The What from Where?

"Puester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Okay, we've all heard about the wonders of Jersey tomatoes on Seinfeld,
and Jill has just mentioned Ripley, TN tomatoes.

What food (not necessarily vegetables) is in your area that's famous for
its quality?

In Colorado:

Western slope peaches
Rocky Ford cantaloupes
Olathe corn
Hatch chiles (OK, from New Mexico)
and....
Rocky Mountain Oysters

gloria p

Cape COD.

Felice

Mi e' parso che modom abbia scritto:

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I've enjoyed their champagne on occasion.

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Do yourself a favor, don't call it Champagne 🙂

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Point. I'll call it sparkling white wine produced in the
champagne method.

Once it was called Methode Champenoise, here in Italy, so we had
to rename it to "Methode Classique" (metodo classico).
But these frenchmen are right, Champagne is only theyrs.
--
Vilco
Think Pink , Drink Rose'

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Southern Louisiana:
Creole Tomatoes

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You forgot nutria! ?

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I did think about adding nutria to the list. I also left
out Hurricanes and Sazeracs.

Hey, nutrias are infesting also the shores of River Po, here in
Emilia Romagna. The story is that some skinner brougth them here
from south america to make furs, than those furs didn't sell no
more so the nutrias got freed and found no natural enemy over
them in the food chain, so now they're everywhere.
Worst thing is that they damage the rivers' embankments with
theyr damn lair-holes, so when the water in the Po is dangerously
high, many counties pay people to kill nutrias.
--
Vilco
Think Pink , Drink Rose'

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Long Island NY
-duck
-corn
-potatos
-ice tea :-)
-strawberries

And cocktails! 🙂
--
Vilco
Think Pink , Drink Rose'

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Puester said:

Okay, we've all heard about the wonders of Jersey tomatoes on
Seinfeld, and Jill has just mentioned Ripley, TN tomatoes.

What food (not necessarily vegetables) is in your area that's famous
for its quality?

Oregon:

blueberries
hazelnuts
blackberries
cherries
raspberries
apricots
marijuana (Ok, so it isn't a food, but it *is* Oregon's #1 cash
crop!**)

-L.
(**or so I am told...)

LOL! May I have your mailing address? heheh

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Geoducks (mega clams)

And just how DO you pronounce that, by the way? I've been
told it's something like "gooey-duck," but I don't see how
you get anything close to that from "geo." Where's that word
from, anyway?

Bob M.

It *is* pronounced gooey-duck (and they are ugly critters). But I always
thought they were from the Maine USA region.

Speaking of things from Maine... let's not forget fiddlehead ferns. When
freshly picked and cleaned, they taste a lot like asparagus. Thanks to
Kendall F. Stratton (I miss him!) I have firsthand knowledge of fiddleheads
🙂

Jill

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In Colorado:

Western slope peaches
Rocky Ford cantaloupes
Olathe corn
Hatch chiles (OK, from New Mexico)
and....
Rocky Mountain Oysters

You forgot the beer - at least up here in Northern Colorado
(Ft. Collins), we've got several local microbreweries (although a
couple of 'em aren't so micro anymore) that are getting a pretty
decent regional, and in a couple of cases national, reputation.
How many of you have tried a O'Dell's 90 Shilling Ale, or
New Belgium Brewing's Fat Tire Ale?

Also, in roughly the same area, the region around Loveland was
at least one time known for cherries...

Bob M.

"Cindy Fuller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Geoducks (mega clams)

And just how DO you pronounce that, by the way? I've been
told it's something like "gooey-duck," but I don't see how
you get anything close to that from "geo." Where's that word
from, anyway?

Bob M.

Cindy Hamilton said:

sarah bennett said:

I'm sad to say, the only thing I can think of that Michigan is known for
is Cherries and Apples. And Mackinac Island Fudge, heh!
I'm sure there ar emore, though :>

Kohlrabi. Hamburg, MI, is famed for the annual Kohlrabi Festival.

Sounds interesting. The chicken at Frankenmuth, MI is well famed too.
We go to Zehnders at Frankenmuth to get our chicken fix 🙂 I got smart
and bought some of their seasoning to enjoy the taste at home.

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Of course, I don't know how *far* it is famed.

Cindy Hamilton

morgul the friendly drelb said:

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Southern Louisiana:

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You forgot nutria! ☺

Yum! And they make fahsionable coats. =@:o)

Becca

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Cindy Hamilton said:

Kohlrabi. Hamburg, MI, is famed for the annual Kohlrabi Festival.

Sounds interesting. The chicken at Frankenmuth, MI is well famed
too. We go to Zehnders at Frankenmuth to get our chicken fix 🙂 I got
smart and bought some of their seasoning to enjoy the taste at home.

