The invention of HOT Nashville chicken was not a mistake, it was done intentionally. A very drunk man had come home after a night out on the town and asked his wife to make him fried chicken. She noticed he smelled of perfume that was not hers. So she thought she would teach him a thing or two so she dompted the whole jar of spice into the chicken.
Po' boys are from New Orleans, not Mississippi. For that state I'd say the Mississippi mud pie is an iconic comfort food. Or perhaps fried catfish. Fish tacos are originally from Baja California, which is part of Mexico. For a food that originated in the state of California, how about cioppino?
They are wrong about the Po’Boy being a Mississippi staple! I am born and raised in Louisiana so I know the Po’Boy was invented in New Orleans and is a staple of Louisiana! A lot of places outside Louisiana make what they call a Po’Boy but they don’t make it right! For it to be a true Po’Boy it has to be made with New Orleans style French Bread and “dressed” with mayonnaise,lettuce,tomatoes and pickles!
These 50 states videos never get anything correct. Po boy = louisiana/ new Orleans. Period. I think there made by n.y.n.y. people who have no idea. At least they gave us an actual food this time in Washington. Last time it was coffee! That's a drink. Dumbasses.
Just because it's invented in one place does not mean it's not a staple elsewhere. For example, spaghetti is a staple in my house but it wasn't invented in my country, let alone my state/city. And when food travels to new places, it often changes. For example, the original pizzas look little like what my favorite pizza is. All imported food, regardless of country, undergoes changes to favor the palate of the locals and to use the local ingredients. An example of that is "American" foods in Japan or "Chinese" food in America or "Indian" food in England. Is it absolutely authentic? No. Is it still good? Yep. I never understand people who want to monopolize food items. Mostly because they often enjoy altered foods from elsewhere and don't consider the hypocrisy of their statements. Besides, it's a sandwich. Meat and veg slapped on bread. Every place has done that throughout time. I'd venture to guess the sandwich was invented long before King Louis was born. I'd also point out that the narrator said "Mississippi Po'boys", not "the original" or "the NOLA" po' boy. Sort of like "New York pizza" or "Chicago deep dish" doesn't claim to be the original Margherita pizza nor does it claim to be the only pizza.
There was probably a large migration back-and-forth between the Gulf Coast states. New Orleans was and is, the commercial and cultural capital of the region. New Orleans cuisine, blended Native American, African, Spanish, French, and southeastern American flavors. In their food and culture. But, this amalgamation wan't limited to New Orleans. All of these same cultures were thriving together, in the coastal regions of Louisiana and Mississippi. For example, tamales have long been popular in southern Mississippi. Even the Gulf Coast of Florida, received many immigrants from Greece, in the early to mid 1900's.Thousands of Vietnamese refugees began making a living from the ocean, in coastal Texas and Alabama. And brought their own new flavorful additions, to the food culture of the Gulf coast region.
For Rhode Island, I’d say it’s down to two choices: 1) R.I. clam chowder which is clams in a tasty broth with no dairy added, and 2) coffee milk which can be bought by the jug. Kids in other states grow up on chocolate milk, Rhode Islanders grow up on coffee milk.
The reason why lobster went from bottom tier trash to king cuisine is because one day, John D. Rockefeller took a taste of one of his servant’s lobster bisque and absolutely loved it. Also, I would say my state has two specialties. We have Marionberry pie, the Marionberry being a hybrid blackberry created by OSU and USDA. The other is hazelnuts-we grow 99% of the entire nation’s hazelnut crop. We can have a mean hazelnut milkshake.
Say it, fellow Oregonian! I make Russian Teacakes (aka Mexican Wedding Cake cookies) with hazelnuts instead of any other nuts. To die for. (I still find it hard to call them hazelnuts. I'm old; I always want to say filberts. 😄)
Another key factor in the rise of lobster, is improved transportation. Lobster meat doesn't keep well (unless you have freezers; like most meats it isn't particularly good canned), and transporting live lobsters requires transporting substantial amounts of water, which is heavy and expensive to haul over land. Because of these issues, lobster was impractical to transport it to inland areas (until the mid nineteenth century), so it had to all be consumed in coastal cities where the catch was brought in, and so it was in surplus there and thus cheap. With the rise of railroads , it became practical to ship lobsters to inland areas, where it could be sold as a novelty to the upper classes. People who grew up west of the Appalachians were generally not *aware* that lobster was cheap on the coasts, so they didn't look down their nose at it. Then refrigerated trucks came along, and shipping lobster became even cheaper, and now the middle class can afford it, but because it has to be shipped in from the coasts, it's still more expensive than beef or chicken or pork, so it's a "splurge" item, something you have on special occasions, not every day. Additionally, selling it to the middle class all across the entire continent means a large increase in demand, which means lobster is no longer in surplus on the coasts where it is caught, so even there it is no longer cheap like it once was.
