/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.9074025]

What state has the best cuisine? I love my Texmex , but I'll fuck with a Chicago hot dog or a deep dish whenever I can.

[Anonymous No.9074062]

>>9074025
probably CA or NY
anywhere where a bunch of people migrate too that will then have a huge collection of food from across the states in addition to the fusion foods that result from all of those cuisines being in relatively close proximity.

[Anonymous No.9074084]

>>9074025
As much as I hate that shithole, NY easily.

Tons of immigrants. Plus many high-end places.

[Anonymous No.9074184]

I would definitely say Illinois because Chicago isnt a state. Fifteen years ago it was NY but now they've just been resting on their laurels.

[Anonymous No.9074624]

Mo. Toasted ravioli, pork steak, provel cheese, St. Paul sandwiches..

[Anonymous No.9074631]

>>9074025
Texas

[Anonymous No.9074690]

>>9074624
Redpill me on toasted ravioli

[Anonymous No.9074703]

>>9074690
It's literally toasted, rather than boiled, ravioli served with marinara sauce to dip in.

[Anonymous No.9074707]

>>9074624
Kek, no. You must be fat

[Anonymous No.9074709]

>>9074025
New York or Florida. I'm not saying other states don't do food well, but NY and FL are the melting pot states. You can get anything there.

[Anonymous No.9074724]

>>9074709
florida is not a melting pot, its a cesspool

[Anonymous No.9074730]

>>9074025
I don't think any one state can hold that title, each has their own specialty that is actually pretty good.

>>9074709
Florida's seafood is inferior to South Carolina's though. They can't even make hush puppies right. Their conch fritters are the bomb though.

[Anonymous No.9074747]

>>9074730
I can agree with that. SC has superior seafood.

[Anonymous No.9074753]

>>9074025
Arizona cuisine GOAT

[Anonymous No.9074755]

>>9074707
:(

[Anonymous No.9074757]

>>9074025
It's obviously the upper Midwest and their signature getting drunk while eating brats and fried cheese.

[Anonymous No.9074764]

>>9074747
SC is one of the best when it come to food, but NC is a little better BBQ I think.

[Anonymous No.9074766]

>>9074025
ND/MN/SD/WI

Butter and cream and cheese and butter and cream and cheese and butter and cream and cheese and butter and cream and cheese etc

Chicago too, the hotdogs and Italian beef are too good, also the brauhaus

[Anonymous No.9074769]

>>9074764
As an NC resident I am inclined to agree, but I haven't exactly traveled the nation and tried every kind of BBQ.

[Anonymous No.9074773]

>>9074766
If you're into it I can butter cream on your face.

[Anonymous No.9074811]

>>9074773
Churn it anon... churn it

[Anonymous No.9075039]

>>9074624
>provel cheese
most disgusting thing I've put in my mouth and keep in mind I have eaten your mom's pussy

[Anonymous No.9075044]

>>9074690

[Anonymous No.9075059]

>>9075044
>toasted
Isn't it breaded and fried?

[Anonymous No.9075061]

>>9074025
Any and all. If you within 25 miles of civilization anywhere here and can't find good grub, kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.9075086]

>>9075059
yeah I dunno what that "native" is on about, that's just what they call them

[Anonymous No.9075104]

>>9075061
Of course, but he was asking for the best you fucking mongoloid

[Anonymous No.9075132]

>>9074025
Louisiana.

The United States is pretty fucking top tier in the world when it comes to cuisines, despite the shit it gets from non-Americans. Every region, county and metro area has at least one unique dish that has international recognition, and Americans are second to none when it comes to comfort food.

But Louisiana wins for me without question. It has so many distinct dishes, cooking methods, cultural rituals surrounding food, and ingredients you'll not find anywhere else. East/Southeast Texas comes damn close but I never once had a bad dining experience anywhere in Louisiana for the four years I lived there.

Side note, I was raised mostly in California and used to think like this >>9074062. But that's just fucking wrong. Quality of food is greater than diversity of cuisines any day of the week, it's just easy to convince yourself otherwise when your local cultures have become so fucking blurred no one knows how to specialize in any one thing, to perfect it over generations.

