Your Area's Local Food

[oldoldman]

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Ludlow!?

[Cyn]

North Carolina here too. You can thank us for the bacon, and Texan's ain't got shit on us when it comes to BBQ.

[ZarakiKujata]

apple pie and cheese? why??

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It's American.


Anyways on topic, CT I guess is same sea food the rest of New England eats I guess? New Haven, where I live, is pretty much defined by its ethnic foods, has perhaps the best variety of ethnic food(real chinese, malaysian, ethiopian, etc) i've seen in a city its size. And the specific part of CT I'm in right now the local cuisine is based largely on Keystone Ice and Chicken Wings + Pizza.

[Atreides]

Pics or it didn't happen, Atreides


Edit: Did I just hit on a guy, again?

yea you did lol

also gefilte fish is nasty, i dont get how people can eat it ;/

[Skjie]

Salmon. Lots and lots of Salmon.

[Kitsuu]

This thread makes me miss home! lol. I'm from South Jersey. Born and semi-raised in Philadelphia. <3333 So much good stuff!

Now I live in some crap town in FL.. /sigh.
Mail me some good stuff, JerseyProphet!

[Headspace]

Ludlow!?

Nah son, Eastgate.

[Koyuki]

Rice, seriously. It's all good though I love the fuck out of rice.

Also Boiled Peanuts.

[Mayareira]

In Istanbul, key is to eat the stuff at the right place. Every food is associated with a town/region. Let's start off with the national spirit.

Raki:
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It is traditionally consumed mixed with water; the dilution causes this alcoholic drink to turn a milky-white colour, and possibly because of its colour, this mixture is popularly called aslan sütü (or arslan sütü), literally meaning "lion's milk" (a(r)slan is also used to mean strong, brave man, hence milk for the brave).
Many people prefer mezze's and Raki at Bosphorus, but Taksim area/Flower Passage is much better for that.

Flower Passage:
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Turkish Coffee:
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Its quite hard to do this right, so...home, I guess. lol

Kanlica Yogurt:

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And awesome yogurt with powder. Its ONLY made at Kanlica region, so you'll have to go there. Any cafe around the region does it quite well.

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Cay and Simit:

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A simple circular bread with sesame seeds, unofficial national snack! You have to eat this with Cay(tea), though. Especially awesome at;

Gulhane Parks near Topkapi Palace. There are bunch of state owned tea/simit cafe's near topkapi palace, you can basically buy a tea for 20 cents and enjoy the view all day. Quite breezy at times though.
AVOID the restaurant in Topkapi Palace though, its pretty bad and retardedly expensive. (Unless you are planning to steal the Spoonmaker's Diamond, then you can easily afford it)

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Inside Dolmabahce Palace museum(its state owned, so you can buy a tea for a dollar and sit in the palace garden as long as you want!)

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ANY cafe in Ortakoy:

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and on old-fashioned 20 cent boat rides(not the new ones though, they are meh).

Manti:

A type of dumpling in Turkish and various Central Asian and Caucasian cuisines, closely related to the east Asian baozi and mandu. Manti dumplings consist of a spiced meat mixture, usually lamb or ground beef, in a dough wrapper. It is either boiled or steamed. The word is used only in plural, referring to the collection of dumplings on a plate or in a pot.

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This ones tough...more of an home food I guess.

Alinazik:

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Kaniyarik: (means "slit-belly" -_-)

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dish consisting of an eggplant stuffed with a mix of sautéed chopped onions, garlic, black pepper, tomatoes, parsley and ground meat.

Its quite easy to make, so even home-made ones are awesome.

Lokum: (Turkish Delight)

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Best at spice bazaar, buy from there and bring it home.

[Delirium]

being from north jersey, but living in SW Virginia for a few years, I found a few items that people didn't know about.

Taylor Ham, Egg, & Cheese, Funnel Cakes, real bagels(god the bagels there were terrible), entenmann's cakes

edit: I also love driving into the city and getting some chicken and rice around union square. so good :D

[Francisco]

Boston...uh, Clam Chowder I guess?

Boston also - chowder is the obvious one...

North End has some great pizza, and other italian food...

[Kitsuu]

Entenmann's being mentioned above reminded me about Tastykake. <3333

How I miss Tastykake...

[ZarakiKujata]

yea you did lol

also gefilte fish is nasty, i dont get how people can eat it ;/

Are you judging it based solely on the shit in the jars? Because that is nasty. You need to have an old yiddish grandmother grind up some fresh pike/carp and make it herself, it is fucking amazing if its made the right way.

[Jodwahh]

Stuff about Istanbul.

Fucking legendary post, I'm going to Turkey for the weekend in about 5 hours. Thanks for the tips :D

[Jaybar]

Speaking of Massachusetts, when I was staying in Chatam for a while on the Cape, pretty much every restaurant or food joint specialized in some form of Cod.

[Chocoboy]

Hi from New Orleans.

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[Mayareira]

Fucking legendary post, I'm going to Turkey for the weekend in about 5 hours. Thanks for the tips :D

Mmm, go go! Lion's Milk & fish combo at bosphorus!

[salasi]

I can't believe I've lived here for years and never tried one. and it's not because I didn't know about them. but tomorrow, that will change.

you should check out The Blue Door, its in St. Paul and has so many different ones to try. and good deals on drinks for happy hour

[oldoldman]

Nah son, Eastgate.

I grew up in Williamsburg. dang.

[Darkevolution]

If you at Michigan State (East Lansing) you have to stop at Menna's home of the DUB.
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