State foods map and discussion

Curbside Grill,
 
You really did not provide any convincing argument about a better pork tenderloin sandwich in Alabama other than your opinion. However, I will make a note of those places and eventually check them out. I think I will continue to rely on my own opinions after sampling BPTs in over 100 restaurants in 15 states.
 
BTW, I am not adverse to trying horse radish sauce on a BPT. One of the best I've had at Dawson's on Main in Speedway, IN provides a sauce mix of mayo and BBQ sauce of Sweet Baby Rae's or similar. You should try that. I even duplicated it on a pork loin pizza.
 
As for Butte, MT I believe you may be referring to Porkchop Johns. Their sandwich is neither a porkchop or even a pork loin or tenderloin sandwich. It is better classified as a fritter. I've had it and can tell you it would not stand the test in the three I states. Fine for Montana if that is all you can get. It did not taste bad but a side by side comparison with the I states if you could do it would do them in.
 
I should let Ann defend Wisconsin but I have traveled to over 40 states in the last 5 years in my RV, mostly get around in the rural areas and can tell you first hand no other state can match Wisconsin for quality, variety and shops for cheese. Like every other place they sell the national brand package stuff but also just about every supermarket will have a specialty unmatched cheese case and no other state has a plethora of independent local cheese only stores like Wisconsin. California is mostly a commodity cheese manufacturer.
 

Davydd   you finally got what I was saying. Fine for there. We have some people from Iowa that have moved here. Have a Friend from Bulington, IA,  been here 14 years. He knows and tells me. His parents my age will be here in April.  We will sit and enjoy the times.  There are great places here for BPT but as in most areas there are flops. I have not eaten at the restaurant you mentioned for Butte, MT. When I say an area can mean up to 100 miles. I am a truck driver.
Katrina uprooted many a people and places. I feel sorry for them. But On the other hand we have recieved a number of fine N'awlins style restaurants in our area.
Just got back from a monthly shopping and had to pick up my monthly Limburger Cheese, only one place makes this now. Stiltons and the Maytag Blue from IA with Ring Bologna, PA .  I love the blue and green veined Cheeses. All comes in on the monthly Cheese truck. Swung by the Market and purchased some Kutztown Soda, for the wife. From Pa. A grilled Limburger and onion sandwich, that is heaven. IA started me on these. Stinky cheese, bologna . OH Beer too.
We are set.
 
If you really want my opinion say IA is Fried Chicken Lips.
Tongue in Cheek. A place in Burlington IA started these and friends parents told me about these.

Chimichanga for Arizona.
And what's up with wet bbq for Kansas?
 

bill voss


Chimichanga for Arizona.
And what's up with wet bbq for Kansas?

Chimi's are WAY DOWN on the list of foods consumed in AZ.
Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas are consumed 10XXX more often than Chimi's.
Even Taco Salads outrank Chimi's!

Foodbme

bill voss


Chimichanga for Arizona.
And what's up with wet bbq for Kansas?

Chimi's are WAY DOWN on the list of foods consumed in AZ.
Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas are consumed 10XXX more often than Chimi's.
Even Taco Salads outrank Chimi's!

But they are an Arizona invention!
And is this your observation or do you have hard taco salad evidence?

Foodbme

bill voss


Chimichanga for Arizona.
And what's up with wet bbq for Kansas?

Chimi's are WAY DOWN on the list of foods consumed in AZ.
Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas are consumed 10XXX more often than Chimi's.
Even Taco Salads outrank Chimi's!

And in California, and in Texas and in New Mexico and in Colorado....
 
        
 
 
I get Bill's point that the Chimi was invented in Arizona therefore making making it more indigenous compared to the more generic Taco, Burrito and Enchilada.

Davydd      if you ever get here in the South not only food but We go at least twice a year. Been going here twice a year since '59.
Miniatures from all over the world. One man built this. Local food not bad either. Ave Maria Grotto
http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS368US368&q=ave+maria+grotto&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=aNs0TfmUJ4TagAfu5LTtCw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CE4QsAQwBA&biw=1659&bih=837
 
 
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2015
 

bill voss

Foodbme

bill voss


Chimichanga for Arizona.
And what's up with wet bbq for Kansas?

Chimi's are WAY DOWN on the list of foods consumed in AZ.
Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas are consumed 10XXX more often than Chimi's.
Even Taco Salads outrank Chimi's!

But they are an Arizona invention!
And is this your observation or do you have hard taco salad evidence?

My observation.
And do you have PROOF that Chimi's were "Invented" in AZ and therefore should be the State Food Of AZ??? I frequent Mexican Restaurants in AZ consistantly and observe what's being served and it's RARE that I see a Chimi on a plate!  Most Places don't even have them on the Menu!

Foodbme

bill voss

Foodbme

bill voss


Chimichanga for Arizona.
And what's up with wet bbq for Kansas?

Chimi's are WAY DOWN on the list of foods consumed in AZ.
Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas are consumed 10XXX more often than Chimi's.
Even Taco Salads outrank Chimi's!

But they are an Arizona invention!
And is this your observation or do you have hard taco salad evidence?

My observation.
And do you have PROOF that Chimi's were "Invented" in AZ and therefore should be the State Food Of AZ??? I frequent Mexican Restaurants in AZ consistantly and observe what's being served and it's RARE that I see a Chimi on a plate!  Most Places don't even have them on the Menu!

 
When I was in Phoenix back in 2006 I saw them on menus everywhere....
 
