Local Delicacies: A Picture Thread

Since 1965, Rick's Burgers has been dishing out a gooey fusion of grilled burgers and Mexican food to Pasadena locals and Caltech fast food junkies. There's nothing fancy about the place, but it doesn't need any extra frills, thanks to its most famous dish, The Spuderito. The memorably monikered concoction is flour tortilla stuffed with French fries, melted cheddar cheese and hot pepper sauce. It may not sound like much, but it's a mind-boggling, tasty concoction. The owner likes to brag that folks drive all the way from the beach to conquer their Spuderito cravings -- and at less than two bucks, how can anyone go wrong?

― nickn (nickn), Saturday, 4 March 2006 04:25 (twenty years ago)

http://global.haja.com/content_images/lawrys_pasties/general/4_l.gif

Must be eaten with ketchup (and butter, for the hardcore).

http://www.vollwerth.com/giftbox_files/Sampler.jpg

I couldn't find a good shot of the sauna makkara, which is best prepared by drunk naked people over the sauna rocks.

― joygoat (joygoat), Saturday, 4 March 2006 04:48 (twenty years ago)

i can't leave this one out... this was a delicacy of my area until i moved 2.5 weeks ago. try not to puke.

― tehresa (tehresa), Saturday, 4 March 2006 04:57 (twenty years ago)

martini
http://www.skyrush.com/joe/martini1.jpg

organic farming
http://www.rsfarm.com/Images/USDA-Seal.gif

hangtown fry
http://www.bassnotes.com/orwa-trip/080302-1-073.jpg

cioppino
http://www.gourmetvoyageurs.com/country-pages/pages-usa/images-usa/images-carmel/images-chianti/cioppino-lrg.jpg

sierra nevada beer
http://www.ch2bc.org/images/Sierra_Nevada_Beer1.jpg

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 4 March 2006 05:05 (twenty years ago)

http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/f6/f1/fddkSpiritsBy_NameAllClear_Creek_Distillery_Bartlett_Pear_Brandy-resized200.jpg

http://www.pinballpublishing.com/printing/images/ph/9_large.jpg

http://www.dolfzine.com/hazelnuts.jpg

and of course

http://www.burgerville.com/html/gfx/m_food_rasp_rings.gif

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 4 March 2006 05:19 (twenty years ago)

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Saturday, 4 March 2006 05:47 (twenty years ago)

http://www.newyorkfirst.com/img/products/plainwbox2.jpg

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Saturday, 4 March 2006 05:51 (twenty years ago)

http://www.angelfire.com/bc/joeysonly/images/marsbig.JPG

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 4 March 2006 08:06 (twenty years ago)

the fern-leaf latte:
http://www.urbanvancouver.com/images/thumbs/thumb_bc_fern_in_latte_at_take5-148.jpg

sushi everywhere:
http://www.gelsons.com/images/catering/sushi.jpg

salmon:
http://www.charlestonseafood.com/images/Amazon/Salmon-8Steaks-375.jpg

starbucks everywhere:
http://www.lonsdaleavenue.ca/images/Starbucks.JPG

― derrick (derrick), Saturday, 4 March 2006 10:41 (twenty years ago)

http://www.mainelobstershop.com/lobster.jpg

IF only I could afford to ever eat one

― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Saturday, 4 March 2006 10:59 (twenty years ago)

http://media.amersham.bit10.net/1007/bec3_copy.jpg

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/nickprospect/images/morrells1.jpg

What the fuck is that thing killy posted upthread? It looks like a turd in a baguette (with fries).