[Anonymous No.9075147]

>>9074025
I hate TexMex and any Midwest Mexican food. It is usually very bland.

[Anonymous No.9075319]

>>9074709
You're confusing petri dishes for melting pots.

[Anonymous No.9075414]

WA and TX because of Seattle and Houston. The above anon is right though, LA is pretty hard to beat. NY just because of the amount of choice's. You will always find something somewhere on that urban jungle.

[Anonymous No.9076607]

>>9074747
>live in sc
>don't care for most seafood
>losing taste for fried foods
is this why I don't have friends?

[Anonymous No.9076630]

>>9074025
Chicago dogs are great. Chicago is good for gyros and Italian beef too. I'd have to say the best food is in the Southwest though. Chimichangas, carne asada, carnitas.

[G8rH8r No.9076643]

Georgia
>traditional southern
>seafood from coast and imported from the very near gulf
>nigga soul food
>amalgamation of all the best surrounding bbq styles

[Anonymous No.9076738]

>>9076630
chicago has the best junk food in the world easy, and the best taco scene to be found outside of the southwest

new york has shit tier pizza and hot dogs, and even worse, those fucking halal mystery meat stands that are starting to spread into chicago

florida absolutely deserves an honorable mention for cuban, jamaican, tacos, seafood, etc

st. louis """""food""""" is a fucking joke. fuck provel. their baseball club is also quite gay

[Anonymous No.9077499]

I'm gonna say LA probably has the best cuisine. Seafood, creole, southern. All of that shit is godly.

[Anonymous No.9077531]

>>9076607
I feel sorry for you anon, while those foods aren't everything, they are some of the best our state has to offer.

b-but id be your friend

[Anonymous No.9077567]

>>9076643
You forgot the lean, nigga

[Anonymous No.9077743]

Unironically Idaho. Moved here and the food everywhere is absolutely incredible. Suck it rest of the country.

[Anonymous No.9077759]

>>9076643

I'll agree with this one. I'm a Bong but I used to live in Georgia. Savannah to be exact.

>Tons of beaners, so Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican food like crazy. Real authentic stuff from all the illegals
>Loads of FOB gooks so there's Chinese/Vietnamese/Japanese/Korean everywhere
>Hood nigga soul food
>Good ol boy low country seafood
>BBQ of every style, and wacky Georgia BBQer's mixing the styles up
>Delicious Italian besides shitty Carrabbas and Olive Garden
>Publix and Publix subs without the insufferability of Florida
>Loads of local start up artisan and niche restaurants
>W A F F L E H O U S E

The rest of the planet cannot compete with Georgiafags in the food industry.

[Anonymous No.9077889]

>>9076738
Where's the best taco you had in chicago?

T. Chicagoan whose largely ignored our taco offerings

[Anonymous No.9077915]

chicago. illinois is irrelevant but chicago is prime

[Anonymous No.9078002]

>>9074025
NEW JERSEY

[Anonymous No.9078011]

Massachusetts

[Anonymous No.9078022]

>>9075044
Oh my fucking god.
WANT
>>9075132
>despite the shit it gets from non-Americans
I dunno jack shit about American cuisine,but I suuure do love louisiana's hot sauces.

[Anonymous No.9078023]

>>9077759
>W A F F L E H O U S E
Fuck yes. Damn good breakfast, and 3x as good when hungover. Might have to go to one sometime soon.

[Anonymous No.9078069]

>>9074025
I am addicted to Texmex, fajitas are my favorite food

[Anonymous No.9078078]

Louisiana you inbreds

[Anonymous No.9078100]

>>9074025
Louisiana probably

[Anonymous No.9078108]

>>9076607
It's probably the anime avatar my nigga

[Anonymous No.9078153]

I have traveled all over the south. Includiing Louisiana NC, SC, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas

NC >The Best BBQ, while all the states had pretty good BBQ only SC and kinda Georgia could compete.

