American/Canadian cuisine

you are

i've tried cheese curds once...it's definitely not cottage cheese and it's kinda squeaky when you eat it i'm not kidding

SHRIMP! hehe

edamame is soy beans still in the pod or just soy beans....?

what city will you be in? i'll help you google stuff. i love googling

AND if you decide to come to the South, let me know. i can tell you about some good places to go to down here.

Get_Right

where are you visiting?
Hard to make a suggestion with knowing your destinations.

Try chowhound.com, I have found it to be pretty reliable.
For the east coast, gotta suggest steamed maine or nova scotia LOBSTER
Also, try some of our steaks, I know Aus has some outstanding beef, but you gotta try a prime US steak.

haffajappa

kristophed wrote:

Poutine

the obvious! besides maple syrup!

TrixieCat

Try Outback Steakhouse.
I hear the Bloomin Onion is real good.


You need the perfect cheeseburger, fries and shake combo.
All American.
And don't get it at Chili's or Applebee's or one of those places.

Try some Tex-Mex.
And yes, soul food is awesome.

Don't forget to stock up on Sloppy Joe mix to smuggle home.
hahah

And Buffalo wings.

norm

Jeanie wrote:

I was looking at the googles the other day, travelling along this road away from the motel I was thinking about staying at and I discovered this place called Weinershnitzel. Never heard of it before.

oh dear

der weinershnizel is fast food hot dogs...not exactly haute cuisine but i guess you could call it american cuz i don't know of any german that would eat there

TrixieCat

cutback wrote:

oh dear

der weinershnizel is fast food hot dogs...not exactly haute cuisine but i guess you could call it american cuz i don't know of any german that would eat there

She needs to hit a hotdog cart.
Yummy.

norm

TrixieCat wrote:

She needs to hit a hotdog cart.
Yummy.
: )

:eek: then she buy the t-shirt

"i went to the usa and all i got was food poisoning"

if it's hot dogs she's after i'll point her toward carney's on the sunset strip

pearljamjen

I've got to say, I'm not a fan of traditional "American Cuisine" at all. Most is too heavy and makes my arteries hurt just thinking about it.

I read you will be in California in a different thread? I LOVE California cuisine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_cuisine

"The emphasis of California Cuisine is on the use of fresh, local ingredients which are often acquired daily at farmers markets. Menus are changed to accommodate the availability of ingredients in season."

Also see cuisine of California for the various influences too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_California

I have to say, I've travelled to over 20 countries and California definitely has THE BEST produce! So be sure to have lots! Also try the Mexican food!

Someone mentioned chains such as Applebees. I guess go there once for the kitsch factor, but after that, stick with local places that have specialty dishes based out of that area, and you can't go wrong.

Get_Right

TrixieCat wrote:

Try Outback Steakhouse.
I hear the Bloomin Onion is real good.


You need the perfect cheeseburger, fries and shake combo.
All American.
And don't get it at Chili's or Applebee's or one of those places.

Try some Tex-Mex.
And yes, soul food is awesome.

Don't forget to stock up on Sloppy Joe mix to smuggle home.
hahah

And Buffalo wings.

a few cans of manwich ought to do the job
good call on the burger
shake shack in NYC is a good one

comebackwoman

Cheesesteaks
Philly soft pretzel
tasty cakes
fried oreos :eek:

nocode23

Get a bag of Utz crab potato chips. My friend from PA has his mom send them this way and they are awesome! Also Zapp's Cajun Craw Taters potato chips are very good!:)

Lesbelges

wolfbear wrote:

I would also say try fresh oysters. Best ever on the northwest coast! Also, salmon but preferably from Alaska. The greens/salads are also great here. Just try anything fresh/local and you can't go wrong. Most good restaurants here cook with local/fresh ingredients so I would definitely try what is on the menu. Can't wait to see you!

I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to veto the fresh oyster suggestion.


If you want some real oysters try the ones off the coast of Belgium or France in the North Sea. Now that is some real oyster!

As far as suggestions, you should go to a nice steak house. Steak in the US is amazing! Also, go get a real burger somewhere.

