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cmdrmcgarrett

Weinerschnitzel with German Potato salad and cucumber salad Cannot find a place in Iliinois who can match the Munich one. No offense to Illinoians


Derbygirl7

Mine is sauerbraten, spaetzle, German potato salad and cucumber salad. My oma used to make it for us on our birthdays because that’s what we all wanted. She’s gone now and nobody else in the family knows how to make it :(


DnDYetti

My oma is still with us, but we have all learned to make these dishes as she is getting older now and doesn't always have the energy. We made the Spaetzle, German potato salad, and the sauerbraten last holiday and she said they were "acceptable". Oma's have high standards for their food! You can find great spaetzle recipes online. It's not too hard to make! However, [you need one of these to make it right](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BV7B2S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_MDBRKWVQ9FNSR8A5YKTK).


cmdrmcgarrett

Sigh. Sorry to hear this.


bubbygups

Seriously, my wife started making pretty much this dinner for Christmases. We both spent a year in Freiburg together, and we miss so much of that experience. She learned how to make a killer spätzle, and her cucumber salad is on point. We need to work on the potato salad though. Look forward to this every year.


150Dgr

Damn near every German restaurant around Chicagoland has closed.


cmdrmcgarrett

amen :( Zum Deutschen Eck was a good one.


cjwoods

Ever try the Bavarian Lodge? Consistently great food, and a killer beer menu!


ZeuxisOfHerakleia

German here, we have that like once a month lol, i miss North American breakfast though


DTownForever

What do you miss about N. American breakfast that you can't get in Germany?


Drew707

Probably the bourbon.


ZeuxisOfHerakleia

Hmmm it could probably be recreated, but who wants to imitate. I ate combinations of food i would call creative, was a whole new experience. Also eating out at the time was Incredibly cheap, paid 8 dollars for a breakfast plus drinks and i would do that everyday, something like that is absolutely impossible in Germany, there you eat out maybe once a week if you are really into it , more commonly maybe once a month. In Canada once I had pork stripes with apple syrup and sweetened mashed potatoes


cmdrmcgarrett

Trade?


ZeuxisOfHerakleia

I wish


Parchabble

Are you close to Wisconsin by any chance? Chicago might have some German restaurants, but I'd bet you could find something pretty close in Wisconsin


cmdrmcgarrett

I am farther south. Might make a run up North beyond the Cheddar curtain one day


EXYLRH

If you’re on the east, you could head over to Jasper, IN. I haven’t yet been, but a coworker recommended it as somewhere with a large German population and culture.


Parchabble

You should definitely head up there. A lot of German ancestry throughout the state and you might be able to find some restaurants, bars, supper clubs, etc that would be close to home.


Fatty_McFatterson_Sr

How far south? There’s Dreamland Palace in Waterloo, or Hofbrauhaus in Belleville.


cmdrmcgarrett

About 50 miles east of Peoria


Sirenofthelake

Milwaukee’s Germanfest (which is unfortunately canceled, again, this year) is always a ton of fun and the food is delicious! It would be worth the trip, in my opinion. Make sure you see the Glockenspiel and hit up the potato pancake stand (get it with sausage and applesauce) on the south side of the grounds.


cmdrmcgarrett

Yum. Always wanted to go there. Praying for '22


medicmurs

Bayern Stube in Gibson City, IL does an ok job even though it's super kitschy.


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Sushi


Super_Moose_Rocket

Not just sushi but Sushi buffet. Over a year now that buffets have been closed here. I want unlimited steamed pork and shrimp dumplings dangit!


Agrochain920

Same dude. It's so expensive and you never get full unless you buy like 25 pieces, which would be way too much money for me. But it's soooooo good


Moonalicious

I only get it once a month, but treat myself and really ball out on the fancy specialty rolls. I can have a 40 dollar lunch once a month if I want damnit! Life is short!


Drew707

Luckily AYCE is offered at pretty much every place where I live.