SC >The best sea food without the use of Cajun spices like Louisiana. Pretty good weed and acid too.

Georgia >Some of the best black people soul food/ traditional southern food there is. Also lean is really easy to get there as well as weed.

Florida >Honestly probably one of the worst places, still had great sea food and other things. I just had better else where. They did have the best drugs and easiest to find. out of all the states.

Louisiana > Id say my favorite southern state for food, amazing sea food with hella spices and hella soul food and normal southern food. Also mardi gras is lit as fuck, got some really good shrooms there.

Texas >Good bbq and Mexican along with texmex which is good but its just not my style. Also the states way to fucking big and its hard to find drugs!

Tennessee > Some great country food usually served by fucking yankees, hate the place, the rockys are nice but fuck that place and fuck country music. All the drugs I got from their were subpar.

[Anonymous No.9078164]

>>9078153
Wow you typed all of that out like someone would give a fuck, faggot.

[Anonymous No.9078168]

>>9074025
Louisiana and it's not even close.

[Anonymous No.9078188]

>>9078153
Wow glad to know we have an expert opinion, I was starting to worry.

[Anonymous No.9078256]

>>9078164
>>9078188
No please its ok, there's no need for your praise. Im just sharing my wealth of knowledge iv obtained though luck, friends and anime conventions.

[Anonymous No.9078269]

>>9078153
>anime

[Anonymous No.9078291]

As a floridian who hates seafood,
Our cuisine is one of the only things i hate about this place
Gator sasuge is pretty neat though

[Anonymous No.9078317]

>>9078153
>doesn't realize in a number of southern states the penalty for possession of over 10g but less than 30g of marijuana carries a mandatory jail sentence of 1-5 years and acid or shrooms in any quantity 5 - 10.

Enjoy your new cellmate, Tyrone. He's been waiting for you.

[Anonymous No.9078325]

>>9078317
They can only sentence you if they catch you with it, and that doesn't happen unless you're very unlucky or very stupid. Being white helps though, cops are a lot less suspicious of you. Bonus stealth if you dress preppy.

[Anonymous No.9078355]

>>9078153
>Tennessee
>Rockies

Pick one you uneducated fuck.

[Anonymous No.9078361]

>>9075319
No, I'm not. The amount of people that migrate to Florida for 6 months a year is staggering. The tourism is insane and guess what, every eatery panders to all of them. I can get a baguette and turn a corner and get a spit grilled Jamaican pork, turn another corner and get Greek braised octopus.

tl:dr you're an idiot.

[Anonymous No.9078375]

>>9078361
Its mostly because of disney or miami(low tier hollywood)
Otherwise it's more refugees escaping south american shithole

[Anonymous No.9078439]

>>9078317
Lol just about every drug he mentioned is illegal everywhere and weeds only legal in a little under half the country. Its just really easy to not be caught with acid or shrooms which dont smell.

Enjoy obeying the law cuck boy

[Anonymous No.9078626]

>>9077889
different guy
when I was living down in Pilsen there were many options. I don't have much so my go-to place was the Casa Cafe by Western and Cermak, 99 cent chicken tacos
By quality, one of my favorites is Xoctli, small place, corner of Paulina and Cermak, my old block. BYOB and handmade tortillas. 5 Rabanitos, 18th and Wood, high-quality place, the owner/chef was a protege of Rick Bayless, but it's a bit pricier, not at all unreasonable. Try the cochinta pibil tacos. If I were taking someone from out of town to impress them with local eats, this is probably where I'd go.
I'm not very well-plugged-in but that's my basic recommendations for Pilsen.

I live in Bucktown/Logan Square now, haven't really tried too much in the neighborhood yet, but there's a lot of Cuban and Puerto Rican options around here. I know Logan Square has a big hispanic heritage but I'm a bit of a homebody. I hear La Pasadita is a big deal, never been, no clue where it is.