I always question how they come up with these lists. It's like they just do a quick Google search a pick something that sounds good. I lived in Alaska for over 20 years and people were not eating crab as a comfort food. Even there they are way too expensive to eat on a regular basis. It's like when they called the Great Alaskan Pizza company the best pizza in the state. That place is nasty. You need to go to the moose's tooth if you want really good pizza in Alaska. I've also lived for the past decade in another city mentioned and the dish listed I've never even heard of
Agree that po' boys are from Louisiana, not Mississippi, and the street car operators were Benjamin and Clovis Martin in New Orleans. Also, the guy on the right at 12:58 making the po' boys is world-famous chef David Kinch who happens to be one of my personal training clients!😀
Kabir Lobsters were considered the “poor man's chicken” and primarily used for fertilizer or fed to prisoners and slaves. Some indentures servants even revolted against being forced to eat the meat and the colony agreed that they would not be fed lobster meat more than three times a week.
I would rather eat chicken than lobster. I would imagine that slaves that lived on the coast were fed lobsters. I doubt my ancestors who were slaves in Kentucky and Northern Virginia were eating lobster. Maybe my ancestors who were in slaves in Savannah and Charleston ate lobsters.
That’s right. Contracts for indentured servants would specify that lobster would be served no more than three times a week. But I’m with Kabir: crab is the best seafood of all.
Bison tends to have a lighter, more delicate flavor than beef, a flavor some describe a slightly sweeter. Bison meat is considerably high in iron, too, which gives it a unique flavor that many people describe as “earthy” or “mineral.”
I’m from Connecticut and, to be honest, I never heard of the steamed hamburger until I saw a couple of these lists. As far as I know, it’s offered at only that one restaurant. If you’re talking about a comfort food, I would go for a Connecticut style lobster roll, which is served hot. Chunks of lobster meat dressed with melted butter and a squeeze of lemon served on a hot dog roll. Yum!
If you're interested, George Motz did a segment on them on First We Feast. He's well known as the "burger scholar" and during a lot of his vids, he gives the backstory behind them etc.
WV native here, there’s usually no sauce in the pepperoni rolls. You’ll find them sold in gas stations, or have one of the various family recipes. A roll filled with Cheese, pepperoni, and sometimes hot peppers is usually what you’d get. There’s Walmart brands, and a few others. I’ve dipped them in sauce, but never had it inside. That’s a calzone lol.
3:05 California native, here, fish tacos are amazing! I ate my first fish tacos at the Noyo Fish Company in Northern California. The fish I ate had been swimming in the Pacific that morning!
Same...honestly mexican food in general here is unbeatable in the states...especially if you go to a taco truck, non natives may find it weird or gross bordering from a greasy truck but any californian will tell you that the trucks and hole in the walls are where you gonna get the best stuff by far
Here in Pennsylvania, what the southerners would call "chicken & dumplings", is called "chicken pot pie". Although PA-style pot pies can also be made with beef & pork. Confusingly, Delaware calls chicken pot pies/chicken & dumplings as "slippery dumplings". Even though cooked dough is usually slippery Whatever name you call it, it's very good! Especially on a cool, fall/autumn night!
Yup, chimichangas! Invented in Arizona! The "chimi" is the greatest invention since perforated toilet paper! Think of it as a Mexican eggroll on steroids. And don't forget to top it with sour cream and guacamole!
I really like cherry pie. As a 33 year Washington resident, I am surprised to find out that it is my state's favorite comfort food. Especially since it's so hard to find a good cherry pie.
8:17 I went to uni in Iowa and lived there for about ten years, and now that I live in Washington state, I get cravings for Iowa sweet corn starting around August or so. 😂😂 I miss being able to grab some from the farmer who set up a tent at a random gas station. Nothing beat sitting outside with a pile of husked corn on the table and shucking away as the sun sets and the crickets and cicadas sing their songs. So nostalgic.
