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A drive down the Atlantic sea coast from Maine to Florida will take you
along a delicious path of seafood delicacies spiced with the culture of
those who settled the region. In Maine, the seafood is
stick-to-your-ribs no-nonsense. There's nothing simpler - or more
satisfying - than a pot full of Maine steamers. Littlenecks,
cherrystones or mussels, steamed in beer and dipped in pure creamery
butter is a treat fit for gods who understand that serving a food au
natural allows the flavor to stand on its own. New England is famous
for its 'plain cooking' - clam chowder, baked beans, New England boiled
dinner and Yankee Pot Roast are all dishes that simply aren't the same
anywhere else in the country.

There's more to it than just seafood, though. Everyone knows that the
only place to get a cheese steak is Philly, a bagel and lox is NYC and
Chicago does the best ribs in the world. You can't leave New England
without trying the salt water taffy or Vermont without a keg of maple
syrup. No trip to Georgia would be complete without a slice of pecan
pie, and if you think you're going to find real chili anywhere outside
of Texas, well - Texans will tell you different.

For some, the regional cuisine is a matter of culture. In New Mexico,
the blending of Native American and Spanish foods gives us blue corn
tortillas with salsa, the mingling of piquant flavors sparked with
native herbs and spices. Many Pennsylvania favorites have grown from
Pennsylvania Dutch roots - shoofly pie and apple pandowdy graced many a
hausfrau's table in the old days. In Louisiana the influence of the
Caribbean and African shines through in dishes like gumbo and blackened
swordfish, both mouth-searingly delicious.

Even within regions there are smaller pockets that are bastions of
regional cooking. On opposite sides of the country, both San Francisco
and New York City are famous for Chinese food thanks in large part to
their large immigrant populations. Boston's North End is a feast for
any lover of Italian food, but is renowned throughout the United States
for its Italian pastries.

Like its people, the cuisine of the United States is a melange drawn
from other nations and other cultures. From coast to coast, and border
to border, each region has its specialties and delicacies. There is no
one 'U.S. cuisine'. Instead, each region, each state, each city, each
neighborhood has its own unique style and flavor, drawn from the people
who settled there and made it home.



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Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:55:33 GMT, Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> > On 21 Jun 2006 05:07:20 -0700, All4free wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> >> A drive down the Atlantic sea coast from Maine to Florida will take you
> >> along a delicious path of seafood delicacies spiced with the culture....
> >
> > Nice article....
>
> ...Except for the part about Chicago being the best place for ribs
> in the world. Everyone knows that's Tony Roma's.
>
> -sw

I thought it was some little dive, er diner, in Kansas City. ;-)

N.

Nancy2 wrote:
> Steve Wertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:55:33 GMT, Steve Wertz wrote:
>>
>>> On 21 Jun 2006 05:07:20 -0700, All4free wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> A drive down the Atlantic sea coast from Maine to Florida will
>>>> take you along a delicious path of seafood delicacies spiced with
>>>> the culture....
>>>
>>> Nice article....
>>
>> ...Except for the part about Chicago being the best place for ribs
>> in the world. Everyone knows that's Tony Roma's.
>>
>> -sw
>
> I thought it was some little dive, er diner, in Kansas City. ;-)
>
> N.

It all depends on what you call ribs. Some places it's beef, some places
it's pork. Some places use a mustard based sauce, some places use a vinegar
based sauce. Some places just do a dry rub (my preference). I sure don't
associate Chicago with "the best ribs in the world".

Jill

Steve wrote:

> The best ribs, be they pork or beef, come from Texas. Texas turns
> out the highest gross tonnage of properly smoked and seasoned (not
> sauced) ribs.

The "best" ribs are a matter of personal preference. My preference is for
"wet" Memphis-style ribs, with Kansas City coming in second. You're
perfectly free to disagree -- but I've HAD all the different styles, and
there's no chance that I'll come around to your point of view, because I
simply have different tastes. If there was a NEW style of ribs that I hadn't
tried, then maybe they could become my new favorite after I tried them.

