05, 2020, 10:27:24 AM

47 other states and the rest of the world call it a Philly Cheesesteak.

The other 3 call it a cheesesteak. We don't add 'Philly' to it.


It's called a Philly Cheesesteak in most other places to distinguish it from a normal steak and cheese sub.  Philly Cheesesteaks are made with Velvetta.  Normal steak and cheese subs are made with real cheese. 
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

jp the roadgeek

#11
New England (creamy)/Manhattan (tomato)/Rhode Island (clear) clam chowder
New Haven (a)pizza
Foxon Park soda (Foxon is a section of East Haven)
Mystic Pizza
Interstates I've clinched: 97, 290 (MA), 291 (CT), 291 (MA), 293, 295 (DE-NJ-PA), 295 (RI-MA), 384, 391, 395 (CT-MA), 395 (MD), 495 (DE), 610 (LA), 684, 691, 695 (MD), 695 (NY), 795 (MD)

GaryV


kevinb1994

Vidalia Onions to the north of here. Georgia peach also to the north of here (I have also heard of Jersey peach as well).

jeffandnicole

Quote from: roadman on March 05, 2020, 10:56:28 AM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on March 05, 2020, 10:27:24 AM

47 other states and the rest of the world call it a Philly Cheesesteak.

The other 3 call it a cheesesteak. We don't add 'Philly' to it.


It's called a Philly Cheesesteak in most other places to distinguish it from a normal steak and cheese sub.  Philly Cheesesteaks are made with Velvetta.  Normal steak and cheese subs are made with real cheese. 

That's not the difference.  A cheesesteak in Philly is often made with American or Provolone.  Very few places actually use melted cheese such as Velveeta.  Pats and Genos do, so that's the image people often get as those places are often used on TV to showcase Philly's Cheesesteaks. But you could easily walk up and get other cheeses as well. 

Same thing with fried onions, peppers and mushrooms.  They're all toppings on a cheesesteak which you can get at most places that offer cheesesteaks. 

There's also cheesesteak hoagies, with lettuce and tomato. 

The name just depends on the location you're at or the lingo you're used to.

roadman

Appreciate the clarification jeffandnicole.
"And ninety-five is the route you were on.  It was not the speed limit sign."  - Jim Croce (from Speedball Tucker)

"My life has been a tapestry
Of years of roads and highway signs" (with apologies to Carole King and Tom Rush)

Mr. Matté

Out of the country, but "Berliner" is also known as a jelly donut.

Example: "Ich bin ein Berliner." *crowd laughs at JFK*

Bruce

Seattle dog and Seattle (sushi) roll, both with cream cheese

But in actual food that is distinctly ours: teriyaki. A small clamshell with rice, chicken, sauce, and iceberg lettuce salad with a side of buttermilk ranch in a tiny cup. Usually for around $8 and available at any suburban strip mall.

Brandon

Quote from: Mr. Matté on March 05, 2020, 04:49:08 PM
Out of the country, but "Berliner" is also known as a jelly donut.

Example: "Ich bin ein Berliner." *crowd laughs at JFK*

But it's not known as such in Berlin, where Kennedy was speaking.
"If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention." - Ramsay Bolton

"Symbolic of his struggle against reality." - Reg

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: Brandon on March 05, 2020, 09:45:57 PM
Quote from: Mr. Matté on March 05, 2020, 04:49:08 PM
Out of the country, but "Berliner" is also known as a jelly donut.

Example: "Ich bin ein Berliner." *crowd laughs at JFK*

But it's not known as such in Berlin, where Kennedy was speaking.

Or...




OracleUsr

Lexington (NC) style barbecue
Anti-center-tabbing, anti-sequential-numbering, anti-Clearview BGS FAN

CtrlAltDel

Quote from: Mr. Matté on March 05, 2020, 04:49:08 PM
Out of the country, but "Berliner" is also known as a jelly donut.

Example: "Ich bin ein Berliner." *crowd laughs at JFK*

It sounds more like cheers to me.

Interstates clinched: 4, 57, 275 (IN-KY-OH), 465 (IN), 640 (TN), 985
State Interstates clinched: I-26 (TN), I-75 (GA), I-75 (KY), I-75 (TN), I-81 (WV), I-95 (NH)

ozarkman417

Springfield-style Cashew Chicken

Saint Louis Bread Company (better known as Panera Bread)

US71

AQ (Arkansas Quality) Chicken

Chicago-style pizza

Memphis-style BBQ
Like Alice I Try To Believe Three Impossible Things Before Breakfast

Big John




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