[Anonymous No.9078762]

>>9078325
>>9078439
Jails and penetentiaries in the south are filled with you invincible kids. Don't believe me though, I just live here and subscribe to the weekly paper that lists the arrest blotter and the individual court adjudications. Fwiw, I support complete legalisation so we can stop this terrible drain on tax resources fighting windmills that will not diminish. But I was just letting you know, some areas of the country don't just slap your wrist.

[Anonymous No.9078774]

>>9078762
I also live in the South, pretty much everyone I know does one drug or another and none of them have ever been to prison. I think I'll be okay with a couple grams of weed in my sock drawer, thanks for the concern though.

[Anonymous No.9078846]

Im going to New Orleans in 2 weeks. What should I eat?

[Anonymous No.9078865]

>>9078846
That's a rare and tasty tumblr dogs you got there

[Anonymous No.9078872]

>>9078846

Start with the holy trinity of Cajun and Creole cuisine: 1. Gumbo 2. Jambalaya 3. an Etoufee of your choice, be it shrimp or crawdad.

Then branch out from there.

[Anonymous No.9078873]

>>9078846
anything and everything
I swear it's fucking hard to have a bad meal there, at least it seemed to me. And I don't even eat seafood!

[Anonymous No.9078887]

>>9074025

If you're not a pretentious douchebag, you'll find something unique in every state, and in every region of every state.

[Anonymous No.9078898]

>>9078865
it reminded me of a beignet, which is on my list :^)

>>9078872
thanks breh

>>9078873
that's what I've heard. I never had seafood so I might just go all out

[Anonymous No.9078899]

>>9078317
This guy is so full of shit
http://norml.org/laws

[Anonymous No.9078942]

>>9078898

Do the blackened red fish and shrimp creole for your seafood fix.

For freshwater try to find a place that does a good seasoned fried cajun catfish with some slaw and hush puppies.

[Anonymous No.9078970]

>>9078846
Boudin Balls
Blackened Redfish/Alligator
Gumbo (any kind, I like Duck + Sausage or Crawfish)
Crawfish Etoufee
Hush Puppies
Beignets
Bananas Foster
Anything with Mayhaw jelly
Find someone fishing on the side of the road in sketchy looking water, follow them home and eat whatever they give you

Once you're done with the above you can begin to explore deeper.

[Anonymous No.9079007]

>>9078898

of course you will go to Cafe du Monde for your beignets, yes?

[Anonymous No.9079015]

>>9078898
also, go to Jackson Square after dark and take pictures of all the kitties
they gather there when the gates are closed, from all over the city, to frolick and play, away from the prying eyes and filthy hands of the sweating masses.

New Orleans is a wonderful city.

[Anonymous No.9079123]

>>9074025
That I've been to? Louisiana. Legit authentic Cajun is the greatest fucking thing I have ever eaten in my life. It's a real shame it's so hard to find anywhere else because it is an actual art to make. There is no such thing as "good Cajun".. its always either fucking amazing, or it's just absolute garbage. Probably why its not more popular because it's so hard to make and too many people have had crappy Cajun so there isn't a demand for it.
Thank fucking god I have an uncle who lives there and I get to have amazing Crawfish Étouffée stocked up in my freezer.

I would imagine that California would also be good just because you could find real Asian cuisine a lot easier?

[Anonymous No.9079128]

NYC

[Anonymous No.9079133]

>>9079007
Meme beignets bro. There's a better place across the square without the shit service and crowds.

[Anonymous No.9079138]

>>9078846
Cochon butcher is the shit. Get whatever is on special from there.

[Anonymous No.9079218]

>>9079133
it's fucking dead-center of the French Quarter of New Orleans, you're there for the crowds!
if I were really gonna play the devil's advocate hard, I'd say "poor service" is very French, and therefore part of the experience, but that's just me being silly.

still though, two weeks, I'm sure it's not the greatest beignet-and-cafe-au-lait spot in the world (not the greatest cafe du monde?) but if you come home and tell someone you were in NOLA, they're gonna ask if you went. what is he to say, "no"?

all this disregarding the fact that one of my earliest memories is eating beignets there in the rain, with a balloon animal, after adamantly refusing to eat them at first. somehow my 3 year old brain didn't expect fried-dough-covered-in-powdered-sugar to taste so good. I'm wiser now.

