Do You Have Regional Food?

I'm from the U.S. and I think there are lots of regional foods. Living in New Mexico, we eat a lot of Mexican food with green and red chile. Sure you can find Taco Bells in New York and Florida, but it's not like green enchiladas from southcentral New Mexico. Now, I don't eat grits often, but I think grits are a southern U.S. thing. I don't eat Philly cheese steak often, but I think that's a Pennsylvania thing. So we do have regional foods, and fortunately, you can sometimes get those regional foods even where you live.

I rather suspect that there isn't too much regional in the U.S. I think the only thing I can think is the chicken fried steak don't care for them myself, especially with the "cream gravy" they serve it with...

i am in canada and besides Canadian bacon, we have this mixture called Poutine. It is a combination of gravey and cheese curds which is put on french fries. i personally dont like it but some do.

Regional food, hm... Nope. Can I have a Cornish pasty?

Do you know I’ve always wondered what the regional delicacy is where I live (Hertfordshire) and I have come to the conclusion that we don’t have one? Actually that’s a bit of a lie as there is a recipe for Hertfordshire Scones which to be frank is no different to normal scones. But Hertfordshire especially the town where I live makes up for it with cuisine from all over the world and on top of the usual restaurants such as Indian, Chinese etc etc we also have an Australian restaurant where they do serve Kangaroo steaks.

I don't know if I can top it but we do have regional food in the U.S. as well. New England is known for their chowder and lobster rolls. Phildadelphia is known for the Philly Cheese Steak. Chicago is known for pizza. The South is known for fried chicken. The southwest is known for Tex-Mex cuisine. In New Orleans, there is jumbalaya, bengiets (not spelled right I'm sure), and muffalatas. The Pacific Northwest is known for razor clams, salmon and an array of seafood. I'm getting hungry!

Hi Janey, It seems that here in Wales we can get food from all over the country. We often enjoy a Cumberland sausage or Cornish pasty Back in the early 70s when I lived in Blackburn, Lancs, I was surprised that I couldn't get food that we ate in Wales. The pies were so different. Down here we get pies that are full of thick gravy and I couldn't get them "oop North". They were meat pies, but without the gravy. I haven't been back to Lancashire in years but I expect that things are a lot different food-wise there now. _Derek

Here in India we have a lot of States which comprise the entire country.The States were broadly divided on linguistic basis.Each state the food differs from the other,In the north its more rotis a sort of bread.In the South more rice but even the spices in the food vary from state to state.

With 28 states and 7 union territories India is a country of diverse cultures. When the states were carved into the political administrative structure, it was the languages that were main consideration. Each language is a reflection of a culture and by extension a different cuisine. Each state has several regions, each having a different version of the language spoken and a different pattern of social life and food. Cuisine varies because of the crop pattern, and the spices available in a given area. Areas cultivating chillies (Green pepper), for example have a definitely have a more spicy menu. Added to this we have a very large representation of people who migrated from other parts of the world and are now proud Indians. Iranians, Parsis (Again from Iran), Saudi's, Jews. Their contribution to the food scenario has made Indian food all the more richer. Contribution of the English, French and Portuguese, occupiers and rulers in the recent past has also enriched this diversity. Considering all this, you will find the food changing every 200 KM. I you were to visit India, you would face enough diversity in food and culture to last a hundred lifetimes.

well I never thought that UK is diverse in food , well like the above person , I am also a south Indian ..! We east idly and dosas unlike the other Indians who eat roti and naan !