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GHMonkey

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Every state or region around the world has its own little food item that you cant really find done as well anywhere else. What is it in your area?

Michigan makes these things called Pasties. its basicly gravy, potatoes, ruhbarb, celery, chicken or beef, carrots, and onions wrapped in dough. its fantastic.
 

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Every single barbecue place in Tennessee claims to be voted the World's Best. We're pretty good at barbecue.
 

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GHMonkey said:
Michigan makes these things called Pasties. its basicly gravy, potatoes, ruhbarb, celery, chicken or beef, carrots, and onions wrapped in dough. its fantastic.
Local specialty, I think not. Come to Europe or Canada and Pasties are a staple food. In fact the full name is a Cornish Pasty, they originate from Cornwall.

But Fish and Chips seems curiously English, I rarely see it anywhere else unless there's a big English ex pat population.

Also, Toad in the Hole. Some Canadians thought they were actually getting cooked frog when I told them it was Toad in the Hole for dinner. Luckily Canadians are too nice to complain...
...no really, they sat there in silent horror then almost burst in relief when Sausages in Yorkshire pudding were put in front of them.
 

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Taco Bell. Hey, I love my Tacos. I'd eat Taco bell once a day if I could.

Also, Mcdonalds goes the Soylent Green route. Where do they get their meat anyway?
 

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GHMonkey said:
Michigan makes these things called Pasties. its basicly gravy, potatoes, ruhbarb, celery, chicken or beef, carrots, and onions wrapped in dough. its fantastic.
i'm from the southwest of england a few counties over from where pasties were invented so we get loads of them (i mean we have three pasty shops in the town where i live, and it isn't a very big town). i agree they are awesome

i'm from somerset in england, so the best thing we do is cider and perry, and boy do we do them well. there's a shop near where i live where you can buy 5 litres of pretty strong, good tasting cider for £6 and there are loads of local producers you can only buy in this part of the country.
 

Ernie Devlin

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In Australia we have meat pies.
Beef, chicken, curry beef, lamb and rosemary, the list is endless.
Add a type of meat into a pie and there you go!
Pastry and meat, so simple, yet so good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_meat_pie
 

GHMonkey

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well then, i guess anything involving michigan black cherries. best cherries in the world.

and the cottage inn southwestern chicken. i know, i know it probably nt locl, but cottage inn isnt a national conglomorate but its still good
 

El Poncho

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Eh I guess places that sell Haggis? Which I really can't think of except supermarkets.

Fish and Chips but that is thought as, as English.
 

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Parmo, or Parmesan [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmo]

Also Yorkshire Puddings.
 

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Err, this Welsh soup stuff that no-one even knows the name of. Anyway, it soup made with leek, potato, some other stuff and lamb.
 

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In-N-Out? Would that be considered a local specialty? I guess so since we have the best ones here.
 

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GHMonkey said:
Every state or region around the world has its own little food item that you cant really find done as well anywhere else. What is it in your area?

Michigan makes these things called Pasties. its basicly gravy, potatoes, ruhbarb, celery, chicken or beef, carrots, and onions wrapped in dough. its fantastic.
If you ever go to the UK they do them in Cornwall and they are the bomb.

I'm gonna have to go stereotypical and say fish and chips or the roast dinner Mum always makes the best