We have famous olives. Is your region famous for anything?  

Hi kaykaygee, I'm trying to work out if there is a clue in your answer as to what your town is and what kind of wine it produces. Obviously it must be hot there. Casino and hotel resort conjures up coastline so it must be somewhere hot by the sea - care to enlighten us as to the identity of the town?

I'll give you a hint! It's in So-Cal. Hahaha.

Well that could be South Carolina or Southern Califonia! I'll go with the second because of the wine and South Carolina always sounds way too genteel for casinos.

Hi sunggle bunnies, CRANBERRIES. We love them, I never thought about where they came from, all I know is we can't get them here and the price of cranberry juice is astronmical as imported. I would say with the cheese, sausage and beer bit it is somewhere which has a Germanic influence, could I be right?

You are right the majority of the original settling population in the area is of German decent. They even advertised our state in Germany in the 1800's because of our similar climate to Germany despite being in the US.

http://www.cranfest.com/i...

My inlaws have gone to this festival. They are expensive here too, probably cause Ocean Spray has such a huge mark up on them.

Hi snuggle bunnies, I'm glad I guessed right about the German influence. I never heard of such a thing as a cranberry festival before, the whole thing sounds huge, three miles of booths. And that link made me wonder what Amish noodles are. I'm thinking you must be in Pensylvania, is that right? I didn't check back on your profile to see if it is on there, just trying to make an educated guess.

So are cranberries seasonal like our olives? Last year a friend from England brought my son out several packets of dried cranberries as he loves them so much, but they only lasted a couple of days. Right now the only way I can get them for him are in a cranberry muesli bar.

Hi Rob, I've heard of strongbow.I never really thought of a whole cider producing regiion but of course there must be. Does it take a special variety of apple to produce cider or just any old kind? I bet it smells nice when you bike past those farms. I sometimes used to buy cider to add to pork casseroles but don't remember liking it as an actual drink, but then again its years since I actually came across it. Never seen it on the shelves out here, I'll have a look.

they use a particular type of apple for each different cider. they also make perry which is commonly known as pear cider.

they're both nice drinks. i love the smell of cider being made. we're usually allowed to walk on to a farm and ask for a taste of their produce. there are usually about 100 different ciders and wines available to buy and it's good to taste some of them...but it's a bad idea to drive after lol.

Hi Rob, that's interesting as I've never actually heard of pear cider but it has a nicer ring to it than apple cider. It sounds just like wandering through the vineyards and ending up at the chateau for a bit of tasting. It must smell wonderful though but I think you give very good advice to leave the car at home, what about the bike though?

i don't usually have a problem riding after a drink :D

You've got a horse as well

she's a nice little filly :)

You should try feeding her cider then. All the local donkeys like a shot of ouzo at night.

i love ouzo, have you heard of zivanea? the old men in Cyprus drink it a lot while they're playing backgammon. i'm not sure if you have it in Greece but if i fed my filly zivanea she might fall asleep on me :D

We don't have that over here I'm afraid. Maybe you should try the filly out with tsipero if there is a problem with her sleeping habits, it's deathly stuff most definitely not to be confused with ouzo even though in looks it appears to be the same.

Hi friend, now that's really interesting as one never really gives thought to something like where do locks come from. We just have them fixed on things and really never give a thought to where they originate and you've suprised me. I have to admit to not having heard of your university but it sounds prestigious if it has the biggest Asian library. And what a lovely thing to be famous for as well, culture of politeness, it's not a phrase one often hears but has a delightful ring to it. You always manage to come up with something original.
As for the oil, I have my own small olive grove with trees which produce olives for oil, but none of the eating variety I'm afraid.

Thanks for your appreciation.
Maybe, our university is not one of the top ones, but its culture is really great. Whenever there is a conference or something like that in our University, the guests do not forget to mention in their speeches that they really loved the etiquette and politeness they saw here. Most people refer to this organization as a synonym of 'Tehzeeb', an urdu word for etiquette.

Thanks for your comments. Happy Mylotting!!

Hello again, I see if we keep communicating I'm going to be picking up quite a few words in urdu. Sorry not to have heard of your university before, as you will be well aware the Western press focuses on Western things so there are many gems about your culture that you'll need to introduce us to on here.

Yeah, sure. I simply love to communicate, especially to those who are willing to learn, teach and share new information and ideas.
But, i am afraid i cann`t help you a lot in Urdu as i am also not very good in Urdu or Arabic coz our mother-tongue is Hindi and i have been raised up mainly in the Hindi+English environment.
But, i will try my best to share whatever i know.