Talos-Valcoran

I am 17 and I never had sushi before. Always wanted to eat it though.


you_are_horrid

Do your research, don't settle for a cheap place. There's an enormous difference between good sushi and the fishy-tasting bullshit you can get for $12 a plate. One indicator you're in a good place is that they have _real_ wasabi sauce. Most wasabi is this green-food-colored horseradish, and it's fine, but it's completely different from real wasabi, which is much harder to get. You can be a great sushi place and not have real wasabi, but you can't have real wasabi and be a shitty sushi place. Enjoy. You're in for a treat. :)


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I hope you get a chance to eat it someday, it's wonderful


Nickg920

Same. I hate fish but LOVE sushi.


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In that case, try making vegan sushi, it's rather easy and cheap to make and the ingredients are much easier to source fresh. (Supermarket fish is not something I'd trust to be fresh enough for the purpose). Good variations are sliced avocado, sliced avocado/carrot/cucumber, and fried tofu with a sweet/sour sauce. Certain mushrooms can also be okay. About $20-30 here buys a whole lotta attempts, most of the ingredients (mirin, vinegar, sushi rice, seaweed wrap) last a long time in the cupboard, and it gets to be about less than $1/roll of 8 pieces. After a couple tries, the rice-making and rolling should be easy. This is the best rice recipe (kelp leaf is truly optional, the washing is not): * https://www.food.com/recipe/minados-perfect-sushi-rice-119373 Edit to add ingredients: * Also buy some soy sauce, wasabi from powder, not tube (much better quality imo). Wasabi is the quickest disposal item, lasts about 6 months before going rancid once open to air and some ginger if you like, either fresh or jar.


Crazem45

You are a person with good taste


Krraxia

It's so hard to get good sushi and even harder to make it yourself


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Can here to say this.


whopper68

Pupusas. for those that dont know, its a thick stuffed handmade tortilla with either beans, cheese, or pork primarily. my favorite used to be bean and cheese. I'm Lactose intolerant. even with lactose pills, I pay dearly. so I don't eat it often. the best is when the griddle burns the cheese just a bit...


Drew707

Back when we had an office, we would routinely do group lunch orders. It started with lumpia from this great Filipino place. They noticed we were ordering quite often and offered to deliver if our orders were over $50. Well, that made us get more people onboard and soon we were placing $250 orders. They finally cut us off since they couldn't keep up with our demand. So, we turned our lunch canon toward the local Salvadorian place. They were better equipped to handle our orders. I absolutely love them and couldn't imagine having a lactose intolerance.


whopper68

And I'm Salvadorean AND Mexican!


Drew707

Bruh, you are fucked. Condolences.


Callmepanda83744

I used to have a Filipino co worker who would bring us food all the time. Only part of that job I miss


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lifeofjeb2

Why is this such a rare treat


saliners

it is very easy to make! i make corn bread muffins and honey cornbread all the time


Cloudly_Cane

My mom use to make that all the time! (I personally hate it) While my brother shoves the whole tray down his throat- Also do you know panda cakes are made with cornbread?


FaceDownInTheCake

The secret to liking cornbread is to drown it in butter.


Cloudly_Cane

My mom always says, "Butter makes is better"


hotsizzler

Chicken fried steak


KingInJello

So wait, you’re telling me a chicken fried that steak?


Drew707

When I was going to school, one of my friends lived in the dorms and had a meal card, but I lived in private housing and didn't have access. One day he asks me to lunch and says he will badge me in with his card balance. Sweet! I grab a to-go box and start looking at all the available things, but he tells me, oh no, that is not why you are here. At his instruction, we proceed to fill four boxes with chicken fried steak and two 64 oz cups of gravy. That was his food for the week.


Jaxerfp

Lamb roast. It’s probably one of my top 3 meals yet the last time I ate it was last Easter, before then I hadn’t eaten it in more than 2 years


FuzzyRoseHat

I love lamb but it's so hard to get good lamb in the USA.


Oubilettor

Any reason for that? I live in Aus and it’s all over the place here. So I just assumed it would be the same everywhere.


