What food or beverage does your area have that is not widely available nationally?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (169965)
United States
January 16, 2019 5:13pm CST
Of course you might be able to get the food or beverage somewhere for a hefty fee like Amazon or something, but what do they sell in your area you haven't seen in other places? Around here I would say it is Northern Neck Gingerale. It is a specific gingerale that gets its name from the land area along the Chesapeake Bay. It is hard to find outside of Virginia..and may become the "beverage of the commonwealth." I like it I have had it a few times, but not sure it deserves all the accolades. Does your area have anything just sold in your area?
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
17 Jan 19
Horseshoes is a big thing here that you get from restaurants, I lived down south and they didn't know what I was talking about.
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@snowy22315 toast with hamburger or whatever kinda meat you want, fries with melted cheese pourd on top of it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Jan 19
Cheerwine. I think it might be available in the South but not the North. Same for Texas Pete.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
17 Jan 19
Yeah, you can get Cheerwine here...but yeah..doesn't go North of VA I don't think.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@fivecandles Heh! I grew up on cheerwine. I'm not the biggest fan of it anymore but I like a cheerwine popsicle (if they even still make them!) every once in awhile.
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@fivecandles (356)
• United States
17 Jan 19
I was gonna say Cheerwine! I'm on the tippy-top of its normal range. In fact we didn't even get it here about 10 years ago. My friends thought I was crazy when I literally DANCED in the aisle at Food Lion the first time I saw it here.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
17 Jan 19
Did you ever try it? I love Italian soda's with the syrup and the carbonated water..so good.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@LadyDuck Soda's aren't good for you..but I enjoy them,,even though I am trying to drink less..I have at least one glass per day. I always have it.
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@LadyDuck (458192)
• Switzerland
17 Jan 19
@snowy22315 I had a sip and I did not like, but I do not like sodas at all, of any kind. I only like carbonated water with a slice of lime or lemon.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
16 Jan 19
Yes..too salty for my tastes. Boiled peanuts may be another thing.
@pjmurphy (2500)
• United States
16 Jan 19
@snowy22315 I don't like boiled peanuts either, but I really like country ham. Boiled peanuts are a little further south.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
16 Jan 19
@pjmurphy Thatvarentbthat good but Cajun style isn't bad. They just taste like beans.
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@snowy22315 They are huge and juicy.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@Courage7 yum..its hard to beat a good peachm
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@WiseGhots (14607)
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17 Jan 19
@snowy22315 It's a typical dish of the Northeastern region of my country, made with pasta of fried beans and shrimp.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
18 Jan 19
coffee syrup.autocrat to be precise.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
19 Jan 19
@snowy22315 oh it is.especially if you throw some vanilla ice cream in there.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
19 Jan 19
@scarlet_woman yum..It sounds delish.
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
17 Jan 19
This is an awesome topic. I wish I had an awesome answer. Up until a few years ago, I could have said Boetje's Mustard but I think they're national now. When I was a kid, Coors was a big deal because you had to go to Colorado or Wyoming to get it but now, it's everywhere. I can give you a reverse one, though. When I lived in Philadelphia, I got hooked on Taylor Pork Roll and you can't get it anywhere around here.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
17 Jan 19
Thanks..I never heard of Bodtje. Mustard or Taylor rolls. One thing I know they sell in certain areas and not others though is pepperoni bread and it rolls.
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
17 Jan 19
@snowy22315 I might have seen pepperoni rolls somewhere...it sounds vaguely familiar.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
17 Jan 19
I know one thing the Moxie soda they sell up there is not sold everywhere. Also cranberry stuff is not sold as widely nationally as it is in Mass. I couldn't get cranberry cookies here for instance or grapnuts puddding.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
18 Jan 19
@snowy22315 never seen grapenuts pudding or cranberry cookies amywhere here lol
