Food Hell.was a bad take on my part. I regret it.

8. German sausages. Now, you can get those other places, but they're HUGE here. You can't go into a store without being slapped in the face with a wurst. At least I think that's what that was. And after my meal last night, of Glier's-brand mettwurst which might have been the yummiest sausage I ever had, I am adding this to the list.

Then you had bad ones.

Flack wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 6:39 pm

pinback wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:39 pm Everyone's got a version of "mash up all the leftover animals parts with some filler and pretend it's food" thing.

Cattleman's here is known for their lamb fries. Fortunately they're also known for their giant steaks so I'm always full before the gonads arrive.

Had one bite of a prairie oyster a few years ago, it was like biting into a bag of sand. Disgusting.

That's what she said.

I enjoy gonads

pinback wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:39 pm Everyone's got a version of "mash up all the leftover animals parts with some filler and pretend it's food" thing.

Cattleman's here is known for their lamb fries. Fortunately they're also known for their giant steaks so I'm always full before the gonads arrive.

No, the music was pure redneck, as you would expect from Newport, KY.

I dunno how many regional varieties there are of the same idea. Scotland has haggis, Pennsylvania has scrapple, Cincinnati has goetta. Everyone's got a version of "mash up all the leftover animal parts with some filler and pretend it's food" thing. Goetta is a fine version of it, except it pops little oat things all over the kitchen when you fry it in a pan.

Ok, I Googled Goetta and it sounds pretty good. I've had Pennsylvania scrapple before and Goetta sounds like a close cousin. That they have a whole festival around it adds to the goodness. Was there German oompa music?

In Rochester we have a Lilac Festival. Fun to smell but not fun to eat

Yeah, what else is there?

I'd add clam-related things to that list. Ivar's clam chowder? Get outta here.

pinback wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 5:54 am\
2. Seattle

Besides Salmon, Oysters, Teriyaki and Pho, what other amazing foods do you recommend that I may be missing that are unique to Seattle? Actually, I could live just on those things alone.

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:15 amHow is it possible? How is it possible for a place the size of Denver to have NO regional dishes??

Aside from the chicken wings and pizza thing, Rochester has the concept of going to get "hots", of which the garbage plate is a member of that family. There's also beef on weck and "hard rolls." There is the "Denver Omelet" but I would be surprised if that originated here.

Oklahoma has the wonderful onion burger. All these regional foods are great. How ... how did this skip over the area?

How is this acceptable?

Sorry, I was trying to be silly and change the subject rather than come to grips with the fact that you correctly identified that I live in a place with no regional dishes.

How is it possible? How is it possible for a place the size of Denver to have NO regional dishes??

What I thought I observed about Cincinnati is that they have some "U-shaped" regional dishes. Extreme at both ends. I thought the slab of pork product was something people ate but did not enjoy. But you're telling me it is good! So now I don't know what to think.

This wasn't the point, anyway. Okay, Rochester has the best wings and pizza. Cincinnati has very good wings and pizza. And regional specialties. And a thriving food truck and international scene.

This is not Food Hell.

That was the point.

Six.

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 6:37 amyour exposure to the people and culture

How many cities have you lived in?

You have a weird hang up about this. Which I get, aside from me, your exposure to the people and culture of that area have had some tricky, unavoidable dings.

But I guarantee you, if someone from any other remote, tiny city had people make a strong yet valid claim, you'd be all for it, dancing in indie food glory. This reflects on you, not us.

Now pardon us while we shoot some undercover cops in the head.

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:06 pm Rochester does the best pizza and wings on planet earth. I am going to shift the conversation to that, because you otherwise laid your points out with scathing logic and precision.

As a wise, great man once said,

pinback wrote: Again, you're from Rochester so there's no talking to you

How close is the nearest grocery store?