Regarding your use of the phrase "highest gross tonnage," it's QUALITY that
matters, not QUANTITY.

Bob

jmcquown wrote:
>
> It all depends on what you call ribs. Some places it's beef, some places
> it's pork. Some places use a mustard based sauce, some places use a vinegar
> based sauce. Some places just do a dry rub (my preference). I sure don't
> associate Chicago with "the best ribs in the world".
>
> Jill

Me either, and I grew up there. Italian beef sandwiches, and
Chicago-style pizza, yes.
-L.

On 2006-06-21, Steve Wertz > wrote:

> Nice article. Spam, but still pertinent, at least. For anybody

Gotta disagree, this time. One paragraph in, it was blantantly obvious
this was just spam fluff.

nb

On 2006-06-21, Steve Wertz > wrote:

> I was trolling by mentioning Tony Roma's.

Whew! Good thing. I was about to whack you upside your usenet head.
Last I heard, TR's ribs are pressure cooked.

nb

Steve wrote:

>> A drive down the Atlantic sea coast from Maine to Florida will take you
>> along a delicious path of seafood delicacies spiced with the culture....
>
> Nice article. Spam, but still pertinent, at least.

Thing is, the "diverse cuisine" point could also be made about Italy, China,
Mexico, France, and India (among others). It's not really an enthralling
concept.

Bob

"All4free" > wrote

> You can't leave New England
> without trying the salt water taffy

That's a new one on me. New England known for salt water
taffy.

nancy

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2006-06-21, Steve Wertz > wrote:
>
>> Nice article. Spam, but still pertinent, at least. For anybody
>
> Gotta disagree, this time. One paragraph in, it was blantantly
> obvious
> this was just spam fluff.

I'll grant you that it's fluff, but I'm confused, inexperienced as I am,
as to why it is spam. He doesn't seem to advertise anything. I thought
spam was always some sort of advertising.

PRNole wrote:
> Funny how the article left out what I consider to be the most "ethnic"
> or culture-bound regional cuisine in the country -- Southern cooking --
> that includes not just that slice of pecan pie in Georgia but just
> about anything put on the table by native Southerners throughout the
> entire South.
>
> Prejudices and bigotry aside, I can't think of any other region in the
> US where the style of cooking, including food choices, ingredients,
> preparation, cooking, serving, etc., are equal across households.

To some extent that is true although even within families, recipes are
different. But I do agree that southern cooking - especially black
southern cooking, "Soul Food" - is probably one of the oldest and
best-established cuisines in the US.

-L.

"-L." > wrote in news:1150991573.514993.264470
@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

>
> PRNole wrote:
>> Funny how the article left out what I consider to be the most "ethnic"
>> or culture-bound regional cuisine in the country -- Southern cooking
--
>> that includes not just that slice of pecan pie in Georgia but just
>> about anything put on the table by native Southerners throughout the
>> entire South.
>>
>> Prejudices and bigotry aside, I can't think of any other region in the
>> US where the style of cooking, including food choices, ingredients,
>> preparation, cooking, serving, etc., are equal across households.
>
> To some extent that is true although even within families, recipes are
> different. But I do agree that southern cooking - especially black
> southern cooking, "Soul Food" - is probably one of the oldest and
> best-established cuisines in the US.
>
> -L.


What -L. said

Plus, if you've ever been to Amish country, the culture is unique and
undisturbed and a welcome relief from the frantic way of life of most
everybody else!

Imho,

Andy

In the most rural and poor Southern areas, not just Appalachia but in
the Deep South (rural Ga, Ala, Miss), there really is no difference
between Southern "Black" and "white" food. In these areas it is common
to find neighbors of different races living next to each other --
poverty is one of those natural equalizers -- so that fatback, pork
feet, brain, sweetbread, super swet tea, okra, etc., are as common a
diet among poor Southern whites as within the more famously known "Soul
Food."