For New Mexico, just about any New Mexico dish is comfort food as it's borne from what abuelas (grandmothers or equiv.) cooked: tortillas (often flour), chile (red, green, or both), beans (usually pinto), tamales, enchiladas (stacked, with a fried egg on top), fry bread, calabacitas, sopapillas, pozole, empanadas, and so much more. It's all simple, and it's all traditional comfort food. So many are Xmas/holiday staples in many families for a reason.
Chowder, in general, is a thickened soup with milk or cream in it (usually added near the end of the cooking process). My family (being from Ohio, where seafood is not very popular) has recipes for chicken-broccoli-mozzarella chowder, and for corn chowder. But yeah, the most famous chowder with "chowder" in its name is almost certainly New England clam chowder. Tomato soup, which is both popular and traditional throughout North America, also technically counts as a chowder but is usually just called "tomato soup". The pepperoni roll is more similar to stromboli than calzone, IMO. Bison burgers aren't so much different from ordinary hamburgers, as a more specific type of hamburger. Bison are basically just (a breed of) cattle. Americans tend to think all cows are holsteins (the black and white ones that are super popular with dairy farmers), or maybe guernseys (rather similar to holsteins but brown and white), but there are in fact many other breeds throughout the world. When you line them up beside things like zebu, yak, gaur, banteng, brahman, and so on, the bison actually looks somewhat *more* similar to these other breeds of cattle, than the holstein and guernsey do.
I am from the American South, and my great Earl (make fun of the name, and it's a fight on sight) made the best chicken and dumplings. Have you ever had a meal made by a loved one that just fixed in your mind whatever was going on? That's what this meal was to my entire family.
Would be nice if these lists actually found new things for each different list. Seems like they reuse the same things for every list. If I had a dollar for everytime I saw the hot brown sandwich. And they also seem to pick items that not even everyone in the state has heard of sometimes.
Cheese curds are the freshly made cheese before it is pressed and aged. They squeak between your teeth if they are less than a day old. The older ones are battered or breaded and deep fried. This is NOT considered comfort food here in Wisconsin. When people talk about comfort food around here, Mac and Cheese comes up most often.
My mom used to make fried green tomatoes, but we live in the Pacific Northwest. It was the movie of the same name that got my mom to find the recipe! I just ate 2 steaks but when I watch this, my mouth still waters.🤣
Really funny that you were wondering what is in CLAM chowder ,Kabir LOL Not mentioned here is that there are two very different styles of clam chowder . The New England style has a milky rich cream base while the Manhattan style has a tomato base and is thinner and spicier . I like both and don't have a clear favorite between the two
A minor correction, Arizona's chimichangas were described as a corn tortilla taco deep fried. In actuality, the chimichanga was accidentally invented in San Antonio, Texas. A Mexican-American woman restaurateur accidentally dropped some FLOUR tortilla tacos into a fryer and started to curse in Mexican Spanish "Chi..." (the "f" word) and added the nonsensical "...changa" because her guests could hear. She went ahead and served them and they became wildly popular. There are TWO types of dumpling in the US. My mom is from Arkansas and my dad from Cincinnati, Ohio. So, my mom's dumplings were the kind shown earlier, which are basically dough dropped into chicken stew. Bready inside, gooey outside. My dad's version (because of Cincinnati's German heritage) are more the thick chewy noodles like Pennsylvania. IMO the southern version is better.
18:49 They leave out that the town of Dungeness that the crab is named after isn't in Oregon at all. 23:38 Not sure I agree with Cherry pie for Washington.
Fried green tomatoes have been a staple snack here for awhile. So much so that they made a whole movie featuring them. You should watch “Fried Green Tomatoes”. Great movie. Had some Oscar nominations.
Chicagoan here. I live in Missouri now. So, I do have my brother ship me some pizza about once a year! Yummy! My mom and family are from Mississippi/Missouri/Chicago. So, I cook a lot of the Southern foods myself from scratch. I've also been blessed with the diversity of cultures my friends are from. So, I also can cook a lot of Asian, Italian, and Spanish dishes. What a blessing.
