Is good food always regional?

[Ideal08]

I couldn't figure out how to word the topic, but bear with me. I have a question, Black people, and I need yall to help me out. This is long, bear with me, lol.

What I need to know is this: Are there some things that you can only get in some cities? Examples, in Cleveland, we have Polish Boys (Like, spicy kosher hot dogs with french fries, bar-b-q sauce, and cole slaw on top), Ham Fried Rice (at the Chinese restaurants), and we have the BOMB corned beef sandwiches. These are things that people from other places have no clue what we're talkin' about.

Now, I want to tell yall how the corned beef sandwiches are in Cleveland. Then I'm going to tell yall about my horrific experience buying one here in Columbus. I couldn't wait to come ask yall about this.

Ok, in Cleveland, the corned beef is served warm, on rye bread, with swiss cheese melted (if you request) on it, and there is only mustard on the bread. That's it. Meat (a lot, PACKED on the sandwich), cheese, mustard, and RYE bread. It's served with a pickle spear. If they serve them like this in your city, I apologize, but after you read my experience, you'll see why I just had to explain.

Y'all, today, I had to have a corned beef sandwich. I'm going home (to Cleveland) for the holiday on Sunday, but I couldn't wait that long. So off I go, into the "hood" to get me a corned beef sandwich. I order it, with swiss cheese, the lady says, "We don't have swiss cheese." I shoulda left right then. But no, I'm determined I'm gonna get this sandwich. She brings it out, it's in a styrofoam container. Sticking out of the container is lettuce. I was like, WTF? So me and my friend get to the car, we open the containers and were just appalled. The sandwiches were on buns. Deli kaiser type buns. AND, they had mustard, but they also had LETTUCE wtf, TOMATO wtf, ONIONS wtf, and pickles. Not a pickle spear, sliced pickles on the sandwich. I'm tellin you, I was PISSED. Today is the day I truly understood the phrase, There's no place like home.

So, my question is, do yall have corned beef sandwiches in your cities like we have in Cleveland, or is Columbus just wack? I like that word, wack, lol. And what do you have in your city that if you live somewhere else now, you miss, and can only get it when you go home. Man, when I go to Cleveland, I always get a corned beef sandwich or ham fried rice or a polish boy, no cole slaw. And oh, the ribs at Mt. Pleasant or Hot Sauce Williams.

Sorry about the length.

[kell1gs]

im sorry, but i feel u... MAANNN i just wanna go home to my gramma's house, im comin outta the south and im up here in flippin upstate new york with they nasty lookin GARBAGE PLATE's and for those who dont know.... they really do look like garbage and you will never catch me near one... WHY DO PEOPLE EAT THAT MESS i call my gramma or aunts n stuff be like can you PLEASE send me some corn pudding and some corn bread and some corn, and some WATERGATE SALAD cuz peeps up here dont even know what that is and believe it or not ive met people who dont even know what candied yams are WTF... cmon your black i know you got a grandma some where... now im hungry... poor college student cheese sandwhich time...

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by kell1gs
WATERGATE SALAD

WHAT is a WATERGATE SALAD??????

[AKAtude]

Ideal, I know what you are talking about. People in different regions of the country do make things differently sometimes. A few years ago, I dated a guy from Pennsylvania and we always had disagreements about the "correct" way certain foods should be made. lol

He also had problems with the combination of foods I ate. I'm from Charleston, so shrimp and grits is something we eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. He couldn't understand it. No need for me to ever offer him some Frogmore Stew. He just didn't know what he was missing.

However, I think I was right when I told him Krispy Kreme are better than Dunkin Donuts. It just took time for the rest of the country to be introduced.

But, I've never had a corned beef sandwich!

[Ideal08]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4


WHAT is a WATERGATE SALAD??????

Does it have apples in it?

[Ideal08]

Originally posted by AKAtude
However, I think I was right when I told him Krispy Kreme are better than Dunkin Donuts. It just took time for the rest of the country to be introduced.

