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Thorin Klosowski
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I’m sitting here in North Mexico where I’ve been for 40 years....Our green Chile sauce is different from chili in Colorado...No tomatoes in our Chile and rarely is there any meat. Read more

San Antonio - Corn In A Cup. It’s grilled corn, butter, mayo and/or crema, and then seasonings chile powder or Tajin and lime juice with hot sauce. It comes in a cup. It’s better than it sounds. Read more

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The old Nintendo DS had a gamecart that did these kind of tricks. It was kind of interesting.

Yesterday was Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, so I feel compelled to add an Armenian dish that you can get in Fresno, CA, and other cities with large Armenian populations. It’s called souboreg, and I refer to it as Armenian lasagna.

Maid Rites in Quincy,IL - loose meat hamburger that is a local legend. Read more

As a Tar Heel, I have to point out that you linked a recipe from a Chapel Hill restaurant for “shrimp and grits in South Carolina.” Read more

Pittsburgh is synonymous with steel and Primanti Brothers sandwiches (which is I think are, at best, overrated or, at worst, disgusting).

What Pittsburgh does have is a wide range of delicious old-world eastern European food. None of this is particularly “sexy”, but damn is it good.

The best example is pierogis. Whats Read more

Utica Greens. Every restaurant up here makes it a little different. Holy crap are they awesome.

Growing up outside Halifax, NS, it was donairs. Localized version of a doner. Donair pizza after a night of drinking was heaven - but finish that sucker for it was god-awful the next day. Read more

I am from Brazil, state of Goias, at the heart of the country.

I’m from Baltimore and I have couple. Read more

I’m not sure if this is strictly a UT/Intermountain West thing, but damn I love me some funeral potatoes.

Oh! And cheesy ramen (S. Korea). The most drunk-and-living-in-the-dorm food I’ve ever seen and it’s amazing. Instant ramen + Kraft singles. Done and done.

Mumbo sauce in DC/ Washington D.C. area. It’s a sweet sauce you put on chicken wings. You get it from Chinese restaurants. (Fun fact: “carryout” exclusively means Chinese food here). Read more

Spudnuts seem to be the thing around here. They’re delicious and I don’t see them anywhere else when I leave Eastern Washington. Standard donuts but made with potato flour. They are delicious. Read more

Green Chile (the correct spelling) is a New Mexican thing that Colorado has appropriated. Colorado - it’s not yours.
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As a Tampa Bay resident all greek salads come with a scoop of potato salad underneath. This is usually an overlooked thing since there’s greek salads all over the country but the potato salad really makes the dish. Read more