[Anonymous No.9080085]

>>9074025
Michigan, all the Greek food.

[Anonymous No.9080940]

>>9078626
Fellow Logan Square dweller here, check out L'Patron, it's near Fullerton and Hamlin. Everything there is well-built and prepared but not fancy or gimmicky, and their tortas are honestly the best I've ever had.

[Anonymous No.9081325]

Bump

[Anonymous No.9082156]

>>9078375
>Its mostly because of disney

Yeah, and? They're only responsible for one of the best restaurants in the entire state, no big deal.

[Anonymous No.9083323]

Another vote for Louisiana

[Anonymous No.9083333]

>>9082156
Just popping in, what are the best disney resteraunts?

I like Rose and Crown, Beaches n' Cream, D'Antonio's(sp) in the previously Disney Village. Looking to get reservations at Be Our Guest so I can get liquored up in the Magic Kingdom next home builder's convention in Orlando.

[Anonymous No.9083344]

Louisiana and Texas.

[Anonymous No.9083411]

>>9083333
Victoria & Alberts
Citricos
Flying Fish
Artist Point
Restaurant Marrakesh
Skipper Canteen
Boathouse
Morimoto Asia
Tiffins
Sanaa

[Anonymous No.9083419]

>>9083411
I'll copy and paste your list to look in to, probably know a few of them but don't know names too much (recognized the Marrakesh Epcot one).

Care to spare an anecdote about your top three?

[Anonymous No.9083633]

>>9075132
This anon gets it.
Nola is my second favorite city on earth to eat in.

[Anonymous No.9083647]

>>9083419
If you want to stray from Disney, go to Turtle Bay on Colonial and get the wings. Best wings I've ever had.

[Anonymous No.9083664]

>>9074025
Any coastal state that respects sea food. But there is one distinction: Louisiana. I'm from the east coast so this is not sandbagging, but if there was one definitive American cuisine that not only stands apart from all the rest it would be this states.

>seafood
>not afraid of the heat
>rice, beans, grits too
>No-style bbq shrimp
>gumbo, jambalya
>etoufee

[Anonymous No.9083775]

>>9074753
Phoenix resident here. Can confirm.

[Anonymous No.9083985]

This should clear things up.

[Anonymous No.9083996]

@9083985
He posted it AGAIN

[Anonymous No.9084747]

>>9083419
Morimoto Asia is #1 by far. Plus it's in Disney Springs so you don't need a ticket to get there.

You WILL need a reservation.

[Anonymous No.9084754]

One vote here for Connecticut.

[Anonymous No.9084766]

>>9083996
Meant for >>9083985

[Anonymous No.9084772]

>>9084754
...and that's the .jpg you're going with, burnt pizza?

[Anonymous No.9084959]

>>9074025
TX

BBQ, Authentic Tex-Mex, Cajun, French (Houston), Czech/German (Hill Country), New American (Houston, Austin), Gulf Seafood, Thai/Viet (East TX, Port Arthur, Houston), Taquerias (San Anton, Austin), a lively foodtruck scene (Austin, Houston, San Anton), some yuppy Paleo/Vegan options in urban areas, Ramen bars (Houston), etc.

You really can't compete. We have the hipsters in H and Aus, legit BBQ where it originated (Mexican Texas), pro chefs who like to live on half as much as NY/CA, and cultural diversity on a non-ironic/memic level.

[Anonymous No.9085085]

>>9078872
The problem is that gumbo, jambalaya and etoufee are all basically the same thing.

[Anonymous No.9085362]

>>9085085
Lol no

[Anonymous No.9085396]

>>9084959
Where the fucks the fish! Fuck ya tex mex i want fishes~

[Anonymous No.9085424]

>>9085396
I live 20mi from gulf coast. Best shrimp/scallops you can get.

[Anonymous No.9086458]

>>9078023
i think waffle house was conceived by a hungover person, built by a hungover person, staffed by hungover people and patronized by hungover people. if it wasnt for long dunken nights, it wouldn't exist.