But, I've never had a corned beef sandwich!

KK are NOT better than DD!! GET OUT OF HERE!! LOL Sugary mess!

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by AKAtude

However, I think I was right when I told him Krispy Kreme are better than Dunkin Donuts. It just took time for the rest of the country to be introduced.

With ALL DUE RESPECT . . . .Dunkin Donuts is the BOMB!!!

Ideal08 you need to get your soror.


This is all jokes, except the FACT that Dunkin DONUTS are THE BOMB!!!

But what WHAT WHAT WHAT is FROGMORE STEW?!!?!?

I have family from Gaffney, SC but they have never served SHRIMP and GRITS or this FROGMORE Stew!!

[Ideal08]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4


With ALL DUE RESPECT . . . .Dunkin Donuts is the BOMB!!!

Ideal08 you need to get your soror.


This is all jokes, except the FACT that Dunkin DONUTS are THE BOMB!!!

But what WHAT WHAT WHAT is FROGMORE STEW?!!?!?

I have family from Gaffney, SC but they have never served SHRIMP and GRITS or this FROGMORE Stew!!

LOL! Yep, Soror, I don't know what to say about that one, lol. Dunkin Donuts is the bomb. And yes, enlighten us, what is Frogmore Stew??

[AKAtude]

Omigosh! Y'all sound just like him!!!

Now, why would I want DD's big, hard, dried out doughnuts when I can have sweet, moist, warm KK?

[AKAtude]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
But what WHAT WHAT WHAT is FROGMORE STEW?!!?!?

I have family from Gaffney, SC but they have never served SHRIMP and GRITS or this FROGMORE Stew!!

Frogmore Stew is a combination of shrimp, corn on the cob, sausage, and potatoes boiled in a big pot with onions and seasonings. My mom likes to throw in crab legs, too. Yummy!

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by AKAtude



Frogmore Stew is a combination of shrimp, corn on the cob, sausage, and potatoes boiled in a big pot with onions and seasonings. My mom likes to throw in crab legs, too. Yummy!

I see but where does the frog part come from???

12dn94dst calls it a Low Country Boil.

I tell you, oyu learn something new everyday.

Thank you kindly.

First the Josephine Johnny and now Frogmore Stew!! LMAO

[kell1gs]

WHAT IS WATER GATE SALAD... DOES IT HAVE APPLES Say it aint so... yall makin me cry.... watergate salad is like lil marshmellows and pistacio pudding mix and cool whip and pecans and pineapples... and its good and its green and my gramma taught me how to make 50 differnt things with coolwhip... from watergate salad to lemon tarts... ps. in my last post i think i forgot to mention that good ole BANNANA PUDDING

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by AKAtude
Omigosh! Y'all sound just like him!!!

Now, why would I want DD's big, hard, dried out doughnuts when I can have sweet, moist, warm KK?

Man my DDs were always WARM, Soft and scrumptdilyicious

[12dn94dst]

Originally posted by AKAtude



Frogmore Stew is a combination of shrimp, corn on the cob, sausage, and potatoes boiled in a big pot with onions and seasonings. My mom likes to throw in crab legs, too. Yummy!

I am GLAD u clarified. I was at the possibilities. Frogmore Stew, huh? In Savannah that's a Low Country Boil. It's YUMMY by ANY name though.

My contribution would have to be a cheesesteak. I'm not going to say a PHILLY cheesesteak cuz that's in a category all it's own. I remember Saturday nights we'd go to the pizzaria around the corner from my old house in NJ and get THE BEST cheesesteaks outside of Philly. MAN!! My freshman year all I did when I wen home was EAT! Damn going to see relatives/friends, I missed (and still do miss) the FOOD!! Ain't nothin' like eating at HOME!

[AKAtude]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
I see but where does the frog part come from???

Frogmore, SC! lol When I was little, I thought there were frogs in the stew.