Region of the US with the best food?
 

Dirty South? Southwest? Northeast? Midwest?

I grew up in the midwest so I'll always be partial to my comfort food. Meatloaf, roast beef, turkey and dressing, pot pies, beef stew, etc.

Which region is your favorite and why?

Honestly any region that had a dense slavery background. Guessing that would be the Dirty South.
Reasoning is I love "soul food" which is most often made from the not so desired parts and ingredients. Takes longer to cook but just feels so right and tastes so damn good.

However I have built up a huge ass personal cookbook of dishes from every region I love as well as every personal recipe I use including every family one I could obtain before it was lost to time. Been working on making a family cookbook to give out one year for Christmas or something.

Well I would have to say the Dirty South, you'll have to take a trip out here.


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Living in the 'dirty south', I can vouch for their quality of food. Nothing but heart stopping goodness here.

new orleans has some awesome eats

Most people will say the south. But honestly...i hate south cooking. I like really fresh sea food and sushi for which Seattle suits be perfectly :thumbsup

A lot of the south is full of fresh fish usage, just not much into sushi there.

The best thing about eating in the South is the sweet tea :) :)

I'm a 'soul food' lover, so Dirty South, I guess. I love me some buttered grits, hush puppies, fried chicken, country fried steak, collard greens... I'd be so fat if I had grown up there.

I realize that...but I just dont like the way they prepare it and what they have.

I like salmon with a lemon on it...raw oysters...sushi


Seafood gumbo doesnt do it for me

Oh... I also love Latin food... given I grew up with a Latino dad and living in Southern California, no surprise... tamaleeeeees :)

I am all over salmon as well (far northern CA here). I appreciate the delicate seafood approach of the west. Same goes with sushi of course since it went crazy due to the west.

Now oysters on the other hand. Well that is about as dirty south as you can get going way back in history. Yes specially raw oysters. They were a common street food early on. The dirty south is more than just LA.

Dirty south

Live in montgomery, alabama, I like southern cooking more then anything

Southern cooking is the best.

My favorite raw oysters are from Japan :upsidedow Kamoto ..yum

I think they are also raising them in places in the US now. Maybe in the south...that might get me down there :winkwink:

The Northeast has a wide variety. Most big cities have their share of great restaurants.

old school southern cooking is awesome..

Mexican food in Arizona... but theres some good eatin in southern Georgia :)

LA it has good food from everywhere.

Not a region, just a city.

New Orleans

If I could only have one for the rest of my life I would happily make do with the food of the Philly/PA Dutch area of the country.

Most diverse ethnicities = NYC..

I agree, I have been to some restaurants in Nawlins that have some amazing food, really interesting ingredients and fab service as well.
I wonder what it's like there since the disaster :eek7

I'm partial to italian foods, so NY and surrounding areas are quite tasty to me. We've been in the south for 5 months and have yet to have any southern cooking :1orglaugh Chicken, corn bread and potatoes was never as appealing to me as ravioli, crusty italian bread with butter and a canoli! :)

It's really hard to find authentic italian food around here :Oh crap

im from the south, and we just ate a bushel of raw ones yesterday. (from Apalachicola) ***slurp*** probably the best ive had in a couple years.

and i wouldnt exactly call sushi a northwestern US quisine, it has migrated to us just like its migrated to you, but it isnt one of the foods of our (mine or your) region/history.

Chesapeake Bay area seafood.

Blue Crabs and Raw Oysters!!!

New Orleans for its mouthwatering seafood delicacies. :thumbsup

Id have to say the Northeast, yes southern cooking is great but the variety in the Northeast is unbeatable. Plus we have REAL BAGLES, REAL PIZZA, etc.. For the foodie there is no better place than the Northeast.

C'mon - it's the south. Hands down :)

I'm hungry now

northeast less chains more mom pop type places in the southeast the food is very uninspired.

I would agree with you as far as the food chains or franchises are concerned the south sucks in that respect, but the real mom pop southern style eateries are actually pretty dam good.

Now the region of the country with the best food overall I would say the northeast for 2 reasons.
1. You have every type of ethnic food imaginable.

2. The water. Yes the water. The water in NY especially is very rich in iron which makes for a better tasting meal.

Is it healthy or healthier for probably not, but we are talking about better tasting.:2 cents:

mmmmmmmmmmmmm... deep-fried twinkies or mars bars
that's some good ol-cooking for ya! :thumbsup

This is a tough question ...

Buffalo has some of the best pizza and wings, but I live in Tucson now with some of the best Mexican ...

I'm partial to the North East's seafood and italian dishes...

the south!

I have heard this is why the pizza crust there is better. There's actually a place here in the ATL burbs that gets NYC tap water shipped here to make their crusts with :)

Ray's pizza in buckhead!

Looks like the South has risen after all. :-)

pizzahut

Well, we WERE burned down to the ground - we know a little about cooking :thumbsup

South Florida. Lots of good Cuban food.

Home cooking= southern USA
Pizza= New York
Hotdogs= New York = Nathans
Italian sausage= New York
Italian general= New York
BBQ= southern USA
Seafood= New England
Steaks= Texas and Colorado
Pussy= southern USA

atm .. i´d say Irak or Afganistan food ...
but Korean food rocks ! So ... go ahead guys .... the world needs you

the real answer is generally what you grew up with. Home cooking is the best for me and that doesn't mean heating up frozen meals.

California...for the local cuisine (mezzcans & hippie food) and anything international you want will likely have a great spot to find it here.

Texas BBQ

Gimme real louisiana cajun cook fests any time, and for food safety and quality I'd have to hand the laurels to much of SoCal and the west coast in General.

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