Post your country's national dish and educate us on it.
Mexico has two, mole and chiles en nogada.
Chiles en nogada is a national dish because it uses Mexican ingredients and it presents all of the flag's colors. Not everybody in the country eats the dish though. For example, I live in Jalisco and my mom and grandmother, who are repertoires of traditional Mexican dishes, have never prepared chiles en nogada.
It's important to note that picking a Mexican national dish is a very difficult task because cuisine in this country is very diverse because the country itself is very diverse. IMO mole is a good choice because the ingredients used come from Europe and the Americas. This is a good metaphor for what Mexico is as a country and a culture: a mixture of two different worlds.
Unlike chiles en nogada, this is eaten throughout the country. I've never met anybody who's hasn't had it.
wew Nothing from your region? I know Louisiana and New England have very interesting culinary heritages. What about your state and region?
Dylan Diaz
The thing about chile en nogada is that, like any vegetable dish, it's really amazing when prepared from local ingredients at their seasonal peak, but otherwise very mediocre. It's not like American meat-blitzkreig where it doesn't matter when and where. This is why Americans can't grasp seasonality or terroir. Mass brutalization by endless piles of third rate meat replaced cuisine.
But that won't stop young, white, "urban pioneers" from thinking they "discovered" it, no doubt shitty chiles en nogada will soon take Twitter by storm as soon as Linda Dunham of Girl Interrupted hash tags it on her tumbeler homepage. And clueless 20somethings will pretend to like their stuffed bell peppers covered in Campbell's soup, if you disagree you're racist
White people are the worst
Justin Brown
How popular is Mexican food in the U.S.? Besides tacos and burritos.
No one has any interests in posting their country's dishes? Come on guys.
Landon Jackson
Not a country but the official Oklahoma state meal is fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecued pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas.
I'm pretty sure no one has actually eaten all of those things at once
John Clark
>No one has any interests in posting their country's dishes? Come on guys.
fine
2 Detroit Coney Island hot dogs with everything
William Perez
Spain Cocido
Charles Walker
North Carolina has shrimp & grits and vinegar based BBQ.
Jackson Allen
VERY popular, Mexicans even move to random rural areas to set up restaurants. I picked a random area in Eastern Kentucky on Google Maps and searched "Mexican food", and there were seemingly authentic options relatively close by.
My city (New York) has a lot of good Mexican food now, but the market isn't oversaturated like LA yet.
Matthew Nguyen
Which are the best moles that I could find at a Mexico City/Puebla style restaurant?
William Diaz
Fucking menudo should be here.
Often called "wetback soup" in America, this dish can be the most flavorful thing you've ever eaten. I learned to make it from scratch by my grandmother, and she learned to make it from her Mexican mother-in-law, who in turn learned to make it by getting drunk and mixing random shit together in hopes of finding a cure for the hangover.
It is the greatest dish in the world, and we as Americans have bastardized it to the point of unrecognizability.
Protip: if you prefer posole, you're verifiably retarded and have no business cooking.
Robert Rodriguez
This is why Americans shouldn't be posting. You might as well post a bologna sandwich with miracle whip.
Matthew Green
Manchamanteles. Peanut mole and the rare goat mole from puebla
Cameron Young
Scotland
Haggis, neeps and tatties
Logan Clark
Do you buy that fake supermarket shit or do you catch your own?
Kevin Brooks
I go hunting for them in the Highlands, lost 3 good friends to the ferocious beast
James Ward
Germany here.
I dunno about national dish, but personally, to me, German food is pretty much summed up in how fucking weird and delicious mettwurst is. Pretty much raw, smoke-cured pork spread on toast.
Sounds like it should be fucking awful, but it's really good.
Bentley Howard
>pork >bad fuck off
Charles Reyes
When did he imply pork was bad?
Gabriel Miller
Doesn't that shit take hours to make, though? And I doubt anyone besides racist rednecks call it "wetback soup".
