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Post by gillyp on Jul 17, 2020 9:46:11 GMT
A little fluff for the weekend.  Following RedSquirrelUK 's post here about countries represented on the board and AmeliaBloomer 's post therein about being invited to each one and being cooked a local delicacy, what would you suggest is a menu specifically local to you? I would like to offer you : Starter - Cullen Skink Main - Haggis, neeps and tatties Dessert - Cranachan and maybe some Tablet to nibble on over coffee Have you any clue what you would be eating?! What is local cuisine to your area? disclaimer - yes, I am veggie but I'd like to know what is served as local food, not just what I would eat! |
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Post by sueg on Jul 17, 2020 9:51:02 GMT
My local menu would be: Starter: Obatzda with radishes and pretzels Main: Schweinehax'n with sauerkraut, potato dumplings and gravy Dessert: Kaiserschmarrn with either apple or apricot compote definitely pear or apricot schnapps with the coffee |
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Post by rainangel on Jul 17, 2020 9:53:53 GMT
I'm in Norway and we don't get a lot of overseas visitors. The few times we have though (Australian visitors) we have made sure they try whale, elk and desserts with handpicekd cloudberries.
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Post by sueg on Jul 17, 2020 9:55:43 GMT
I'm in Norway and we don't get a lot of overseas visitors. The few times we have though (Australian visitors) we have made sure they try whale, elk and desserts with handpicekd cloudberries. Not sure about whale, I have had elk in Sweden and it was good. Cloudberry anything is wonderful - a Norwegian friend made us a dessert that was basically whipped, sweetened cream with cloudberries folded through - totally yum! |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 17, 2020 9:56:28 GMT
They sound like something a Unicorn would bring in on a silver platter. I'm loving the sound of your starter sueg I've not checked out the rest yet. |
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Post by rainangel on Jul 17, 2020 9:58:16 GMT
I'm in Norway and we don't get a lot of overseas visitors. The few times we have though (Australian visitors) we have made sure they try whale, elk and desserts with handpicekd cloudberries. Not sure about whale, I have had elk in Sweden and it was good. Cloudberry anything is wonderful - a Norwegian friend made us a dessert that was basically whipped, sweetened cream with cloudberries folded through - totally yum! Whale is not a fish, so it is more of a steak flavor to it, which surprises people. And that is how I would serve cloudberries too! Just in some whipped cream, and with homemade krumkake. It's like a waferthin biscuit in a coneshape. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2020 10:12:48 GMT
gillyp what am I having for my pudding?
I guess I'd serve Irish stew, maybe some white pudding, colcannon, soda bread and some Barmbrack.
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Post by sueg on Jul 17, 2020 10:34:50 GMT
If we can play along here in the US, the answer is Old Bay crabs. Along with a lesson on how to pick (apart) crab. Crab cakes for those who look at a crab with horror. Of course you can play along. I'd love to hear some regional specialties from the US. I would also be there any day for fresh cooked crabs or crabcakes! |
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Post by leannec on Jul 17, 2020 10:44:48 GMT
I'm in Alberta and we are famous for our beef  I would serve a great steak, medium rare, with a loaded baked potato and fried fresh mushrooms ... Dessert would be something from my childhood ... flapper pie  |
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Post by carhoch on Jul 17, 2020 10:55:43 GMT
I am Swiss and American so my Americans friend love for my to cook Swiss food like fondue raclette or spätzly and for my Swiss friend I will make seafood or Tex-mex or a really good steak . And gillyp no Haggis for me thanks  |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 17, 2020 10:59:27 GMT
gillyp what am I having for my pudding?
I guess I'd serve Irish stew, maybe some white pudding, colcannon, soda bread and some Barmbrack.
I'm not sure if you are teasing me with the pudding/dessert debate! My dessert would be cranachan If you wanted a hot pudding you could have clootie dumpling.  |
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Post by peasapie on Jul 17, 2020 11:42:13 GMT
In upstate NY we produce lots of pure maple syrup. The trees are already tapped! It’s delicious and so much better than sugary syrups with maple flavor added.
We also have lots of apple orchards and there is a growing industry making hard apple cider and IPA beer.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jul 17, 2020 11:43:22 GMT
rainangel, we have a lot of the same ‘foraged’ foods in Newfoundland that you have we just have different names for them. We call your cloudberries bake apples and lingonberries are partridgeberries. I would serve oyster leaf salad, either a moose roast with a jigg’s dinner or fish and brewis (can’t escape cod altogether) for the main, and either partridgeberry tarts or bakeapple cheesecake for dessert.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2020 11:46:01 GMT
gillyp what am I having for my pudding?
I guess I'd serve Irish stew, maybe some white pudding, colcannon, soda bread and some Barmbrack.
I'm not sure if you are teasing me with the pudding/dessert debate! My dessert would be cranachan If you wanted a hot pudding you could have clootie dumpling. Totally teasing The cranachan sounds delicious not sure about the clootie. |
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Post by lisae on Jul 17, 2020 11:48:47 GMT
Apple pie. We are known for our orchards.
Otherwise, I personally don't like traditional southern food that much so I ask visitors what they like and pick restaurants from there.
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Post by casii on Jul 17, 2020 11:52:24 GMT
If we can play along here in the US, the answer is Old Bay crabs. Along with a lesson on how to pick (apart) crab. Crab cakes for those who look at a crab with horror. This would have been my suggestion too. Maybe Smith Island Cake or Berger's Cookies for dessert. A tasting flight of local beers or spirits for those who imbibe. |
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Post by ChicagoKTS on Jul 17, 2020 11:58:56 GMT
Here in Chicago for local specialties, you need to roll-up your sleeves, grab a bunch of napkins and get ready for a Vienna beef hot dog run through the garden, Italian beef dripping gravy down your arms and REAL Chicago pizza which is cut tavern style with a thin crust with sausage, green peppers and onions. Feel free to add a good dose of giardiniera to any of the items.