― Mike W (caek), Saturday, 4 March 2006 12:04 (twenty years ago)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/immig_emig/england/birmingham/img/body_balti.jpg

http://www.foodireland.com/recipes/meat/Lists/balti_home.jpg

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Saturday, 4 March 2006 12:27 (twenty years ago)

http://www.da-chiba.com/2003/bachicom/akane/Jellied%20Eels.jpg

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 4 March 2006 12:36 (twenty years ago)

http://www.chronogram.com/img/wineries/brotherhood.jpg

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Saturday, 4 March 2006 12:59 (twenty years ago)

from my family's home county:

http://longislandgenealogy.com/b2845.jpg
http://www.eastendcommunity.com/photos/duck.jpeg

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:01 (twenty years ago)

The francesinha is an Oporto delicacy which consists of jamming as much meat (including ham, sausages, etc.) as you can between two sauce-drenched pieces of bread. It is often accompanied by french fries, and an egg placed on top for maximum heart attack yummyness. I eat 'em at least twice a week:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/relojoaria/francesinha.jpg

The tripe tho, not so much fun. It's a local delicacy because there's a legend that says that, when this one king decided to go off to Africa to kill himself some infidels, the city of Oporto gave him all their meat, so tripe was the only thing they had left. Which is a pretty rubbish reason to keep it as a local delicacy now that we have the other stuff again:

http://jornalhoje.globo.com/TVGlobo/CMA_Generico_Producao/tvg_repfoto_imagem_classe/0,9310,236331_1,00.JPG

Of course I needn't even mention this:

http://comunidades.net/noticias_imagens/vinho_porto1.jpg

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:24 (twenty years ago)

xpost ed

omg jellied eels! That was one of my father's favourite dishes (he's more upmarket these days)...we would have to tramp around looking for a shop or a stall still selling them...you'll need some of this with that...
http://www.evoo.biz/userData/LargeBread.jpg

followed by...
http://www.uknet.net/showcase/BritishFood/pie_and_mash1.sized.jpg
much nicer than it looks, honestly...

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:49 (twenty years ago)

Bloody hell I'm hungry now, but as I have long moved out of old London town I'll have to make do with more of national delicacy...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40507000/jpg/_40507421_fishandchipspa.jpg

with plenty of this...
ihttps://secure.emcchosting.com/~camerons/shop/image.php?productid=87

and nice of mug of tea.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:57 (twenty years ago)

Damn...try another one...
http://www.britsuperstore.com/acatalog/sarsons_malt_vinegar.jpg

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:58 (twenty years ago)

http://www.nyu.edu/classes/siva/archives/cheesesteak.jpg

http://ranchero.com/images/scrapple.jpg

http://www.turkeyhillstores.com/images/th-Iced-Tea-Hlf-Gal.jpg

http://www.wrhickey.com/images/Eagle%20w%20script.jpg

http://www.hollyeats.com/images/Philadelphia/JohnsPork-Sign.jpg

http://www.hollyeats.com/images/Philadelphia/Standard-Outside.jpg [best bloody marys in town!]

http://www.ronsaari.com/stockImages/diners/melroseExt.jpg [everybody who knows, goes to melrose]

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:20 (twenty years ago)

My father ate himself a ton of Scrapple when I was growing up in that part of the world. Eep.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:25 (twenty years ago)

http://www.vickery.tv/acatalog/Choc-7.jpg

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:38 (twenty years ago)

http://i.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/hp/january/recipe_images/A3DIS2A.jpg

http://www.receptjes.be/pics/croque_bolognese.JPG

http://www.osamayor.com/fotos/bier.jpg

http://www.diepvriesman-gouda.nl/img/yqENcFrikandel.jpg

A.R.G.H. I'm LUSTING for some food right now.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:41 (twenty years ago)

Larger than I normally post, but you can still see the cooling hot oil on these deep-fried cheese curd BEAUTIES.

http://moblog.co.uk/blogs/1124/moblog_93a974aafa3b8.jpg

― suzy (suzy), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:58 (twenty years ago)

http://www.beststonecrabs.com/images/oval-setting.jpg

― Thea (Thea), Saturday, 4 March 2006 16:03 (twenty years ago)

The noble half-smoke.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/stephenx/BensChiliBowl-HalfSmoke.jpg
ihttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/stephenx/bens.jpg

― Stephen X (Stephen X), Saturday, 4 March 2006 16:34 (twenty years ago)

i love ben's chili bowl - i always hit it up when im in dc.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Saturday, 4 March 2006 17:15 (twenty years ago)

Boise is home to more Basque food (and Basques) than you can herd in any caravan:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Oct-09-Wed-2002/photos/lifestyle.jpg

Chorizo...yum!