Matthew Jenkins
>German food is pretty much summed up in...wurst
Dylan Martinez
american but so cal surf bro checking in. brb chillin on the beach after a sweet surf sesh and listening to fight fair and eating the state dish
Jackson Mitchell
>Sounds like it should be fucking awful, but it's really good. Once again >pork >bad
Charles Rivera
About 6-8 hours, because you want the tripe to be soft.
And every time I go to Tijuana and order it, I refer to it as wetback soup. The locals know exactly what I mean, and serve me as such. They even give me a complimentary side of "pinche maricon", which I think is a type of sauted shrimp.
Gavin Morales
Is that a real california burrito nigro?
Kevin Phillips
Why would you go to Tijuana to eat Menudo?There's literally hundred things more interesting than menudo in Tijuana
Gabriel Edwards
That's a shitty looking California burrito. I'm going to assume you don't live in Glorious San Diego, where we do food right.
Liam Turner
Chicago's food is heavily Polish and German, mixed with a bit of Greek and flyover enginuity
Here is the Chicago hot dog. I eat them as pictured "run it through the garden" style. There is no ketchup, but I do not sperg out about that like some. The nuclear green shit is pickle relish, celery salt may be hard to see. I eat them but I prefer New York's version
Samuel Young
>going into Mexico and openly using the term "wetback"
But damn, 6-8 hours? Do Mexican restaurants have workers stay overnight to have it ready for breakfast?
Easton Campbell
Same thing goes for pho and many other stews, user.
Jack Hall
i name dropped fight fair in my post.you tell me.
Thomas Bailey
a lot of taco shops will not have cheese or guac (wtf???) but this is what a cali burrito is supposed to be.
Jackson Gonzalez
>it's really good >really good >Good >Good != bad
I shouldn't have had to spell that out. You've embarrassed yourself once again.
For the record, merely implying that raw food SOUNDS like it would be bad, does not in fact mean you're saying it's bad, especially when you say the polar opposite of "bad" immediately afterwards.
Gabriel White
TORTAS
Ryder Scott
You don't get it, don't you? How would pork sound awful in anyway? Pork is delicious. I'm only going by that statement only.
Josiah Sanders
Here is some 'za. It's absolutely delicious but I am just as happy with nice thin neapolitan pizza. NYC makes a good pizza too, but if the dough gets thicker than that I would rather have Chicago style tomato and cheese lasagna
Wyatt Evans
Nice, what do you think of this 'go 'za
Aaron Myers
Are flour tortilla tacos common in Northern Mexico aside from Baja California?
Ryan Thompson
If the thought of raw pork gets your dick hard, fine. But the majority of people in every country are hesitant about it, since it wasn't too long ago that it posed a major health risk. The very idea of it DOES sound like it would be an awful choice.
no one said it was though.
Connor Stewart
This is an Italian beef, which is another popular item in hot dog joints. It is a french roll with shaved beef that is cooked in a broth and topped with a hot pepper relish like giardiniera. It is occasionally dipped in the broth to make it a bit soggy. That is the way to go. They are good, but I'd rather have a cheesesteak
Jonathan Hill
He meant that it sounds awful becauae it's served as an uncooked paste, you retard
Dominic Mitchell
Once again, why doe that sound bad?ffs get your shit together.
Landon Reyes
I've lived here my whole life and never felt the need to name drop shitty bands. Usually it's people from Oregon and other nearby states who feel the need to call it "cali" and obsess over it.
Benjamin Stewart
it seems to be lacking ingredients 2/10 would not return to establishment
Gyros were introduced to America in the 60s via Greek immigrants who set up diners and hot dog stands all over the city, but especially in Greek Town. Similar to a doner kebab, the toppings are tzatziki, onions, and tomato. it has since spread to the rest of the USA and I would not call it regional anymore
Jose Ward
>every time I go to Tijuana and order it, I refer to it as wetback soup
Why not call it menduo?
Sebastian Richardson
Sonora is the king of flour tortillas. I love me some corn tortillas but them flour tortillas from Sonora are something else. Chihuahua as well and to an extent, monterrey.