For the record, Texas chili doesn't have beans in it. It's downright inappropriate and offensive to Texans. As you've already read po boys are from New Orleans. There was a trolly driver's strike and as the strikers would come down the street you would hear someone from one of the restaurants shout "Here comes those Po (poor)Boys!" and they'd make those sandwiches for them. Also, regarding lobster. It was considered trash food and was actually fed to prisoners at Alcatraz other prisons. Also, there are 2 types of clam chowder Manhattan and New England. Manhattan is tomato based and more soupy and you've seen the New England clam chowder. I lived in New Jersey most of my life and I've never seen a pork roll egg & cheese sandwich that fat with pork roll!
Hi Kabir! Got me hungry too, and I just finished lunch. I'm from Louisiana and while jambalaya is great, the southern part of the state has so much more to offer. You could do a video on that alone. Etufee, crawfish, gumbo, and so much more. New Orleans is home to some of the best restaurants in the world, but you don't have to go to Antoine's or Brennan's to eat like a king! Simple things like red beans and rice (with lots of Andouille sausage), as well as Muffalatta's( a sandwich made with a variety of cold cuts topped with an olive relish), and Po boys, which can have different meats in them. My favorite is a shrimp and oyster po boy. A large one typically has 6 large fries oysters and 6 large butterflied fried shrimp on a fresh baguette. Oh, and back in Cajun county, to the west of Nola, don't forget the boudin. Cajun cooking and Creole (New Orleans) cooking, are sometimes similar, yet different. They're both great though!
@@stacyjane8014 what's great about it is you can go to so many small, mom and pop stores, and even gas stations and find out where the best ones are. Back in the day, my grandpa made black boudin, which I didn't like as much as the white. Both of his were great though. I even found some at Walmart! It's made in Port Arthur, Texas and it's not too bad in a pinch.
There is a town in Alberta called Taber. It is famous for its corn due to the large amounts of sunshine the area receives. It is the corn capital of Canada. If you're ever driving in the country during the summer months and come across a corn stand or someone selling corn from the back of their truck. It's most likely taber corn. However, there are vendors that will try to pass off regular corn as taber corn. So, if you want to make sure you are getting the real thing, you can request a certificate of authenticity
Gee thanks Laura, for making me crave this fattening stuff. I live in Denver Colorado US..., but worked in Calgary, Alberta for two weeks. In late summer (sunny and hot as h*ll). Had fresh fire-roasted Taber corn with grilled salmon...and thought it was the sweetest most delicious corn, I'd ever tasted. Had it most every day in a few restaurants. I wanted to take it back, to Denver on the plane, but couldn't, of course.
Clam chowder served in a freshly baked beadbowl is popular all along the coast of the West Coast from northern California to the Puget Sound (around Seattle).
I think a lot of these lists can be misleading. Some of the foods listed aren't really "comfort" foods but regional favorites. It all comes down to personal preferences. My go to comfort food is a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup...yum and I'm from Michigan.
Fyi Bison are NOT buffalo same as saying the pronghorn is an antelope both misnomers... And bison meat is sweeter and gamier than beef and has a different texture almost like corned beef hash especially if you use the brisket meat. My grandfather(mother's father) lived next to a bison farmer in Missouri and every fall my mother and stepfather would get a full size frozen bison brisket that thing weighed 40-50lbs I loved how many different dishes it could make!
Nebraska really has 3 signature dishes. The aforementioned Runza, a big bowl of chili with about a 1 pound cinnamon roll (started in Lincoln) and chicken and noodle soup over a big bowl of potatoes. A dish that came from the Dutch settlers.
Here's something wild: Nashville hot chicken with vanilla ice cream. I tried it at Swiss Chalet a while ago, and the contrast blew my mind.... spicy and sweet, crunchy and soft, hot and cold. It was amazing!
Me: Oh, fun, Kabir can see regional favorites Also Me: The AUDACITY to call that chicken and dumplings 😂😂😂 The East Texas in me has been ready to square up for the entire video 😂
Frankly, a lot of these comfort foods are staples the entire country over. They may be most popular in their origin area, but you can judge a greasy spoon off their cherry or key lime pie. Clam chowder is found in almost any restaurant that offers soup. Toasted ravioli is picking up steam. Po' boys might go by different names but it's easy enough to find them. Let's not forget that White Castle sells steamed cheese burger sliders by the dozen. America's history is found in its food.
Ahh Well. Comfort food is really different for everyone. For me, it is food I had when I was a child and will bring me comfort now. Could be meals from places we frequented when I was young or meals my mom made me after Hockey practice/games. ❤❤❤
Really glad I was eating while watching this. I know they've done countless episodes of ones very similar to this and I'm glad they add in different foods (for the most part).
