Best regional food/drinks thread

Yeah. It surprised me, too.

 

Yeah. I can't remember any one Sheetz being better/worse than another. They all rock; especially the ones in Martinsburg, W.Va., where, after a trip to the um, club, you might run into people you've seen in, um, the club, at Sheetz.

A 3:30 a.m. tradition in my 20s.

 

Good call. Texas has a lot of indigenous treats that I fill up on when I go see my dad during the holidays.

Any number of doughnut shops out there make something called a kolache, which is a yeast roll with a piece of sausage baked into it. Phenomenal.

 

Any Italian bread baked fresh (not at the grocery store, either) that morning and sold in a paper bag at your local grocery store.

Tarquinio's, Mancini's...

Tell me Pittsburgh is not the only place that does this.

 

Ukrops cupcakes and 99 percent of what is baked in the bakery.

 

I'm imagining a meal of burt ends with Arthur Bryant's sauce, a bag of Guy's and Boulevard beer and feeling very sad I live on the East Coast.

 

We had Wegman's subs for lunch on my wedding day (at my parents' house as we girls were getting ready) and it totally hit the spot.

My regional specialties:

Syracuse area: Hoffman's hot dogs and Hinerwadel's salt potatoes
Lancaster/Philly area: Turkey Hill orange tea (they carry TH teas in quite a few stores here, but no orange tea)
Hudson Valley: Buddhapesto. Quite simply the best pesto ever. I pay $8 for a tub at my local farmers market, and it's well worth it.

 

Duff's wings, Buffalo, N.Y.

Grouper sandwich, Mucky Duck, Captiva Island, Fla.

Accept no substitutes.

 

Mrs. Baird's fruit pies.
Elgin sausage.
Talk o' Texas okra pickles.

 

Oh Tebow,
What-a Burger.
How could I forget the Breakfast On A Bun Ranchero or any iteration of Taquito.
Best drunk/hangover food ever.

 

Boulevard is the nectar of the Gods.

I think I'll hoist some tonite in your honor, Jake.

 

More from Michigan

Better Made potato chips and Faygo pop. Faygo is like cheap Jones soda, just a lot older and a lot better.