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Chimichanga.htm

wanderingjew

Foodbme

bill voss

Foodbme

bill voss


Chimichanga for Arizona.
And what's up with wet bbq for Kansas?

Chimi's are WAY DOWN on the list of foods consumed in AZ.
Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas are consumed 10XXX more often than Chimi's.
Even Taco Salads outrank Chimi's!

But they are an Arizona invention!
And is this your observation or do you have hard taco salad evidence?

My observation.
And do you have PROOF that Chimi's were "Invented" in AZ and therefore should be the State Food Of AZ??? I frequent Mexican Restaurants in AZ consistantly and observe what's being served and it's RARE that I see a Chimi on a plate!  Most Places don't even have them on the Menu!

When I was in Phoenix back in 2006 I saw them on menus everywhere....

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Chimichanga.htm

With all due respect WJ - You visited here 4 years ago. I've lived here 11 years and I don't see them on many Mexican Restaurant menus. Whatever. Not worth arguing about. If you say so. That's fine.

Foodbme

wanderingjew

Foodbme

bill voss

Foodbme

bill voss


Chimichanga for Arizona.
And what's up with wet bbq for Kansas?

Chimi's are WAY DOWN on the list of foods consumed in AZ.
Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas are consumed 10XXX more often than Chimi's.
Even Taco Salads outrank Chimi's!

But they are an Arizona invention!
And is this your observation or do you have hard taco salad evidence?

My observation.
And do you have PROOF that Chimi's were "Invented" in AZ and therefore should be the State Food Of AZ??? I frequent Mexican Restaurants in AZ consistantly and observe what's being served and it's RARE that I see a Chimi on a plate!  Most Places don't even have them on the Menu!

When I was in Phoenix back in 2006 I saw them on menus everywhere....

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Chimichanga.htm

With all due respect WJ - You visited here 4 years ago. I've lived here 11 years and I don't see them on many Mexican Restaurant menus. Whatever. Not worth arguing about. If you say so. That's fine.

Foodbme- Correct I haven't lived in Phoenix  but can only go based on my experiences  on prior visits, not only in 2006, but also in 1988, 1989, 1990 and in 2002.
 
I  went to 5 restaurants- Mango's in Mesa, Tacos De Juarez, Teepee's Mexican Kitchen and Carolina's Mexican Food in Phoenix as well as the local chain Macayo's in Tempe (although it's been many years)- all 5 restaurants had Chimichanga's on the menu and I had Chimichangas at two out of the 4 restaurants.
 
The Sterns too have mentioned Chimichangas in several of their roadfood books, but like me they haven't lived in Arizona and have just visited so I guess  based on what you're saying  their commentary is just as inconsequential as mine.
 
Using a similar analogy,  growing up  in NY and spending most of my life there, as much as a I like Jewish Deli's there are only a very small handful left and they are no longer relevant to contemporary NYC culture yet everyone here on the forum still talks about them.....

You'll notice Tucson claims to be the birthplace. Phoenix claims nothing.
Folks in the valley of the sun act as if the rest of the state doesn't exist.
Phoenix is really just far, far East LA.

Sundancer, all the catfish farmers took a bad hit from the imported "catfish" from (I think) Thialand. Many restaurants now list their fish as "Mississippi raised" on the menu. There are so many good catfish restaurants arouind here that it would be hard to name them. Everyone has a favorite.

Most of the selections seem at least reasonable to me--I'll even support the choice of fry bread for AZ because you can get Mexican food almost anywhere these days. But I just have to state forcefully that I would not want to live in a state best known for green Jello.

Re catfish: I believe any finny thing served on a restaurant menu these days is actually Tilapia whether they admit it or not. Those trashy things that must breed like bunnies have taken over.

Chimichanga fight! I live in AZ--not even the Phoenix part--and I can't recall ever eating one. Of course that doesn't mean they weren't available, just that I always preferred something else.

buffetbuster


Anyone know about jelly pie for Arkansas?  I have never heard of that before.  It sure does sound interesting.

 
BB  have finally found some people from Arkansas that I understand. They have described growing up, their mothers would Make a peanut butter flavored crust and put jelly into it. bake it. But as times have evolved most fruit(berries) filled pies are considered jelly pies to them. Makes sense.
I have never seen or heard of jelly pie as you. I guess with a real thick filling one could call that Jelly.
Hell this guy I try to talk to pronounces Coupon as a 'cup un', took me two days to figure out what he was saying.

Now who was in AZ first. The Indians with their fry bread or the Mexican moving North.
South of Benson ,AZ is where Chochise Stronghold and all . Northern Arizona is still Hopi Indian Resevation.
The Hualapai and others. My vote is on Indians, Native Americans.
Fry bread is my pick
Or all the Apple orchards in AZ . They grow apples like crazy

BT


Re catfish: I believe any finny thing served on a restaurant menu these days is actually Tilapia whether they admit it or not. Those trashy things that must breed like bunnies have taken over.

 
I agree.  Tilapia is the most tasteless fish that there is.  At least that I have had.  You are correct as they breed, easy to raise and mature very easily.
 
I noticed that the Outback has recently introducted Tilapia over their other fish.  What a waste.  Poor decision with their top management.
 
Outback once had a great fish.  Strange because they were sorta known for their steak.
 
Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN 

BT


Re catfish: I believe any finny thing served on a restaurant menu these days is actually Tilapia whether they admit it or not. Those trashy things that must breed like bunnies have taken over.

Anyone who has eaten real catfish should know the difference and should complain to the management if a place is calling Tilapia Catfish.