Elmorton
Ideal_Rock
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After reading Judith Jones'' memoir last week and now with Pandora''s Haggis thread, I''m really curious about food. What are the foods that remind you of home/your regional/native culture? The more interesting the better
Here are some of mine (probably not all that exotic):
Back in the regional language thread, I remember someone mentioning jellos with coordinating fruits/veggies - YES! Gross concept, but so good. For me, a meal that would bring me "home" (Midwestern US) would be some sort of hot, roasted sliced meat, mashed potatoes, thin gravy (because it''s actually made from the drippings, minimal on the corn starch), corn, green beans...but all this is best when it''s getting mixed in with the orange jello with carrots in it. Or green jello with celery, etc. Everlasting cole slaw (vinegar based). The plate is always completely cold and half mixed together by the time you''re about a 1/4 of the way through the meal.
I love fried okra and pan-fried chicken (the breading isn''t crispy), too. Fried green tomatoes - not just a movie.
Sliced tomatoes with salt and pepper served as a side dish, or the long tiny onions- just dip them in salt as you eat them on their own
Venison jerky
Refrigerator sweet pickles...they''re bright green, super sweet, and you can''t find anything like them in the store.
Pickled beets - pickled with red hots (yes, the candy)
Here are some of mine (probably not all that exotic):
Back in the regional language thread, I remember someone mentioning jellos with coordinating fruits/veggies - YES! Gross concept, but so good. For me, a meal that would bring me "home" (Midwestern US) would be some sort of hot, roasted sliced meat, mashed potatoes, thin gravy (because it''s actually made from the drippings, minimal on the corn starch), corn, green beans...but all this is best when it''s getting mixed in with the orange jello with carrots in it. Or green jello with celery, etc. Everlasting cole slaw (vinegar based). The plate is always completely cold and half mixed together by the time you''re about a 1/4 of the way through the meal.
I love fried okra and pan-fried chicken (the breading isn''t crispy), too. Fried green tomatoes - not just a movie.
Sliced tomatoes with salt and pepper served as a side dish, or the long tiny onions- just dip them in salt as you eat them on their own
Venison jerky
Refrigerator sweet pickles...they''re bright green, super sweet, and you can''t find anything like them in the store.
Pickled beets - pickled with red hots (yes, the candy)