So before I watch this video with you you do realize that there's a large portion of Americans who believe that a proper American Grilled Cheese sandwich is the pinnacle of a rainy day or cold weather comfort food right? Especially if you go all out on it with at least two types of cheeses and some butter and Mayo on the bread probably one of the best simple Comfort Foods that all Americans no matter the State have had at least once in their life
@Timbothruster-fh3cw it's an everyday food, but most of us probably remember having a grilled cheese and tomato soup on a day where we were sick from school, so it's was probably rainy or snowy and cold outside
As a lifelong New Mexican I have NEVER seen a place sell or a family make Albondigas. I've lived here for over 40 years and never even heard of it. Green Chile Cheeseburgers, Green, Red or Christmas Enchiladas or Chile Relleños would be better representations of New Mexico comfort food.
11:13 Clam chowder is AMAZING! I'm from California and clam chowder is very popular and you can find it in our coastal towns especially. My favorite way to have it is in a sourdough bread bowl!
Apple pie, fried chicken, fried green tomatoes, king crab legs, chimichangas, chicken and dumplings, fish tacos, key lime pie, crab cakes, clam chowder though for me it's been in a can, po'boy, pancakes and maple syrup, buffalo wings, and pimento cheese are the comfort foods I've had so far and all in Florida. I grew up with pancakes, maple syrup, pimento cheese, and fried chicken when I was a lad of 7-10. By my mid through late teens I had king crab, crab cakes, and a po'boy. Early 20's I had apple pie, fish tacos like Mahi Mahi or Ahi, and clam chowder. Mid 20's through early 30's I had the others. Closest thing I've had to cherry pie is cherry cobbler which is great stuff when fresh.
There are different types of clam chowder. The New England style is with cream as shown in the video and the Manhattan style is a tomato based broth with clams and vegetables.
As someone who has lived in Georgia for over a decade, I have never heard of peach pie. Maybe I’m living under a rock 🤷🏽♀️ you learn something new everyday
With all the emphasis on the Georgia peaches, I find it hard to believe you never heard of peach pie! How about peach cobbler? Do you come from a family that doesn't know how to make a pie?
Bison grilled over an open wood fire tastes closer to sausage or cured meat than beef. The rarer the mustier the dlavor, but bison meat gets tough if you over cook it, so there's a finicky balance with roasts. But bison steaks and ground meat burgers over a fire cook easily and intuitively and taste hearty and satisfying. I might buy a roast to take camping, but I'll cut it up for shish kebab, which works really well with lots of different fruits and veg.
Kabir, I don't know if you've ever seen one, but we have restaurants here that are all the meat you can eat. You signal the waitstaff to keep bringing meat with a card on your table.
@21:44 Texas chili does not include corn! The only place I came across chili with corn was while working in Europe for ten years. Hell, even beans are touchy subject amongst Texans.
Chocolate covered pretzels are very popular all over the country. Not sure about internationally.. so i could definitely see potatoes being covered in chocolate being amazing lol
I was fine up to the Apple cider donuts. When I was visiting in Vermont one zJanuary, my favorite place to go was a little shop in an orchard. You could buy fresh, hot cider donuts. I don't think they ever made it home...
Bison, and other wild game ,have less fat, more muscle and a flavor that is wonderful. Great care has to be used to not overcook it or it will be dry and flavorless. Using fat and plenty of seasoning when you cook it helps. It also makes a wonderful sausage
If you ever go to Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, try the street corn in the Africa section. It’s grilled and seasoned with various African spices and it is delicious.
Actually the first Steamed Cheesburger in Connecticut may not be Ted’s in Meriden but in the neighboring town of Middletown Connecticut which was an establishment called Jack’s Lunch but since it’s no longer in operation Ted’s reigns as the original.
Giordano’s in Chicago, has an amazing deep dish pizza to die for. Perfectly represents the deep dish style. Yummy. America where you can eat yourself sick in 50 different states. 🇺🇸
Right now, Las Vegas is probably the best, most accessible eating town with the such incredible array of ethnic food choices! seriously, Las Vegas, NV!
One of the best things about living in OR. And you don't even need a boat. A few bucks for the license, and you can rent the crab pots, and toss them off any public dock. You'll get the best haul from a boat though. They only live in the cold northern pacific so ya gotta come here, crab spoils faster than sh*t.