TrixieCat

Get_Right wrote:

a few cans of manwioch ought to do the job
good call on the burger
shake shack in NYC is a good one

never mind

Get_Right

i heard ya

Jeanie

kristophed wrote:

POUTINE:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

Ta! Sounds interesting.

The Italian style particularly.

xscorcho wrote:

im american and i don't know half the foods listed in this thread!

and cheese curds are not cottage cheese.. completely different.

Yeah, I checked out the cheese curds on wiki. Apparently in some places they're deep fried. Not sure what I think about them at this point.

comebackgirl wrote:

Cheesesteaks
Philly soft pretzel
tasty cakes
fried oreos :eek:

No chance on the fried oreo, I'm not a fan of oreos.
What's a tasty cake?

nocode23 wrote:

Get a bag of Utz crab potato chips. My friend from PA has his mom send them this way and they are awesome! Also Zapp's Cajun Craw Taters potato chips are very good!:)

Cool! Ta! Will check those out.

Jeanie

you are wrote:

i've tried cheese curds once...it's definitely not cottage cheese and it's kinda squeaky when you eat it i'm not kidding.

Yeah, the squeaky isn't thrilling me I have to be honest. I can imagine the texture in order for that to happen and I'm thinking I probably won't like it. But I'll try anything once!

you are wrote:

SHRIMP! hehe

PRAWNS!!! haha!

you are wrote:

edamame is soy beans still in the pod or just soy beans....?.

Never heard of edamame till prism mentioned it. I wikied.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edamame

you are wrote:

what city will you be in? i'll help you google stuff. i love googling

AND if you decide to come to the South, let me know. i can tell you about some good places to go to down here.

Going to be in LA, Seattle and Vancouver mostly this trip. Oh well and a couple of other spots around the globe but they're mostly just stopovers.
I've googled up a pretty good list of things to do and see, was just looking for a spot of local knowledge is all.

I'm will one day make it to the South, just not this trip.

Jeanie

Get_Right wrote:

where are you visiting?
Hard to make a suggestion with knowing your destinations.

Try chowhound.com, I have found it to be pretty reliable.
For the east coast, gotta suggest steamed maine or nova scotia LOBSTER
Also, try some of our steaks, I know Aus has some outstanding beef, but you gotta try a prime US steak.

West coast this trip.

Just wanted to see what kinds of things people like, day to day stuff really.
I'll be bringing the Vegemite and the tim tams.

And there will definitely be steak at some point. I'm hoping for some surf and turf or beef and reef, whatever you guys call it.

I'll check out chowhound. Thanks.

Jeanie

TrixieCat wrote:

Try Outback Steakhouse.
I hear the Bloomin Onion is real good.


You need the perfect cheeseburger, fries and shake combo.
All American.
And don't get it at Chili's or Applebee's or one of those places.

Try some Tex-Mex.
And yes, soul food is awesome.

Don't forget to stock up on Sloppy Joe mix to smuggle home.
hahah

And Buffalo wings.

pfft! :rolleyes: You know I'm not gonna bother with Outback! Well maybe just to see what kinda bullshit peeps have got you thinking is aussie!

Check on all the others and the hot dogs. Definitely gonna try a sloppy joe, I'm hoping some of the diners will have them.

Jeanie

cutback wrote:

oh dear

der weinershnizel is fast food hot dogs...not exactly haute cuisine but i guess you could call it american cuz i don't know of any german that would eat there

haha! Wish you could have seen the investigating that went on here after I stumbled across it on the googles. I could see the place in the pic but couldn't make out the name so then I was hunting down fast food places in Santa Monica starting with W and finally found their website by matching up the logo. It was fascinating Tim, because I'd never heard of it. And what a menu they have!! :eek: That's what got me thinking I should check a few places out. Not that I'm a big junk food/fast food eater but I must admit the place intrigued me!

Jeanie

cutback wrote:

then she buy the t-shirt

"i went to the usa and all i got was food poisoning"

if it's hot dogs she's after i'll point her toward carney's on the sunset strip

Cool! :cool: Ta!