Must Be Regional

sharksfan

I grew up in the Midwest. I miss chocodiles. And Fitz ' s cream soda. And the city I went to college in had a drive thru bar that only served frozen liquor drinks. There were like a dozen or so options and were all served in generic Styrofoam cups. On hot summer days, I miss that bar.

sister13

MarlaSinger& said:

MarlaSinger& said:

Cheerwine

Yes! When they started carrying it in VA, my life changed.

I'm blanking but there was a Mountain Dew styled soda by the same company. It was like Sprite and Dew mixed.

Mello Yello? It's so good.

LBib

Regal Mama said:

mrspadfoot said:

Regal Mama said:

mrspadfoot said:

I see that @Regal Mama‌ and @TyrannosaurusLex have covered all things PC brand, and secret Galen Weston crushes. I'll jump on board wth all of those.

I'd also like to add REAL Poutine, Tim Hortons, All Dressed/Ketchup chips, Kraft Dinner, Beavertails, and eastern Quebec homemade doughnuts

Killaloe Sunrise for the win! They only call it that in the Ottawa area, everywhere else it's just cinnamon, sugar and lemon.

Also, wtf, no KD in the USofA? This is actually shocking to me.

Not real KD. We take 2 cases down to Memphis every year when we go see H's best friend. They have "macaroni & cheese" but it's not the same thin at all

I want to mail everyone a box of KD now. Also where can I find these doughnuts you speak of. I'm going as east as Riviere-du-Loup very soon.

I'll add Joe Louis, coffee crisp, and late night post drinking shawarma to the list

credcat7

Its it ice cream sandwiches

credcat7

starscream said:

Any Cracker Barrel will do,

Kinder chocolate, specifically the eggs.

The Shrimp Basket.

Haribo gummy bears (the german ones).

Schnitzel.

Jimmy John's.

Waffle with ice cream from a street cart.

Another kinder egg fan??? I brought back cases everytime I went to Germany. Love them

credcat7

aditigirl said:

It's it
in-N-Out

@PrivacyWanted‌ help a girl out

boudin sourdough

LBib

@mrspadfoot‌ yes hostess went under but they sold the Twinkie recipe so you can buy them again.

@Regal Mama‌ Maroush on Elgin St. closed?! I'm sad. I went there a lot after going to Bulldog.

LBib

@TyrannosaurusLex‌ were you in the book at Maroush?

LBib

@TyrannosaurusLex‌ :-) Glad to hear they still have a location open.

jenn330

It's It
In-n-out
Firestone grill (specifically their tri tip sandwiches)
Madonna Inn champagne cake

If I ever moved, I would like these foods when i visited home again.

elsa1688

jenn330 said:

It's It
In-n-out
Firestone grill (specifically their tri tip sandwiches)
Madonna Inn champagne cake

If I ever moved, I would like these foods when i visited home again.

Finally I know what someone is referring to! I love Firestone!

jenn330

Cattaneo Brothers beef jerky
TacoWorks tortilla chips

slednecksmomma

I miss cheese curds (fresh and deep fried), culver's, cheese and sausage plates, hell I miss good dairy. I'm just glad they are starting to get Leinenkugel's around here.

janda426

Shrivers taffy
Polish water ice
Johnson's caramel popcorn
Cheesesteaks
Hoagies

All of these other things people are listing sound so foreign and delicious. I need to get around America more.

bumpuser1691848

MotherOfPearl85 said:

The nearest waffle house and krispy Kreme is about 45 minutes from me now. They're everywhere in the South.

There's a waffle house basically on every corner here.

And I'm so sorry about not having a KK around you. Do that mean you're stuck with DD? Bless your heart.

bumpuser1691848

I had a sub from Publix the other day. Between Publix and Zaxby's, I could never leave the South.

ConnieRob

Proper Mexican food. I just can't get on board with putting "queso" on everything. Wtf is fucking "queso". When we first moved out here I ordered fajitas and they were covered with that crap. Do not put fucking white american cheese sauce on my food. Also, do not out that shit in my chile rellano. White american is not the appropriate cheese for that. God damn you all to hell with that shit.

I have many feels on this subject.

myskyegirl

Well this girl runs on Dunkin.   Frappes, Fluff

LBib

Regal Mama said:

@LBib‌ @TyrannosaurusLex‌ the one on Rideau is closed too. During my last pregnancy I had to go to Ottawa and I was so excited to get Maroush, I almost cried when I saw it was gone.

Nooooooo! So where do you find good schwarma in Ottawa these days?

2bwritten

Sheetz, Philly cheesesteaks, Stromboli, old fashioned white pizza, tomato pie, Italian water ice, Suzy Jo donuts (it was a shop in my hometown and they're heavenly), homemade Kaiser rolls, Easter bread, basically any other starch you can buy at an Italian bakery, oh and PHILLY SOFT PRETZELS!!!!!!!!!! I dream about them sometimes. The food was the only good thing about growing up just outside Philly and sometimes I think it might have actually made me stay there...