― Abbott (Abbott), Saturday, 4 March 2006 17:39 (twenty years ago)

http://vh10503.moc.gbahn.net/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=G0&Date=20060228&Category=THRIVE03&ArtNo=602280328&Ref=H3&Profile=1131&MaxW=500&title=1&Maxh=400&Q=80

Pinxto from Leku Ona...tasty breaded toungu.

http://vh10503.moc.gbahn.net/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=G0&Date=20060228&Category=THRIVE03&ArtNo=602280328&Ref=V4&Profile=1131&MaxW=500&title=1&Maxh=400&Q=80

Rocky Mountain Oysters....I have never had these. Called "lawyer fries" at this particular restaurant, wtf?

http://vh10503.moc.gbahn.net/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=G0&Date=20060228&Category=THRIVE03&ArtNo=602280328&Ref=AR&Profile=1131&MaxW=500&title=1&Maxh=400&Q=80

There's a couple of restaurants around town that specialize in burgers bigger than your head (with timed "eat it all and get it free" challenges for the Vascular de Gamas of the world). Rockie's is the only one where cute girls on roller skates will serve them to you.

― Abbott (Abbott), Saturday, 4 March 2006 17:44 (twenty years ago)

http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/opossumphotos/11.jpg

― latebloomer: keeping his reputation for an intense on-set presence (latebloomer), Saturday, 4 March 2006 18:50 (twenty years ago)

http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/images/focus/hhbagel.jpg http://www.meer520.com/bagel/h&h_bagels_pumpernickel_raisin.jpg

http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/shopping/columns/testdrive/testdrive040216_175.jpg http://www.everyonelovesbagels.com/images/fish-medley-for-the-web.gif
http://www.plateoftheday.com/food_blog/pizza/jumboCheeseSlice.gif http://jschumacher.typepad.com/joe/images/koronet_01.jpg
http://www.newyorkfirst.com/img/products/papayaking2.jpg http://static.flickr.com/23/28553608_32867c4ebf_o.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/sjnstudios/sandwich.jpg http://www.newyorkfirst.com/img/products/pickles5.jpg
http://www.sargesdeli.com/shop/images/knish_rd.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/dknywbg/kasha_1.jpg
http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/wp-content/images/egg2.jpg

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 4 March 2006 19:15 (twenty years ago)

http://static.flickr.com/3/3381575_8136c60321_m.jpg http://cityrag.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/pizza.jpg

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 4 March 2006 19:19 (twenty years ago)

http://theworldonaplate.blogs.com/the_world_on_a_plate/images/taylor_pork_roll.JPG

― Pork Cheops (willpie), Saturday, 4 March 2006 19:19 (twenty years ago)

http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/shopping/columns/testdrive/testdrive030922_205.jpg http://www.elismanhattan.com/images/russiancc.jpg http://www.wmgreenbergdesserts.com/images/cookies.jpg

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 4 March 2006 19:23 (twenty years ago)

http://www.macleans.ca/images/photos/consumer/icewine_inni.jpg

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Saturday, 4 March 2006 20:02 (twenty years ago)

http://www.tastykake.com/images/Tastykake/Products/100042_info.jpg

they now make DOUBLICIOUS: doubly stuffed with cream filling. i am going to barf again.