-L. wrote:
> PRNole wrote:
> > Funny how the article left out what I consider to be the most "ethnic"
> > or culture-bound regional cuisine in the country -- Southern cooking --
> > that includes not just that slice of pecan pie in Georgia but just
> > about anything put on the table by native Southerners throughout the
> > entire South.
> >
> > Prejudices and bigotry aside, I can't think of any other region in the
> > US where the style of cooking, including food choices, ingredients,
> > preparation, cooking, serving, etc., are equal across households.
>
> To some extent that is true although even within families, recipes are
> different. But I do agree that southern cooking - especially black
> southern cooking, "Soul Food" - is probably one of the oldest and
> best-established cuisines in the US.
>
> -L.

Nancy Young wrote:

> "All4free" > wrote
>
>
>> You can't leave New England
>>without trying the salt water taffy
>
>
> That's a new one on me. New England known for salt water
> taffy.
>
> nancy
>
>

Where do you think of when you think "salt water taffy"? My family's
from southern Maine so I think "Old Orchard Beach."

--Charlene


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Charlene Charette wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> "All4free" > wrote
>>
>>
>>> You can't leave New England
>>> without trying the salt water taffy
>>
>>
>> That's a new one on me. New England known for salt water
>> taffy.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>
>
> Where do you think of when you think "salt water taffy"? My family's
> from southern Maine so I think "Old Orchard Beach."
>
> --Charlene
>
>

Provincetown, MA. or Estes Park, CO. so I don't necessarily
think of it as a coastal or N.E. thing.

gloria p

> Where do you think of when you think "salt water taffy"? My family's
> from southern Maine so I think "Old Orchard Beach."

I think of the New Jersey shore...
Boardwalks...

Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Jun 2006 08:21:53p, Nancy Young meant to say...

>
> "~xy~" > wrote
>
>>> Where do you think of when you think "salt water taffy"? My family's
>>> from southern Maine so I think "Old Orchard Beach."
>>
>> I think of the New Jersey shore...
>> Boardwalks...
>
> Ding ding ding ding, we have a winner. Atlantic City.
>
> nancy

Where it originated, right?

James' and Fralinger's

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"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote

> Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Jun 2006 08:21:53p, Nancy Young meant to say...

>> Ding ding ding ding, we have a winner. Atlantic City.

> Where it originated, right?
>
> James' and Fralinger's

That's right. At least that's what I've always heard.
While I'm sure it's sold in New England, I don't associate
it with New England.

nancy

> Ding ding ding ding, we have a winner. Atlantic City.

For me, 'twas Seaside Park...
Made candy apples on the boardwalk there in my teen years...

In article >,
ess says...
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > "All4free" > wrote
> >
> >
> >> You can't leave New England
> >>without trying the salt water taffy
> >
> >
> > That's a new one on me. New England known for salt water
> > taffy.
> >
> > nancy
> >
> >
>
> Where do you think of when you think "salt water taffy"? My family's
> from southern Maine so I think "Old Orchard Beach."

Where do you think of when you hear "Johnny Cakes" or "Clam Cakes"?

I think of what once was, Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, RI. Or the
little restaurants in a section of Narragansett called Galile.

"Nancy Young" wrote
>
> "~xy~" wrote
>>> Where do you think of when you think "salt water taffy"? My family's
>>> from southern Maine so I think "Old Orchard Beach."


>>
>> I think of the New Jersey shore...
>> Boardwalks...
>
> Ding ding ding ding, we have a winner. Atlantic City.
>
> nancy

LOL - I was just about to post that when I read yours. Atlantic City!
(Ocean City, MD tries to copy, though.)

Dora

"~xy~" > wrote

>> Ding ding ding ding, we have a winner. Atlantic City.
>
> For me, 'twas Seaside Park...
> Made candy apples on the boardwalk there in my teen years...

Oh, isn't that funny. Then you'll remember Kohr's frozen custard?
Did I spell that right? I have been to the Seaside boardwalk many
times, they do have some good food there.

nancy

> Oh, isn't that funny. Then you'll remember Kohr's frozen custard?
> Did I spell that right? I have been to the Seaside boardwalk many
> times, they do have some good food there.

