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Queso Frito in Rocky Point, Mexico. Sliced Queso Chihuahua, a mild Monterrey Jack-like cheese, lightly fried and covered with salsa verde. Delicious… but a tad hefty, and they called this an appetizer. Guess appetizer means throw that appitite down and stomp the life out of it … Continue reading “Queso Frito, Weird Regional Food”
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Turtle soup. We thought that was a myth. The Court of Two Sisters in New Orleans serves it up with a liberal amount of sherry poured at table. Guess that helps you forget what you’re eating?
More on the fabulous food of New Orleans! https://www.gypsynester.com/nola.htm
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Shaped cheese from Wisconsin. Included is a packaged item that “spells out” I HEART WISCONSIN CHEESE. Something for everyone!
More on our Wisconsin antics:https://www.gypsynester.com/?tag=wisconsin
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We had never eaten — much less heard of — a piroshky, so not trying one was out of the question. A piroshky is the Russian version of a handheld filled pastry, much like pates in the Caribbean or pasties in the U. P. of Michigan. … Continue reading “Piroshky, Weird Regional Food”
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. That’s right – The Devil’s oyster. Battered and deep-fried, covered in hot sauce, and topped with blue cheese dressing. A kind of Buffalo Mollusk. There are more fancy-smancy ways of preparing this dish, but this is how it was being slung out at Oyster Fest … Continue reading “Oysters Diablo, Weird Regional Food”
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Chicken feet. On the odder side of the dim sum bill of fare stands chicken feet. Googling at the table like maniacs, looking for any excuse to get away with NOT eating the feet, we found that you haven’t really had dim sum if you haven’t … Continue reading “Chicken Feet, Weird Regional Food”
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Pasties from the U.P. of Michigan. Coalminer food. Stuffed with beef, potato and rutabaga. Can fall down a mine shaft without breaking open. Great with ketchup.
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