This all came about from Moggy's comment about the flour I use in my recipes. She's south of New Hampshire, and had never heard of King Arthur flour. Sooooooo, I got to wondering, what's YOUR regional foodstuffs?
The few times I've gone on vacation, I always ended up buying presents for family - in the grocery store. On Cape Breton island, I bought seaweed and gauze-wrapped tea bags. In Bermuda - well, I wanted to bring home the chowder, but wasn't allowed to. My friends from Mississippi send me pecans and fig jam. A friend in California sent me her cross bred lemons and a bottle of Palestinian olive oil ( go figure). In Paris, I didn't have any money, so I didn't bring anything home. Let's compare!
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Michigan has a lot to offer, it's just not all fresh year round!
Hi Shannon, oh that sounds healthy and dreamy........especially the cherries and salmon.
As to King Arthur's flour....I can buy it at my supermarket in Hilo!
Donald, why is it that guava jelly always sounded so yuckky - is it good?
Lydia again, in Provincetown, MA I always went into the Portuguese bakery for really fresh Sweet Bread - sounds much like the pan dulce.
Hush Puppies! (House Autry Hush Puppy Mix and other mixes and breadings)
Duke's Mayonnaise
Neese's Sausage
Thomas' Marinades and sauces
Thats' all I can think of right off the top of my head.
Here's some Pork BBQ for you
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Here I buy Best which is the same as Hellsmann's, but west of the Mississippii.......
Katrina guava jelly is wonderful!!!!!!!!!! heck, guava anything is wonderful. I make most of my own because except for guava paste from Goya, I can't get the guava products I'm used to.
Donald..............Oh, how I wish I could buy some Cuban bread here............I have the recipe, but for some reason, it never turns out the way it's supposed to.....I even gave the recipe to a baker here and his results were worse than mine!
What we call Hawaiian Sweet Bread here is actually Portuguese Pan Duce (Portuguese for pan dulce) - on the mainland you can find King's Hawaiian sweet bread in some parts of the country
King's Hawaiian Sweet Bread
While we're at it, Vicky needs one for the brotchen..................
and hey Kelci, you never know with Gather - maybe there's someone out there in Texas that lives, or knows someone that lives, in Lake Meredith.
This is huge fun, learning about other areas of the US via food. Cool.
Come next blueberry season, we'll have to remember Jessie's blueberries. Well, you know, just a quart or two, to compare.
I love to travel and find food treasures in the different areas......!
Apples this time of year are great here. I probably most enjoy the variety of ethnic foods to be found in the area, something I miss when in some other parts of the country. A new Brazilian restaurant just opened in our town that I've got to try!
And Debra and Sonia - I hope to take a little time next year to actually GO somewhere ( with my mind on food, of course) (and gardens)
Hi David - I wish I had time to visit some foodie places in Boston, but my visits are pretty much limited to visits with my Mum in her assisted living place. Do sneak into Redbones and The Burren in Somerville once a year, tho......BBQ at Redbones is GREAT!!!I'd love to try some Brazilian food!
" Campechanas are small thin sugary pastries that are common in all of Spanish colonies. These crisp palm leaf cookies from Spain are an absolute delight to eat with tea. "
I have had them but we called them Orejas de Elefantes (Elephant ears) in Cuba!!!! They are easy to make. They are also called Palmiers in other areas.