Funny you mention that...
I haven't been to the boardwalk in decades, yet in the past month I have
been dreaming of their Black Cherry Vanilla...

I worked at the candy-apple/burger stand in the middle of the boardwalk
(middle end-to-end as well as in the centre) by the bumper cars...

There is a 'specially delightful sort of heartburn to be had from those
cooked-all-day Italian Sausages w. peppers and onions.... LOL...

Been in Canada 33 years, my sister is in Normandy Beach...

R.

> Where do you think of when you hear "Johnny Cakes" or "Clam Cakes"?
>
> I think of what once was, Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, RI. Or the
> little restaurants in a section of Narragansett called Galile.

RI to me is Quahogs...

In article <VqAng.96946$IK3.13691@pd7tw1no>, ByRequestOnly@cyber-
rights.net says...
> > Where do you think of when you hear "Johnny Cakes" or "Clam Cakes"?
> >
> > I think of what once was, Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, RI. Or the
> > little restaurants in a section of Narragansett called Galile.
>
> RI to me is Quahogs...

Interestingly there's great debate over the spelling of Quahog. Some
spell it Quahaug, others Quahog. I'm of the Quahog camp.

> Interestingly there's great debate over the spelling of Quahog. Some
> spell it Quahaug, others Quahog. I'm of the Quahog camp.

Interesting, because I double-checked with Merriam-Webster before I
posted...
They go with Quahog...
Of course, since the word comes from a non-written language (poquaûhock,)
can any spelling be definitive...?

In article >,
T > wrote:

> In article <VqAng.96946$IK3.13691@pd7tw1no>, ByRequestOnly@cyber-
> rights.net says...
> > > Where do you think of when you hear "Johnny Cakes" or "Clam Cakes"?
> > >
> > > I think of what once was, Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, RI. Or the
> > > little restaurants in a section of Narragansett called Galile.
> >
> > RI to me is Quahogs...
>
> Interestingly there's great debate over the spelling of Quahog. Some
> spell it Quahaug, others Quahog. I'm of the Quahog camp.

What about gooeyducks? ;-)
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Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

> What about gooeyducks? ;-)

That's the Pacific...
Pronounced 'gooeyducks'
spelled 'geoducks'

While on the topic of spellings no coinciding with pronunciations...
There is a cove on the central coast of BC named
"Skowquiltz"

Pronounced "Shwilk"

In article <iqDng.94656$iF6.1007@pd7tw2no>, ByRequestOnly@cyber-
rights.net says...
> > What about gooeyducks? ;-)
>
> That's the Pacific...
> Pronounced 'gooeyducks'
> spelled 'geoducks'
>
> While on the topic of spellings no coinciding with pronunciations...
> There is a cove on the central coast of BC named
> "Skowquiltz"
>
> Pronounced "Shwilk"
>
>
>

Oh damn. Around here we just get names like Woonsocket, Pawtucket,
Woonasquatucket, Moshasuck, Narragansett, etc. Pronounced exactly as
they're spelled.

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:17:25 GMT, ~xy~ wrote:

> > Where do you think of when you hear "Johnny Cakes" or "Clam Cakes"?
> >
> > I think of what once was, Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, RI. Or the
> > little restaurants in a section of Narragansett called Galile.
>
> RI to me is Quahogs...
>
I think about a newspaper covered table and ordering buckets of clams
with clam liquor on the side.

--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

> Oh damn. Around here we just get names like Woonsocket, Pawtucket,
> Woonasquatucket, Moshasuck, Narragansett, etc. Pronounced exactly as
> they're spelled.

Don't forget Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg ...

In article <cdEng.98430$IK3.97540@pd7tw1no>, ByRequestOnly@cyber-
rights.net says...
> > Oh damn. Around here we just get names like Woonsocket, Pawtucket,
> > Woonasquatucket, Moshasuck, Narragansett, etc. Pronounced exactly as
> > they're spelled.
>
> Don't forget Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg ...
>
>
>

Sorry, closest we come to that is Misquamickut.