[Anonymous No.9086734]

Texmex is an abomination

Texas just wants to feel special so they took mexican food and made it unique by making it worse

[Anonymous No.9086830]

Great tier:
>Louisiana
>both Carolinas
>TX
>NY
>NJ

Breddy gud tier:
>CA
>GA
>TN
>WI
>PA
>NM

Middle of the road tier:
>MD+DC
>IL
>WA
>OR
>MA
>ME
>FL
>KS
>CO

Shit tier:
>everywhere else

[Anonymous No.9086879]

>>9074025
american samoa is the best

[Anonymous No.9087185]

>>9086830
All of those states have shit cuisine

>Louisiana
Disgusting shit with shrimp
>Carolinas
Disgusting Cheerwine
>Texas
Disgusting refried beans
>New York
Disgusting excuse for pizza
>New Jersey
Disgusting people
>California
Disgusting avocados
>Georgia
Disgusting everything
>Tennessee
Disgusting hot chicken
>Wisconsin
Disgusting cheese
>Pennsylvania
Disgusting french fry sandwiches
>New Mexico
Disgusting hominy
>Maryland
Disgusting crab
>Illinois
Disgusting tomato casserole
>Washington
Disgusting hipsters
>Oregon
Disgusting toast
>Massachusetts
Best state
>Maine
Disgusting sea bugs
>Florida
Disgusting swamp water
>Kansas
Disgusting pork
>Colorado
Disgusting pot brownies

[Anonymous No.9087205]

>>9087185
What a faggot....

[Anonymous No.9087247]

>>9074025
basically anyplace with in a 50 mile radius of NYC

[Anonymous No.9087257]

>>9087185
>>Wisconsin
>Disgusting cheese
fuck you faggot, say that to my face irl fucker

[Anonymous No.9087568]

NJ. Literally NY + THEC.

[Anonymous No.9087644]

>>9075132
NOLAfag here, I can't stand going to other parts of the state and trying their """New Orleans style""" food
>take an ordinary food item and dump a whole container of Cajun spice on it
>"That classic Nawlins flavor!"

[Anonymous No.9087702]

>>9074025
Rough estimate from years ago

[Anonymous No.9087778]

>>9087185
>Disgusting Cheerwine
>Cheerwine
>Disgusting
I couldn't find a picture in my entire reaction folder that properly expressed how fucking furious this made me, so you get some OC. I took some of the "mad" reaction things I had that i thought came close, and I forged them together into one unholy abomination. I know not what exactly I have wrought, but it is the purest expression of my rage. And it is aimed at you.

[Anonymous No.9089069]

>>9087778
Looks like it's cheerwhine in your case.

[Anonymous No.9089336]

>>9087644
Reminder that beignets are just shitty funnel cakes that you dupe tourists into buying

[Anonymous No.9089546]

>>9087185
>Look Mom, I posted it again!

[Anonymous No.9089800]

>>9087778
This might help you.

Also I'm enraged by that obvious trollpost

[Anonymous No.9090733]

>>9077759
>>W A F F L E H O U S E
I had this for the first time this morning and holy shit was it bad

[Anonymous No.9090748]

>>9078011
FUCK
This reminds me of a chowder I had last summer at a restaurant I forget the name of.

[Anonymous No.9090791]

>>9078002
2nd for Jersey. Taylor ham is the shit. And we have all the same food NY does (good bagels, pizza).

[Anonymous No.9090841]

>>9075132
>Every region, county and metro area has at least one unique dish that has international recognition


As a non American I really can't think of any US foods that are internationally recognized other than Burgers, hot dogs and BBQ

[Anonymous No.9091075]

>>9087185
>Disgusting toast

[Anonymous No.9091404]

has anyone here even tried food from texas new york or california? cause if you haven't stop saying shit like your a god damn food expert on every state retards

[Anonymous No.9091417]

>tfw live in Maryland
Every day it's DUDE OLD BAY AND CRABS LMAO, someone please save me from this nightmare