ASmallWonder

Salad cream is making me  :-&

jenn330

mamabear329 said:

jenn330 said:

It's It
In-n-out
Firestone grill (specifically their tri tip sandwiches)
Madonna Inn champagne cake

If I ever moved, I would like these foods when i visited home again.

Yes!! Madonna Inn cake is amazing! Are you from the CA central coast ?

Yes

rin89

Moxie

Whoopie Pies

New England Clam Chowder

Real Maple Syrup (not that fake crap everyone else seems to call maple syrup)

Governor's

Tim Horton's (Around here we have Timmy Ho's and Cold Stone together. We lovingly call them Cold Ho's)

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BunkinMama said:

I have never really been away from OH for more than a week, so I don't know what is here that wouldn't be else where that I would miss. And I've never been anywhere long enough to fall in love with something that isn't in OH that I would miss.

Clam bakes?

Panini's (but they have different versions)

Zeppe's pizza

Theresa's pizza

Monkeybabe

I don't feel like Portland has regional stuff, really. Portland likes to borrow from all over the country/world. We used to have delicious Tazo tea, but those dicks moved to Seattle. I guess our micro brews? Willamette Valley wines? Portland and the area around it is all about the booze.

taggiecb

garlic fingers

FalconCrest

feffany said:

It's just apples around here... every kind of apple ever, but yeah. Apples. And Stewarts ice cream?

Stewarts ice cream is the best!  I live within walking distance to a Stewarts and we go there all the time!

Twiggymommy

REAL pizza, clams on the half shell, and flounder.

I miss living on the coast

babylimas

@Chillpr‌ - boiled peanuts are super easy to make in the crockpot.

I had blue bell ice cream for lunch.

outnumbered

Chillpr said:

OMG, I have CRIED for Blue Belle I've cream (I'm a southerner living in CT). Another regional food I can't find up here for the life of me is Cajun boiled peanuts...so good. I miss buying boiled peanuts off the side of the road.

I am in MA.  I have found Blue Belle ice cream in Market Basket.

oscarwao

Mofongo
Chimi
And publix. I seriously hate Harris Teeter, they went out of business here.

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MermaidsMagic said:

Also I have been craving Braum's french fries for 8 years. Thanks @MarlaSinger

Gah. They are so good.

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sister13 said:

MarlaSinger& said:

rvasc said:

MarlaSinger& said:

Cheerwine

Yes! When they started carrying it in VA, my life changed.

I'm blanking but there was a Mountain Dew styled soda by the same company. It was like Sprite and Dew mixed.

Mello Yello? It's so good.

nooooooo.

LBib

@TyrannosaurusLex‌ Aladdin's in the convenience store on Carling by Notrw Dame? OMG so good and cheap!! Love their bread too.

DaBearsFansWife

Another vote for Kinder (Germany)

Dr. Enuf (TN)
Zaxbys (TN)
Sundrop (TN)
Portillos (IL)
The original Genos East (IL)
Als Italian beef (IL)
Oberweis Dairy (IL)
7/11 slushies (FL)
Houligans (Fl)
Ocean Deck (FL)

flyingsaucer

NYC area... Best Pizza. Best Bagels. Other states, please stop trying

LBib

TyrannosaurusLex said:

Yesssss!

Omg. It's so exciting to have people on TB know about my favourite things.

S&G's French fry stand?
The Parkdale Market?
DiRienzo's sandwiches?

I used to live around the corner from Parkdale before it gentrified. In hindsight I should have bought out my slumlord. I went to the market all the time.

Gabrielle's is my favourite Ottawa pizza. Love that they put whole pieces of bacon on the Hawaiian.

One of my clients is in Ottawa so I make it back a few times a year.

jorkz821

mrspadfoot said:

TyrannosaurusLex said:

Regal Mama said:

LBib said:

TyrannosaurusLex said:

Yesssss!

Omg. It's so exciting to have people on TB know about my favourite things.

S&G's French fry stand?
The Parkdale Market?
DiRienzo's sandwiches?

I used to live around the corner from Parkdale before it gentrified. In hindsight I should have bought out my slumlord. I went to the market all the time.

Gabrielle's is my favourite Ottawa pizza. Love that they put whole pieces of bacon on the Hawaiian.

One of my clients is in Ottawa so I make it back a few times a year.

Are you two thinking what I'm thinking? GTG!

YUUUP! 

Hmmph! You guys forgot to invite me!

My parents live in Ottawa. I'm inviting myself next time I'm out there.

cagoldi

In and Out here in SoCal.

I love visiting CO for the scenery, but they have so many great local microbrews that's reason enough.

bulbasaur359

I miss really good and cheap mexican food from so cal. 

There's no bagel place in my town. WTH. Miss that too.

In & Out

Johnny Reb's in so cal I miss so much. They need to put locations in nor cal.

We have Boudins up here which is yummy.

Kinders BBQ and sauce. I need to try the restaurant in the next town.

But Cali is boring.