My best friend considers Maine her home state, even though she hasn't actually lived there in 70 years. :) But she says, and having visited Maine, I have to agree, if you haven't eaten fresh caught Maine lobster, you've never had lobster. It is so sweet and firm and succulent...ooooh, I could murder a lobstah roll right now! I'm a native Pennsylvanian, and while yeah, I grew up with scrapple as a seasonal favorite - at butcherin' time in the fall - I've never really acquired the taste for it. And even those who love it, like my parents and sisters, would never call it a "comfort food," because you never got to rely on it in a crisis. It was gone as fast as it was made, almost. Across the state, I'm sure this would vary, but a good, wet ShooFly Pie is comfort food. It's an Amish/Pennsylvania German favorite and is oh-so-good! On the Pittsburgh side of the state they'd probably talk about a Primanti Brother's hoagie. :) B Oh, and my son and daughter-in-law live in the greater Baltimore (Bawlmer) area and they've treated us to authentic Maryland crab cakes a few times. It's like Maine's lobstah, if you haven't had it in Maryland, freshly caught and prepared immediately, you've never had a good crab cake.
I enjoyed your comment and found it very interesting, BUT, hoagie is an Eastern Pennsylvania (originated in Philadelphia) thing. Primanti Brothers serves sandwiches on Italian bread, not rolls. A Yinzer (someone from Pittsburgh) would definitely not appreciate one being called a hoagie, lol!
@@patrickduffy8881 you know, as soon as I typed that, I knew I was wrong, but I couldn't remember what it should be called. it's funny, I'm from near Williamsport, which, if one goes by strict distance, we'd be considered Northeast PA - more like the folks from Scranton, Wilkes Barre, etc. But perhaps it's because my mother's family is from Clearfield, but extended family (starting with my mother and her siblings, and by association, my sisters) all use the 'yinz' thing. I curbed myself of that when I was still in elementary school. I've always been a voracious (and in those days, precocious) reader and no one in any book I'd ever read said, "yinz," or "warsh," let alone "warsh rag." I've said "wash cloth" since I was in the 4th grade. :)
@@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449 haha! I was a bit worried that my comment might come across as a scolding, I’m glad you replied- it made my day! I grew up in Binghamton, NY, about an hour north of Scranton, so I know plenty of folks from NEPA. I also have some close friends from the Pittsburgh area, which is how I became acquainted with “Pittsburghese”. We always enjoy busting chops over word pronunciation or expressions in a good-natured way. I was a voracious reader as a kid, also, and I’ve always been fascinated by regional differences in the English language and foods. Thanks for your reply- have a great day!
There are many recipes that started by accident or by cooks Who were thinking on their toes when they may have run out of an ingredient then improvised and created a food phenomenon. Chocolate chip cookies were something that was created by accident. Even though I’m not a food, The use of microwaves for cooking food was discovered by accident. Microwave ovens used to be a lot more powerful than they are now but its power was reduced in order to use them in the home.
It works for me. I've got a killer recipe for crab cakes using crushed Cheez-it's instead of bread crumbs, and no fillers like in the restaurants. Ever seen a quarter-pounder crab cake? That *is* a comfort food. And while we're at it, I get pretty comfy after a couple helpings of warm Marionberry cobbler.
