Author Topic: hometown foods you crave (Read 33119 times)

mango · « **on:** November 19, 2013, 06:41:24 AM »

when the wind blows hard on a cold winter's day:

that's budae jjigae that solemn looking grandma, who is said to be the original originator of said jjigae, is making.

what about you? what are your favorite hometown winter foods?

onawhim · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2013, 08:30:06 AM »

Beavertails

mango · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2013, 11:28:13 AM »

Quote from: onawhim on November 19, 2013, 08:30:06 AM

Beavertails

the animal kind or the pastry kind?

never had (or heard of) either one, but both look intriguing:

onawhim · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2013, 11:52:14 AM »

Pastry. I grew up in Ottawa.

monster2 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2013, 11:54:41 AM »

Garbage plates...

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wherestheportojohn · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2013, 12:02:44 PM »

I live in my hometown, so have all access all the time.

Cheese curds, deep fried.
Brats, grilled.
Friday fishfry, fried walleye.

I enjoy the local walleye on a regular basis.
The other two I will allow myself only once per football season....that's it.

monster2 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2013, 01:09:49 PM »

Deep fried cheese curds are not a hometown food, in fact I have not seen them anywhere aside from a renaissance festival but I will fight you for them!!!

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nadra24 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2013, 01:31:41 PM »

I'd kill for an It's-It right about now.

Run Amok · « **Reply #8 on:** November 19, 2013, 01:48:16 PM »

I'm trying to think. Seattle is an area that doesn't have a lot of deep history of its own. But, I think I'm going with the ubiquitous bowl of pho:

caribougrrl · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2013, 02:00:48 PM »

what I miss about southern Ontario is the length of the corn on the cob season... and wild black raspberries

sometimes I crave the idea of my grandmother's hamburger soup, but it's not as good as I like to remember it

as far as Newfoundland food goes, I get inexplicable cravings for chips, dressing & gravy... also fish cakes, but that's not inexplicable and I might just make some soon now that I think about it.

Clementine · « **Reply #10 on:** November 19, 2013, 02:34:55 PM »

Quote from: caribougrrl on November 19, 2013, 02:00:48 PM

what I miss about southern Ontario is the length of the corn on the cob season... and wild black raspberries

Oh man, this. We used to have black raspberries in our backyard in Massachusetts and they were so good. I don't understand why you can't get them in the store. Red raspberries and blackberries, sure. Black raspberries, never seen 'em. Can they not grow/harvest black raspberries just like other berries? It's so weird.

onawhim · « **Reply #11 on:** November 19, 2013, 02:49:40 PM »

Yes on black raspberries. My mom still has them on her farm. Also really good Macintosh apples fresh from the tree.

Natasha · « **Reply #12 on:** November 19, 2013, 03:05:54 PM »

Interesting question. My hometown didn't have anything really distinctive, and we hardly ever went out to eat anyway. But I remember going to the store for a Dr. Pepper. The old lady across the street made the best pinto beans and cornbread ever. And my favorite meal at home was chicken and rice casserole, with a bunch of melted cheese on top.

radial · « **Reply #13 on:** November 19, 2013, 03:48:38 PM »

Chili half smoke from this place.

mango · « **Reply #14 on:** November 19, 2013, 04:10:11 PM »

to me, hometown foods = foods that remind you of home, wherever that may be, even without a long and storied history or distinctiveness.

which is to say: excellent examples, Natasha and Run Amok.

Quote from: onawhim on November 19, 2013, 11:52:14 AM

nice.

a question: is it not unusual for Ottawanians to wander about the city wearing skates, as shown in this picture, during the winter months?

eta: I also did not know about wild black raspberries that are different from blackberries in that the first are hollow inside, whereas the second aren't.

nature, thou art wondrous indeed.

onawhim · « **Reply #15 on:** November 19, 2013, 05:04:41 PM »

mango, the canal that runs through the city freezes and is the world's longest skating rink. So it is common to skate around and get beavertails or maple syrup taffy or whatever. Some of my friends who work downtown can skate to work

wherestheportojohn · « **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2013, 05:13:54 PM »

Quote from: onawhim on November 19, 2013, 05:04:41 PM

mango, the canal that runs through the city freezes and is the world's longest skating rink. So it is common to skate around and get beavertails or maple syrup taffy or whatever. Some of my friends who work downtown can skate to work

Swoon!

witchypoo · « **Reply #17 on:** November 19, 2013, 05:57:29 PM »

witchypoo · « **Reply #18 on:** November 19, 2013, 06:12:08 PM »

oh, and

diablita · « **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2013, 09:51:58 PM »

onawhim, that's so cool! I had no idea.

For me it would be raspberries as well (the backyard was filled with them): we'd gather tons and take them to our next door neighbor who would make 2 pies, one for us.

my grandmother's potato kugel, eaten with sour cream with my beloved grandfather. same with matzo brie but I make it all the time.

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Author Topic: hometown foods you crave (Read 33119 times)