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Post by carhoch on Jul 17, 2020 12:14:59 GMT
Apple pie. We are known for our orchards. Otherwise, I personally don't like traditional southern food that much so I ask visitors what they like and pick restaurants from there. So if the peas showed up at your house they don’t get a home cook meal  |
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Post by Merge on Jul 17, 2020 12:19:04 GMT
Smoked brisket, smoked chicken enchiladas verdes, real guacamole, and some kind of tequila-based beverage. Texas sheet cake for dessert, of course!
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Post by wellway on Jul 17, 2020 12:23:12 GMT
It's going to depend on the season,
Summer, perhaps a nice light tomato soup, a fabulous salad with a local ham, followed by multiple desserts, Eton Mess, trifle and lemon drizzle cake. Cheese board with English cheeses and wines
Winter
Something like parsnip and ginger soup, a full roast dinner with all the trimmings and a number of desserts, perhaps Christmas cake, a chocolate something and a fruit salad
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Post by lindas on Jul 17, 2020 12:39:40 GMT
If you want truly regional food then it would have be scrapple and peach pie. Steamed blue crabs, crab soup and crab cakes would be on the list too. Would have to order Grottos pizza along with Dogfish Head beers.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 17, 2020 12:45:32 GMT
I'd go with a New England clam bake. A cup of clam chowder for a starter. Lobster, steamers or mussels, corn on the cob, and potatoes. Blueberry pie for dessert.
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Post by jubejubes on Jul 17, 2020 12:53:02 GMT
Fresh Walleye from Lake Erie
Fresh salad from all the wonderful veggies/berries in Niagara
Buttertarts made with maple syrup
Ice wine with Balderson Aged cheese & pears
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Post by janeliz on Jul 17, 2020 13:15:57 GMT
Let’s see...I always have some pimento cheese on hand. As a snack with crackers and veggies or on a burger. So good!
Shrimp and grits, a Lowcountry boil (shrimp, corn, potatoes and sausage), pork bbq with mustard sauce, and She-Crab soup are also good options.
My husband always offers up boiled peanuts, but people are never eager to try them.
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Post by KelleeM on Jul 17, 2020 13:42:09 GMT
rainangel , we have a lot of the same ‘foraged’ foods in Newfoundland that you have we just have different names for them. We call your cloudberries bake apples and lingonberries are partridgeberries. I would serve oyster leaf salad, either a moose roast with a jigg’s dinner or fish and brewis (can’t escape cod altogether) for the main, and either partridgeberry tarts or bakeapple cheesecake for dessert. My Dad’s family is from Nova Scotia and I heard a lot about bakeapples when they talked about life there but I never had them, nor did I see them. Apparently there was a secret place they grew in their tiny little town. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jul 17, 2020 13:50:26 GMT
Smoked brisket, smoked chicken enchiladas verdes, real guacamole, and some kind of tequila-based beverage. Texas sheet cake for dessert, of course! All that and an assortment of tamales, as well as fresh boiled shrimp & crawfish (if in season). Appetizers would be kolaches (the kind with meat, not fruit). Drinks would be the hard seltzer of choice this year - Ranch Water. |
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Post by Merge on Jul 17, 2020 14:02:17 GMT
Smoked brisket, smoked chicken enchiladas verdes, real guacamole, and some kind of tequila-based beverage. Texas sheet cake for dessert, of course! All that and an assortment of tamales, as well as fresh boiled shrimp & crawfish (if in season). Appetizers would be kolaches (the kind with meat, not fruit). Drinks would be the hard seltzer of choice this year - Ranch Water. We have been all up in the ranch water this summer. And if it's grapefruit season, we could also make Rio Red Palomas. |
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Post by scrappyesq on Jul 17, 2020 14:05:38 GMT
Bagels with cream cheese. I don’t care where you’re from or what you’ve eaten that someone has told you was a bagel. The best ones are here.
(I am a connoisseur)
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 17, 2020 14:12:58 GMT
If you visit Colorado, Rocky Mountain Oysters is the one that people tend to ask for (but I wouldn’t touch them with a 10 foot pole).
So those who don’t know those are Bull Ball’s🤢🤢🤢🤢
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Post by librarylady on Jul 17, 2020 14:17:37 GMT
Good Texas smoked brisket. I used the disclaimer "good" because there are some awful BBQ places around. Side story: years ago we had a young Russian couple visiting. We went over to Fort Worth to show them the stockyards and while there we went into a BBQ place. It was a place where you placed your order at the counter and then went to your table and the food was brought to you. While we were inline to place the order, the Russian hockey team (visiting for a game)came in the door. The first man said, "BBQ? We are out of here!!" and turned and left. Natashia (our guest) then became alarmed. She wanted to leave. Finally the only way I got her to stay and try the food was to promise to take her somewhere else for food if she tasted it and did not like it. We got our food and Natashia reluctantly tasked the smoked brisket. She liked it and declared that the hockey players were "stupid Russians." Regarding the hockey players: They were touring Texas and had already been to Houston and San Antonio. I suspect that every host took them to eat Texas BBQ and they had had enough. |
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Following RedSquirrelUK 's post here about countries represented on the board and AmeliaBloomer 's post therein about being invited to each one and being cooked a local delicacy, what would you suggest is a menu specifically local to you? 