Well, its not a big deal you didn`t hear about the University. It`s natural that the wester press focuses on western and eastern press on eastern things. I also know just too little about the western educational institutions, just some major western universities.

Hi sblossom, indeed we are lucky with our olives as the oil is extremely healthy and so pure that you could just actually drink it. I know it is expensive in other countries but here all it costs is the tax to the olive mill which presses them.
Roast beef is very popular in England but I believe the number one food eaten there is actually curry.

roast beef!wow!I love that

With lots of English mustard

Hi OreoCookies, famous for peaches sounds good but I'm trying to place GA but the initials just aren't doing it. I haven't seen any peach trees in this area but there have been fresh peaches last month which were on the markets so there must be some, maybe further north.
Kalamata eating olives are black. I never need to buy any as someone always has a glut of them and will prepare them and then gift them. I was given a huge jar recently by a local fisherman and he'd prepared them himself with a vinegar twist and they were about the best I've tasted. Anyway if you do see them in a store I can personally recommend them.

GA is Georgia in the USA. Sorry about that. Oh lucky you to get fresh olives like that. I love them so much. I get the pitted ones, and I will put them on the ends of my 10 fingers and eat them off my fingers.. I saw it done like that on the old sit-com "All in the Family" years and years ago... and I've done it ever since.

WEll if I ate my olives like that round here I'd get some pretty srange looks, don't think I'll be trying that one in public any time soon. When there's been a really good harvest which is once every two years, the other one is a less generous year, the popular way to serve them is with rigani (oregano) on top and in a plate of oil. I love the oil and the olives but have to scrape the rigani off as I hate it, they put it on everything here.

Hi urbandekay, I used to live in England so know those things well which you mention I never realised there were so many varieties of apples though, we only ever buy Granny smiths. Whilst your beer and malt whiskey may be a challenge to fine French wine I would say that our olive oil takes the prize for the best, and yes you can just drink it, it cures anything

Well, given the choice atween drinking olive oil and beer or malt whiskey I know which I would choose

all the best urban

I know, there's absolutely no contest, olive oil wins every time

all the best urban

Hi xfahctor, I love your reply, it brings up all sorts of differnt images. Walking amidst the falling leaves then bumping into a moose. I'm actually trying to picture a moose now with little success, are they dangerous to run into or any special tips they give the hikers on how to deal with them.

Now I did think that maple syrup was a Canadian thing and never actually connected it with America, they certainly have the bigger reputation for it.
You do make a wonderful picture of the area though, I'm ready to book my ticket for the 'fall'.

durring certain times of the year, moose can sometimes be considered the most dangerous animal in the country, they can be very agressive durring rutting and when protecting young, especialy the larger males which can weigh up and over 1500 lbs. More often than not, they are fairly shy and will wander off when they catch sight or smell of humans, other times, they just seem Also, they are a very big hazzard on our roads, hitting one of these things on the highway has totaled quite a few cars and killed quite a few people.
They are pretty tastey though, lol.

and here is what they can do to a car.....

Great pictures, of course I remember what a moose looks like now but I've never had the pleasure of encountering one. I was ready with a witty comment for your moose picture but Mylot wouldn't let me put one as you aren't my friend, we haven't even been introduced

Unfortunatley the other picture you provide is a regular sight here on our mountain road, the only road which runs between here and town. Today I saw yet another car like the one in your picture, there is a new one each time I go up. They aren't caused by moose though but by lunatic drivers in the main, and tourists who haven't worked out which side of the road to drive on.

Hi Lamb, did you touch that picture up or is that squirrel really white, I thought they only came in grey and red. When I think of Ilinois I always think of Chicago, which then leads to thinking of ER of course and the cold and snow and the subway above ground, the EL. I never thought of squirrels roaming round there.

Nope...that's the real thing...

http://www.ci.olney.il.us...

I've just realised you missed a good one Lamb.

You should have said it's famous for its LAMB.

I also have seen black ones, not so much here as in northern vermont.

I've never seen a squirrel at all in Greece, maybe we don't have them. We definitely don't have moose.

Hello Hatley, well I've never heard of frozen chocolate bananas on a stick so wonder how famous they actually are. Do they have a wide export market or is it a local thing? Lobster and crab are my favourites but we only get the former here, only had one actual crab from the sea, otherwise it's all frozen crab which no one eats so it mustn't be local. We only do local round here you know. Trees are something good to be famous for.