T wrote:
> In article <cdEng.98430$IK3.97540@pd7tw1no>, ByRequestOnly@cyber-
> rights.net says...
>>> Oh damn. Around here we just get names like Woonsocket, Pawtucket,
>>> Woonasquatucket, Moshasuck, Narragansett, etc. Pronounced exactly as
>>> they're spelled.
>> Don't forget Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg ...
>>
>>
>>
>
> Sorry, closest we come to that is Misquamickut.
>


What about Quonochontaug? (I don't think I spelled that right.)
It triangulates between Misquamicut and Weekapaug.

gloria p
who used to live in Ashaway

"~xy~" > wrote in message
>
> Don't forget Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg ...
>
>

I pass it twice a day going to and from work. I use the phonetic spelling,
"Webster Lake"

In article >,
says...
> T wrote:
> > In article <cdEng.98430$IK3.97540@pd7tw1no>, ByRequestOnly@cyber-
> > rights.net says...
> >>> Oh damn. Around here we just get names like Woonsocket, Pawtucket,
> >>> Woonasquatucket, Moshasuck, Narragansett, etc. Pronounced exactly as
> >>> they're spelled.
> >> Don't forget Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg ...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Sorry, closest we come to that is Misquamickut.
> >
>
>
> What about Quonochontaug? (I don't think I spelled that right.)
> It triangulates between Misquamicut and Weekapaug.
>
> gloria p
> who used to live in Ashaway
>


Oh thank you! I completely spaced on that one.

sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:17:25 GMT, ~xy~ wrote:
>
>> > Where do you think of when you hear "Johnny Cakes" or "Clam Cakes"?
>> >
>> > I think of what once was, Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, RI. Or the
>> > little restaurants in a section of Narragansett called Galile.
>>
>> RI to me is Quahogs...
>>
>I think about a newspaper covered table and ordering buckets of clams
>with clam liquor on the side.

When I here Quahog... I think 'Family Guy'...

D.
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Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.

-Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings.
Oct 5th, 2004 JDL

In article >,
says...
> sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:17:25 GMT, ~xy~ wrote:
> >
> >> > Where do you think of when you hear "Johnny Cakes" or "Clam Cakes"?
> >> >
> >> > I think of what once was, Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, RI. Or the
> >> > little restaurants in a section of Narragansett called Galile.
> >>
> >> RI to me is Quahogs...
> >>
> >I think about a newspaper covered table and ordering buckets of clams
> >with clam liquor on the side.
>
> When I here Quahog... I think 'Family Guy'...
>
> D.
>

That's because Seth MacFarlane the writer and talent (He does the voices
of Peter, Stewie and Quagmire) went to RISD. He actually grew up in CT,
not far from the RI border.

Check out his Class Day speech to the Harvard class of 2006:

http://tinyurl.com/je2ah

In article >,
T > wrote:

> Where do you think of when you hear "Johnny Cakes" or "Clam Cakes"?

I think of Eagan, Minnesota (not far from where our illustrious Jam
Lady lives), where there is a Johnny Cake Ridge Road
(<http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...ss&country=US&
addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popf lag=0&latitude=&lon
gitude=&name=&phone=&level=&cat=&address=johnny+ca ke+ridge+road&city=
eagan&state=mn&zipcode=>). There is, however, no Clam Cake Road. To
my knowledge, there are no Johnny Cakes and darn few clams to be
found in Eagan. I think they just ran out of street names. It's the
same suburb that has a Yankee Doodle Road; Buffet Way (home of the
headquarters for Old Country Buffet restaurants [Ob food]); Baltic
Avenue _and_ "Boardwalk"; and Westbury Drive, Westbury Lane,
Westbury Trail, and Westbury Way.

At least it's a _little_ more imaginative than western Wisconsin,
where roads get memorable names like F, FF, U, R, ...

sd