Nolan Cruz
To the majority of the world, raw pork is a no-no. You're trying much too hard, and completely missing the point in an attempt to look cool. You're embarrassing yourself, but much worse, you're embarrassing me with your inability to comprehend simple words.
You're embarrassing me in front of my best friends, and it needs to stop.
Jace Wilson
cool
Brayden Wright
In all seriousness, my post was meant to be a joke. That's why I threw the who "maricon" thing in there.
"Camaron" is the word for shrimp. "Maricon" is how you say "faggot" in taco-bender speak.
Joseph Ross
Moving on to the rest of the midwest, this is a Cincinnati chili 3-way. Overcooked spaghetti, a sweet Greek chili with allspice and chocolate and cinnamon, covered in a mound of shredded "cheddar" "cheese." It is good but make it at home. I like mine with diced onions (a 43way) and hotsauce. Other common toppings are beans and oyster crackers but they do not please me
Jordan Hill
>caring what normies think >implying raw pork sound bad kek
Jack Thompson
>going to tijuana to eat menudo Now this is what I call bait
Zachary Rogers
Staying in Cincinnati, this is goetta. Brought to us by German immigrants, it is a peasant food consisting of pork sausage mixed with oatmeal. It comes in blocks and is sliced and fried. You can find this in diners and supermarkets. It is actually pretty good especially for the price. I used to make my own but it has been some time now since I have done that
Asher Bennett
This is Frito Pie, sometimes called walking tacos or Texas Straw Hat. The base is Frito lay chips, chili and cheese, but it may include common ingredients found in american tacos: salsa, refried beans, sour cream, onion, rice, guacamole, or jalapeños. It is popular in the midwest, south, and southwest, especially at fairs. The origin is disputed but we are fairly confident that it is an evolved version of a mexican dish that made its way into Texas and then most of the rural parts of America where state fairs and mexican labor are abundant. I used to claim they were from Iowa, but I don't anymore
Luke Nguyen
These are cream puffs, and are very similar to choux à la crème from France, however I have not seen them outside of Wisconsin and yes I travel a lot so I'm pretty sure the rest of the US isn't super into them
Landon Robinson
Are burritos popular in Northern Mexico?
Jaxon Smith
This is St Louis style pizza. The crust is thin and dry like a cracker, there is very little tomato sauce but it is sweet enough to let you know it is there, and the cheese is called Provelle, which is a processed American cheese that has the consistency of room temperature butter. It is completely terrible and if you want a good approximation I suggest putting some ketchup on a saltine, topping it with a slice of a kraft single, and microwaving it for 15 seconds. We should be feeding prisoners with this stuff
Hudson Sanchez
>I've never seen them outside Wisconsin I've never seen them in the midwest, maybe you just don't go to bakeries when you travel...
Elijah Garcia
This is another st louis specialty but actually good. It is deep fried beef ravioli with marinara sauce. It has since spread to other areas and for example in New england, they prefer to make it with provolone instead of meat
Brayden Martinez
yeah I don't eat a lot of pastries that's probably it. I just figured it was a wisconsin thing because "muh dairy products"
This is a western massachusetts chow mein sandwich. I would not recommend it
Luke Jones
This is a pork roll sandwich popular in New Jersey. typically the pork roll is eaten in a breakfast sandwich with egg, and sometimes a slice will top a burger to make a Jersey Burger. It is OK, frequently found in diners and roadside joints
Chase James
This is Scrapple, popular in the mid atlantic coast. It is ground up pig offal and shitty cuts with a distinct livery taste. It is sliced and fried and I don't care for it
William Barnes
It's actually not dry like a cracker, it's crispy but not dry There's more than enough sauce for the pizza, you aren't supposed to have Chicago deep dish levels of sauce on a pizza Provel is loved in this area, if you don't like it, you can get them with mozzarella, but provel melts better and gets toasted in a really special way. For instance, when it's right out of the oven, the very top layer is golden brown and crunchy but that layer is like a thin golden skin because it's still bubbly and gooey underneath
Provel is really really good on lasagna as the topping layer of cheese
Logan Ortiz
Anyone here ever have a pit beef sandwich with horseradish, popular in Baltimore?
