Best regional food/drinks thread

Even though there are Cousins sub joints in states other than Wisconsin, the only place they consistently stay open is in Wisconsin, and mainly, SE Wisconsin at that.

 

A Treat Sarsparilla Bethlehem, PA. homemade birch beer from Lancaster County PA

 

I've always heard good things about Ledo's. It's on the list.

 

To whoever mentioned kolachies made with *heresy!* sausage - they might be called kolachies, but they aren't authentic.

Authentic kolachies are made with poppy seed, apricot or plum.

So says Czech Rosie who learned the fine art of kolachy-making as a child from her Czech-speaking grandmother. (I just wish I remembered more than a few phrases of Czech that she taught me during those baking sessions.)

 

My grandma still makes plum and apricot every year. Won't be long until Thanksgiving.

 

Agreed. I moved from MN to Houston about two years ago now and there is not a single real kolache to be found, only the sausage filled impostors.

 

Pecan pie, Honeysuckles Cafe, Juliette, Ga.

 

Poutine. French fries with gravy and cheese curds. Used to be a Quebec-only snack but now it's all over the country. Hell, even Harvey's, a fast food hamburger chain, sells it.

Now we have gourmet poutine with beef short ribs and/or foie gras.

 

Is something wrong with me for being a Pittsburgh native who doesn't like Primanti's? I don't really like most of the Western PA stuff that has been mentioned on this thread. The only must-have for me when I visit is Mineo's.

 

Tillamook Wild Mountain Blackberry ice cream and Burgerville Marionberry shakes. A rite of summer in my neck of the woods.

And Sahlen's hot dogs are awesome, as were Malecki and Shelly (don't ask me to spell Shellengowski correctly) brand meats. I think they sold Sahlen's at Ted's red/white hots.

And a beef on weck anywhere outside of WNY isn't authentic.

 

As a recent arrival to your region, may I second the Tillamook ice cream. Their Huckleberry flavor also is great stuff.