What do you Have??? Unusual Regional Food...

[chef jimmyj]

It is that time of year out here in Central PA...The St. Thomas Ox Roast season starts! St Thomas is a small town of about 6000 residents in Franklin County. The local Lions Club, 61 years so far, as well as township Church's and Firehouse's will hold Ox Roasts at various times over the next few months as Fund Raisers. They not only draw from the Township but also from miles away in the surrounding Counties. The Unusual and amazing thing to me is WHAT they serve...It is not actually Ox but huge hunks of Beef Top Round...BOILED!...The meat is cooked in Water with some Salt and Pepper until it Falls apart!...That's it!

 No Herbs, Spices, Veggies, nothing!  The large events will cook upwards of 1300 Pounds...The people go Crazy over these Samiches adding their choice of Ketchup, Mustard and Onion. French Fries vendors are on site as well as Ice Cream. The remaining Stock from the cook is used to make Ox Noodle Soup. As a classically trained Chef I have Boiled, well actually simmered, a variety of meat but NEVER without the ubiquitous Mire Poix of Onion, Celery and Carrots with Thyme, Bay leaf, Parsley and Black Pepper...So...What Do You Have???...JJ

Inspired by the Maid-Rite post.

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Chicken Halves cooked in a refirbished Manure Spreader  with S/P seasonings over Charcoal , Bland to say the least , no Brining or anything...

 , they have no idea...

 

[smokinhusker]

Growing up in SE OH, I loved the chicken OldSchool mentioned, residing in PA for several years, I also got to try Chef Jimmy's Ox Roasts (ex and I were members of local Lions and Lioness Clubs...and the only thing that comes to mind here in CO is the Green Chile Festivals.

 

[mneeley490]

We have Geoducks in Puget Sound. Think of the biggest, ugliest clam you've ever seen.

 

[ecto1]

Got a few friends that swear by Nutria.  I have eaten plenty of rattlesnake.

 

[chowderpants]

Chicken Halves cooked in a refirbished Manure Spreader  with S/P seasonings over Charcoal , Bland to say the least , no Brining or anything...

 , they have no idea...

Remind me to never travel to the Toledo area...

Only "odd" thing I can think of around here is a smelt fry. Its kinda like going to the local bait shop and buying a few dozen minnows, fry them up and eat them whole. Tails and heads add the crunch. Quite tasty actually. Goes best with some cheap beer

 

[BGKYSmoker]

One word.

BBQ

 

[scarbelly]

We get deep fried avocados and avocado ice cream every year during the Avocado Festival. This even1 brings 70K people into our little town in one day. Locals go before 9 and get out by 11 when the crowds start

 

[rabbithutch]

At the Texas state fair they fry damn near anything you can think of. Snickers bars, ice cream. . . . .

Then of course there's always mountain oysters.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

We get deep fried avocados and avocado ice cream every year during the Avocado Festival. This even1 brings 70K people into our little town in one day. Locals go before 9 and get out by 11 when the crowds start

I made some deep fried avocados on my MAK. Stuffed with feda, onions, cheese and sausage.

then put together and breaded.

fried on my MAK

eat time

 

[solaryellow]

Moonshine :biggrin:

 

[scarbelly]

I made some deep fried avocados on my MAK. Stuffed with feda, onions, cheese and sausage.

then put together and breaded.

fried on my MAK

eat time

Those look way better than the one the do at the festival  - Awesome Rick

 

[s2k9k]

Not really unusual to us in the south but I know it's not real common up north, not sure about out west but I love them.......Boiled Peanuts!

 

[smokinhusker]

Wow Rick...gotta try those deep fried avocados!!!!

 

[dennycieslinski]

Pasties!  They are served in all the local restuarants and there is not a grandmother in the whole pennisula that doesn't make them.  http://pasty.com/order.html

 

[raastros2]

Nutria.....pig stomach.....marsh hen.....frog legs.....Crawfish(known to Yankees as mudbugs)

 

[eman]

Just about everything we cook down here is strange to the rest of the country. But we are spreading the word !

 

[raastros2]

Haha thats right e!