Carson Sanders
I don't know about regional as you can only get this at one restaurant in New Orleans but it is fucking tasty with that pepper jelly
Ryder Myers
your pizza is an abomination to mankind and I eat NYC pizza more than chicago lasagna i bet you kiss girls too faggot go drop a bomb in the cardinals dugout for me
Speaking of abominations created by people with no tastebuds, hotdish casserole is popular in the upper midwest, especially at church potlucks and funerals. Nothin says Brainerd, Minnesota like a good hotdish
Cameron Hill
>pinche maricon
I lol'd
David Hall
> "Maricon" is how you say "faggot" in taco-bender speak
>taco-bender
This doesn't even mean anything. Just who are you referring to? Mexicans? Colombians? South Americans in general?
Joshua Johnson
PS i think the place is called "The Commander" but I forget
Buffalo is another regional powerhouse. This is beef on weck and it is basically a roast beef sandwich on a salty roll i think flavored with caraway seeds but I forget it has been a while
Camden Green
Tacos de Kanye asada
John Garcia
Thanks buffalo
Mason Edwards
he's just trying to be edgy on the cooking board
Jace Hughes
cacio e pepe
Dominic Cruz
Those aren't buffalo wings
Evan Morris
why do people do this
Soul food is the reason why we haven't decided to kill all the black people yet (only some)
These look like your typical pork ribs in tennessee. Sauce tends to be tangy
Tyler King
I suspect this was invented in texas but it is popular in rural state fairs all over now
Ryder Morgan
Come on man, by bringing up menudo, showing I have knowledge of the language, while also stating I go to Tijuana very obviously shows I'm Mexican (half) and am talking shit towards the other Mexicans here. Its satire, which I tried to make obvious with the whole "pinche maricon" thing.
Parker Turner
this too
Hunter Lewis
>going to Tijuana to eat menudo b8
Asher Peterson
you are talking to the wrong person, shitposter. I don't give a shit about your travels or your command of the spanish language you deliberately fucked up as a joke, it wasn't funny
Lobster rolls are popular in Maine and very good
Aiden Scott
I want a mexican gf with a grandmother who doesn't speak english
This is a map of regional foods in America. Nebraska and Kansas are mislabeled so you don't need to say anything about that.
Logan Sanchez
I also want a Mexican gf
Cooper Hill
I like you
Tyler Murphy
Do Mexicans have a special soup partly made from qt Mexican girl feet sweat?
Daniel Ward
My girlfriend is Mexican and her family makes a special soup, her and all the attractive women in her family contribute their feet sweat into a pot, which is used as part of the broth. It's a very good soup
Jackson Cook
She's got to go back.
Evan Ramirez
Back at you with a Kentucky Hot Brown, a variation of Welsh rarebit
Toast covered in turkey and bacon, then smothered in Mornay sauce and sent under the broiler to get a little brown. I like mine with tomato and a little parmesan
Jackson Harris
I love oysters in general but this New Orleans creation is a great way to prepare them. Herbs and butter mixed with breadcrumbs and broiled. You can get it basically anywhere now
Noah Jones
Do they call it a hot brown because it looks like a steaming pile of shit?
Ryder Ward
Etouffee is the best shit ever. Creoles make them with a blond roux, Cajuns with a darker roux like in gumbo. It means "smothered" in french but usually is served with the rice on top for presentation purposes
Tyler Miller
it is usually browned on top because of the broiler, this isn't the best pic
Crabcakes are very popular in the eastern united states coastal regions, but everyone likes them
Gavin Reed
City Chicken is a pork dish popular around the great lakes. There are regional variations tho. Some bread and deep fry it, some pan fry it (cleveland), some bake it (pittsburg), Sometimes served with gravy or some other dipping sauce