1) The chocolate covered potato chip is highly underrated. First time I tried it it was much less popular (not that it’s tremendously popular now). So, everything thought I was weird. I went back and bought more. Phenomenal! 2) I recently heard a comedian from Massachusetts claim that the New England clam chowder thing is just a myth that no one from Massachusetts eats. I think it was Bill Burr. He should lose his Massachusetts Card. He’s full of it. I’m a Mass native. Born and raised. Unless you just don’t like it, we ALL eat it. And most of us love it. I no longer live in Massachusetts so I make it myself… often. Easy. Inexpensive. Delicious. 3) I’ve never heard anyone call that Rhode Island food a stuffy (and the area of Massachusetts I grew up in was right near Rhode Island). I’ve eaten and loved these all my life. They’re call quahogs (pronounced KO-hog… the name of the town in Family Guy). Yes, a quahog is, technically, just the Native American name for the clam. But, whatever, that’s what we call it. Never heard the term “stuffy” in my life. Sadly, unlike the clam chowder, I can’t make these where I live. It requires a very large clam, which is unavailable in most of the world. 4) The only one on this list that I find particularly “bad” is the po’ boy. Been to Louisiana. Love it there. The food is spectacular. But not that one. I’m not sure what the flavor is in it that I don’t like… maybe a roux sauce (which I find overpowering). And, nope, I didn’t just get a bad po’ boy. The CONCEPT sounds delicious. So, I tried it several times while visiting Louisiana. Nope. Same every time. Not good any time. I’m also not a fan of fish tacos, but they’re not “bad”, like po’ boys, and I understand that it’s party just me not being a fan of fish. But they’re not bad. Po’ boys is the only one on this list that’s “bad”, IMHO. I’m sure some who’ve acquired the taste for it love it and think I’m crazy. But I do think I have a pretty open-minded palette, considering I literally like everything else on this list (except the fish tacos). I don’t think I’m unreasonable, and I tried them several times. Nope. Just not good. 5) Cannot recommend Maine enough if you like lobster. Not only is it their “comfort food” but it’s the only place in the world where it’s still cheap. Not as cheap as it once was, but relatively… still cheap. Stop by one of the lobster shacks in the side of the road and dig in! Have a feast. For the cost of one lobster dinner in a city somewhere, you could feed an entire large family a lobster feast. NOT an exaggeration… especially if you know where to look in Maine (Downeast, but try to avoid typical tourist traps; even those aren’t bad if you get outside the immediate tourism area, but you’re better off further out from them… so, I recommend a road trip to Maine, so you can get yourself where you want to go). As a New Englander (see my comments above), I’ve been to Maine MANY times. CANNOT go there without the lobster indulgence.
Note: I know the po’ boy was Mississippi’s on this list, but it’s also popular in Louisiana. And I’ve only been to Mississippi once… briefly. Never had a po’ boy there.
Several restaurants in Louisville serve the hot brown. I maybe eat it once a year. The Brown Hotel serves maybe the best hot brown. I get mine without the tomato. Everything else works so well in this sandwich--turkey, mornay sauce, bacon.
In Florida its not just Key lime pies , also Cubanos(Cuban sandwiches) are really popular here, or just cuban food in general, and you HAVE to try some from an authentic place. Also Gator tail or frog legs isnt really unheard of but those arent nearly as popular
As you can see I grew up in the Chicagoland area with Hanover Park and Elgin being a suburbs I now live in Branson Missouri and that's a trip in itself as a place you need to come and see Branson Missouri I think personally is awesome
So I am a North Jersey girl & it's Taylor ham for me. It's one of the biggest argument starters til this day Taylor Ham vs Pork Roll..either way it's a breakfast staple by many 😂 Pulled pork when I was growing up was just known as BBQ. Throughout the southern states it is abundant..and the aroma as the meat is smoking...permeates the air..sigh. Now I get my loads of key lime pie....😊..although I do love a good cherry pie. I got turned onto fried cheese curds at a fair grounds one day. A must try...and give me crab or lobster any day of the week. BTW bison vs beef is leaner and a bit sweeter Love it Personally I would love to see a video of "comfort foods" throughout the U.K...the closest I got is a woman from England opened a traditional style pub and the bangers & mash. 👍 👍
A few of these cross state lines. Tenderloin sandwiches are big in Indiana, but also in Illinois outside of Chicago and in Iowa, anywhere there's a lot of pork production. And I know scrapple is popular in Maryland and parts of New Jersey too.
Alabamian here. Fried green tomatoes are popular here, but I am not really a big fan of them. A lot of these comfort foods from other states are also popular here in Alabama.
I love chicken and dumplings, my great grandma used to make it so good. I’m from Alabama, though! Fried Green Tomatoes are pretty dang popular so that checks out.
I'm from the states, and my family moved around a lot when I was young, so I've had a number of these dishes, though certainly not all. This brings back memories, thank you. Now I wonder what some of the UK "comfort" foods are - the fish and chips combo is part real, and part cliche, I know :P This video made me hungry, but in a good way, again, thanks.
Biscuits and sausage gravy (in USA biscuits are completely different thing) Chicken and dumplings (dumplings made from biscuit dough) and fruit pies with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. There are too many.😂to list.
Since you are going to New York - you absolutely need to get New York Pizza! Watch the video of JOLLY getting Pizza in New York - you could go to the same place as it is right in NY City!! I love NY Pizza! I took dance in New York City when I was in Jr. High School and High School....so spent 3 weeks every summer in NYC!
