cross-country road trip - local cuisine?
Janet Wilder wrote:
> Cindy Fuller wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Kate Connally > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>>
>>> I'll be travelling through the following states:
>>> Michigan
>>> Wisconsin
>>> Minnesota
>>> North Dakota
>>> Montana
>>> Washington (eastern)
>>> Oregon (eastern)
>>> Idaho
>>> Wyoming
>>> Nebraska
>>> Iowa
>>> Illinois
>>> Indiana
>>> Ohio
>>> Kentucky
>>> West Virginia
>>>
>>> Have at it.
>>>
>>> Kate
>>
>> It's not necessarily local cuisine, but you definitely need to stop at
>> the Park Cafe in St. Mary, MT. It's at the eastern edge of Glacier
>> National Park. Their specialty is pie, and the motto is "Pie for
>> Strength".
>> Eastern WA (particularly the Palouse area south of Spokane) is the
>> lentil capital of the US, and you'll also find barley grown
>> thereabouts. The Walla Walla area is known for good wine.
>
> ...and onions?
Yes, I plan to pick up a wine or 2 and there are lots of
goat cheese places there so maybe get some chevre and definitely
some sweet onions.
Kate
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Kate Connally
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