[Food] Regional Foods

Cajungal

Staff member
On a good note, the gumbo went over well at the potluck today, until the spiciness hit their wussy Canada palates. Then there was crying. ;)
Keep exposing them to it. They'll get there. :D Boiled shrimp is also deeelicious.

(I know Cajun food isn't just about spiciness, but man I love cayenne pepper.)
 
It is definitely crawdad boiling season in East Texas. A local sports bar does great mudbugs every Friday during the spring. And several of my friends trade off weekends.
 
This is available at Trader Joe's markets in the USA (and presumably elsewhere), if you don't happen to live in Belgium but want to try it.

--Patrick
This is the butter based on it, not the actual cookie type. Normal speculoos/speculaas (I can fight over that one with AmE if you want, it's a Belgian/Dutch thing) is hard and baked or soft and baked. The speculoos paste is....also nice, I admit, but not really the same.
 
Really? 5 pages, and I've got to be the one to break out the Low Country Boil?


Comes in spicy and tame versions. So good, especially in the summertime, with a nice cold beer.

I need to shop around at some of the smaller restaurants to find out the local specialties, but that one's the one that jumped out at me. We're something of a melting pot here.

Also, fuck Paula Deen, and her over-priced bullshit. I've gotten the same chow for a third of the price from Shoneys. But tourists DO love her... *eyeroll*
 
Going back to Buffalo regional foods, my parents sent me a box of sponge candy for Easter and I am in heaven. Mmmmmm deliciousness.

Also Sahlen's hot dogs.
 
My mom sent me a box of Zitner's Butter Krak eggs. I love them so much! It's a buttercream egg with coconut inside, plus toasted coconut in the chocolate. They are so good.
 
I just found out that root beer is almost universally loathed outside the US, apparently it tastes like medicine to many people.
Loved in Canada as well. Many good brands. There are worse than Barq's though. PLENTY better, but there are worse.
 

GasBandit

Staff member
What is root beer?
It's a carbonated sugary beverage similar to cola that gets its unique taste from being made from the root or bark of the Sassafras tree. In days past (And in some western/cowboy movies) it was called "Sarsaparilla." (Pronounced Sass-Puh-rilla). In addition to its distinctive taste, it's also known for its tendency to foam more than ordinary cola.

Common brands for it are Barq's, A&W, and IBC.

It's kind of a north american thing.
 
It's a carbonated sugary beverage similar to cola that gets its unique taste from being made from the root or bark of the Sassafras tree. In days past (And in some western/cowboy movies) it was called "Sarsaparilla." (Pronounced Sass-Puh-rilla). In addition to its distinctive taste, it's also known for its tendency to foam more than ordinary cola.

Common brands for it are Barq's, A&W, and IBC.

It's kind of a north american thing.
It's also worth noting that outside of the United States, the reason people hate it is because Sassafras oil is used to flavor medicine, sort of like how we do it with grape or cherry.

Ironically, it's actually kind of hard to get Sassafras oil in the US because it's a scheduled substance. This is because it's ALSO used for making MDMA. You can still get it, but it's expensive as hell and you can't import it without a license. If you do, the DEA will break into your fucking house and arrest you.
 
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