― killy (baby lenin pin), Saturday, 4 March 2006 20:19 (twenty years ago)

cincinnati chili: "3 way"

http://www.skylinechili.com/images/our_menu/p_3way.jpg

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Saturday, 4 March 2006 21:38 (twenty years ago)

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Saturday, 4 March 2006 21:39 (twenty years ago)

http://www.udfinc.com/images/orange_freeze.gif

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Saturday, 4 March 2006 21:43 (twenty years ago)

http://www.ohiobreweriana.com/images/knob-hudepohlgoldenbeer.jpg

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Saturday, 4 March 2006 21:47 (twenty years ago)

also:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00060XI4Y.01-A2BF95SJ3X97HC._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://www.stevefriess.com/gallery/MilesPAhistory/wawa-l.jpg

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Sunday, 5 March 2006 07:30 (twenty years ago)

killy already posted tastykake

― tehresa (tehresa), Sunday, 5 March 2006 07:37 (twenty years ago)

http://www.rug.nl/rugwinkel/aardewerkenWijn/images/krjenev.jpg

― Eva van Rein (Gaia1981), Sunday, 5 March 2006 08:41 (twenty years ago)

http://www.dutchstore.ch/images/koek.jpg

― Eva van Rein (Gaia1981), Sunday, 5 March 2006 08:44 (twenty years ago)

a cinci-style "coney" = hot dog w/chili onions cheese

http://www.roadfood.com/photos/mini_1381.jpg

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 5 March 2006 13:31 (twenty years ago)

Eva van Rein, Lu is a Belgian cookie maker! ;-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Sunday, 5 March 2006 13:35 (twenty years ago)

http://www.goetta.com/images/newgoettatubeshomepage.jpg

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 5 March 2006 13:37 (twenty years ago)

killy already posted tastykake

who cares? it only matters if its posted by me. :)

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Sunday, 5 March 2006 15:49 (twenty years ago)

As a high schooler in suburban Pittsburgh, my lunch consisted exclusively of tastykake coffecakes accompanied by Fresca. It is a wonder I made it to adulthood.

Great thread! Here I was convinced that my father was the only person in the universe who ate Taylor pork roll. Over the years there have been times when he lived in places bereft of this delicay (including now--Alabama apparently hasn't discovered Taylor pork roll). During this times of want anyone visiting our family from pork roll enriched locales were required to bring some with them. I myself have packed frozen pork rolls into my suitcase to deliver to good ole dad.

My brother seems to have inherited pork roll love, but can't find any in his current home of Oakland or in the greater Bay area. He begs me to send it to him FedEx.

― quincie, Sunday, 5 March 2006 18:57 (twenty years ago)

also: feel free to post your local potato chip! i have a friend who always fills her suitcase with chips when she visits philly, since she cant get certain kinds out in LA.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Sunday, 5 March 2006 21:43 (twenty years ago)

http://www.snacks-direct.com/graphicassets/seabrooks_crisps.jpg

Seabrooks, as made in Bradford.

― Mike W (caek), Sunday, 5 March 2006 22:06 (twenty years ago)

http://germanien.me.uk/bilder/bier4.jpg

― Yawn (Wintermute), Sunday, 5 March 2006 22:15 (twenty years ago)

also: feel free to post your local potato chip!

http://images.netgrocer.com/jpegs/4126227076.jpg

― Autonomous University of Zacatecas (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 5 March 2006 22:21 (twenty years ago)

http://www.blujay.com/1/17/1398654_s1_i1.jpg

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 5 March 2006 22:46 (twenty years ago)

Local crisps...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1480000/images/_1481280_crisps300.jpg

― Ned T.RIfle II (Ned T.Rifle II), Monday, 6 March 2006 10:16 (twenty years ago)

This would be a load of old Bols, then?

http://www.rug.nl/rugwinkel/aardewerkenWijn/images/krjenev.jpg

― Ed (dali), Monday, 6 March 2006 10:18 (twenty years ago)

http://www.hanover.productions.btinternet.co.uk/cover.jpg

And adopted local beverage:
http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/2288/2288.jpg

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 6 March 2006 10:35 (twenty years ago)

http://static.flickr.com/21/24306512_a9bb33a111_m.jpg

― beanz (beanz), Monday, 6 March 2006 10:40 (twenty years ago)

My friend has just returned from Naples with some of these...
http://www.ilgiardinobakery.com/giaProducts/sfogliatellaNap.JPG
These ones are made in Chicago however. Lucky Chicago is all I have to say.

― Ned T.Riffle, Monday, 6 March 2006 11:08 (twenty years ago)

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