Ahh, Zehnders. That brings back memories.

I'm also a veteran of the Howell Melon Festival.

--
Richard W Kaszeta
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http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

modom said:

Pecos cantaloupes
Parker County peaches
Tomatoes from my friend's back yard

modom

Pecos cantaloupes are the best. Texas also has...

Pecans
Satsumas
Ruby Red Grapefruit
1015 onions
Persimmons
Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Strawberries
Black-eyed peas
Oranges
Watermelons
Blueberries

Puester said:

Okay, we've all heard about the wonders of Jersey tomatoes on Seinfeld,
and Jill has just mentioned Ripley, TN tomatoes.

What food (not necessarily vegetables) is in your area that's famous for
its quality?

In Colorado:

Western slope peaches
Rocky Ford cantaloupes
Olathe corn
Hatch chiles (OK, from New Mexico)
and....
Rocky Mountain Oysters

gloria p

Iowa: Muscatine melons, sweet corn, Marshalltown Maid-Rites, pork
tenderloin sandwiches, beef, and pork. For the vegetarians, there are
the soybeans.

N.

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modom said:

Pecos cantaloupes
Parker County peaches
Tomatoes from my friend's back yard

modom

Pecos cantaloupes are the best. Texas also has...

Pecans
Satsumas
Ruby Red Grapefruit
1015 onions
Persimmons
Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Strawberries
Black-eyed peas
Oranges
Watermelons
Blueberries

Don't forget:

- Rice (Texmati, etc.)
- Sugar (Imperial Sugar Co. in Sugar Land)
- TX BBQ!!
- Tex-Mex (including various salsas, tortillas, etc.)

Mary

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You forgot the beer - at least up here in Northern Colorado
(Ft. Collins), we've got several local microbreweries (although a
couple of 'em aren't so micro anymore) that are getting a pretty
decent regional, and in a couple of cases national, reputation.
How many of you have tried a O'Dell's 90 Shilling Ale, or
New Belgium Brewing's Fat Tire Ale?

I love New Belgium's Sunshine Wheat!

Mary

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What food (not necessarily vegetables) is in your area that's famous for
its quality?

Hmm, Toronto doesn't have a signiture food, so I'll extend into Southern
Ontario:
Ham ham and more ham... mmmmm, pork! We're a province of pigs
Apples, especially McIntosh, Northern Spy, Red D.
Strawberries
Peaches
Ontario wines
Ice wine
Lowbush blackberries
Wild and cultivated raspberries
Sweet corn
Cheeses and other dairy

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"Cindy Fuller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Geoducks (mega clams)

And just how DO you pronounce that, by the way? I've been
told it's something like "gooey-duck," but I don't see how
you get anything close to that from "geo." Where's that word
from, anyway?

http://www.word-detective.com/050404.html

You have to scroll down a bit -- I dunno how accurate this is, but it's
amusing.

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It *is* pronounced gooey-duck (and they are ugly critters). But I always
thought they were from the Maine USA region.

I'm not sure about Maine, but we definitely have them here in WA.
They're fun to dig for, because they run away from you, fast!

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Speaking of things from Maine... let's not forget fiddlehead ferns. When
freshly picked and cleaned, they taste a lot like asparagus. Thanks to
Kendall F. Stratton (I miss him!) I have firsthand knowledge of fiddleheads
🙂

I remember Kendall -- he offered me real "BREATH TAKING" Maine seafood
after I complained about Red SLobster's fare last year. I should have
gotten his address so I could hold him to it someday... ;-)

--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, VidGamer, novice cook, dieter ~

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I love New Belgium's Sunshine Wheat!

Mary

And you're where, exactly? I'm just curious as to how far our
local beers have gone by now...

Bob M.

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I love New Belgium's Sunshine Wheat!

Mary

And you're where, exactly? I'm just curious as to how far our
local beers have gone by now...

Houston area. We can find the whole line (more or less) of NB's beers in
our supermarkets. Same with other microbrewed beers from CO such as
Breckenridge (my hubby loves their IPA).

Mary

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Julian Vrieslander said:

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Cindy Fuller said:

Washington state:

Rainier and Bing cherries
Salmon
Blueberries and huckleberries
Himalayan blackberries (an invasive plant that produces mass quantities
of berries)
Geoducks (mega clams)
Olympia oysters
Manila clams

also:

apples
lentils (and other fine grains from the Palouse)
microbrews
and of course, wine

And raspberries and black caps and salmon berries and thimbleberries
Dungeness crab
Red rock crab
hazelnuts
peaches from Wenatchee
apricots

Regards,
Ranee

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