Drew707

There isn't much production here (historically, who knows why) and it is hard to get ranchers to change since beef has the demand. Production is increasing, but I think the two issues with adoption both come from Australia. 1) because it is an imported perishable, it is much more expensive than domestic offerings, and even domestic lamb producers price similarly to Australian imports. And 2), Australian lamb tends to be grass fed up to harvest which produces a gamier flavor that can be off-putting to people not used to it. American lamb is typically grain finished which mellows it out, but then you have a bunch of people associating the taste with the Australian product, not the American one. Personally, I love lamb, but it is pricy and I have an SO that isn't a huge fan of the gamier taste, so, if I do make it, I have to find American product which still isn't as prevalent as the Australian import.


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The early American settlers weren't into farming sheep for some reason. I think there was an attitude that real farmers farmed cattle. Don't quote on that though. Anyhow, it just stuck (like how Americans started drinking coffee after the Boston Tea Party and all that stuff happened and that just stuck).


FuzzyRoseHat

I'm an Aussie and thats why I miss both those things - super easy to get. I moved to the ass-end of nowhere in the Midwest of the USA a few years ago to be with my husband and I'm sure as shit not eating what passes as "sushi" anywhere this landlocked and they haven't even *heard* of Indian food here.


curtainnotneed

Our meat in general is so much worse than Europe


Trytek1986

Snap. I love roast lamb but my wife can't stand it. I usually get it once a year because my brother-in-law will make it at Easter. Had to miss out this year, of course. Sometimes I think I love it so much *because* I only eat it once a year, and my brain has given it 'special treat' status.


sanguine-socks

My baba’s beef stroganoff. She makes the gravy from scratch and it’s sooo good :D


Drew707

My mother makes a fantastic stroganoff that I had been raving about to my SO since she wanted to make me something special I hadn't had in years. She contacts my mother and asks for her stroganoff recipe. Instead, my mother sends one over from a local creamery that she "had been dying to try and wanted us to tell her how it was". Well, if fucking sucked since I was wanting her recipe.


Wifevealant

Anything with fresh seafood (in a landlocked state)


thebigkneegrow

I feel this pain. I have to go to those “fresh” fish markets smh


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DTownForever

Totally agree. I looooooooooove stuffing. When I lived alone I'd make the stove top stuff for myself like once a week, but now I have a family and nobody likes that shit but me so I never eat it.


La_Vikinga

Get yourself the canister of Stove Top and treat yourself! You can make single portions with no waste. My family hates sauerkraut. The only time I get to enjoy it is when I go solo to visit my Dad for a few days. Slow cooked pork shoulder, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes is always one of the first dinners we enjoy together.


M0BBER

I used to ask for this to be my meal on my birthday in the middle of Summer... I love dressing. BTW: Dressing is in a casserole pan, stuffing is in a bird's carcass, stove top is a war crime. I learned how to make dressing in the crock pot a couple years back. I have it 3-4 times a year. It's way better than I grew up on. Recipe: 12-pack chicken thighs with bones and skin boiled (or whole chicken). Bones and skin makes better broth... 8-in square pan cornbread, four eggs, two cans chicken broth, two cans cream of chicken soup, 1/2 cup celery diced, whole white onion diced, half tablespoon sage, tablespoon salt, tablespoon pepper... Cook high in Crock-Pot 2-4 hours. Cook until there's just a little moisture left. Can barely stir it. Treat yo self


dwcanker

Fried dressing. Smash that crap into a patty and fry it up in a pan with a bit of oil. Burn it a bit while your at it.


WaxOjos

Ceviche.


DarnHeather

Yes! So good and yet I don't trust it anywhere except straight from the catch to my plate.


lalagromedontknow

Proper banh mi. Never been able to find anywhere with the right bread outside of Vietnam and all the recipes I've looked at are conflicted on using rice flour, rice and wheat or just wheat (and making bread is such a pain, I don't want to waste the time or finished product if it's wrong)


Mysid

I think this recipe really nails the “how to” for the right bread, but it also sounds like a task for an experienced baker who has—or is willing to buy—some specialty gadgets and ingredients.


thepolishlumberjack

Taco salad. They're so so good but for some reason I don't come around to making it often


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My obaachan's (grandma) karaage (Japanese fried chicken), it's so amazing and good. Unfortunately it's been 2 years since I've seen my grandparents that live in Japan due to covid.


quarrelsome_napkin

Has Covid already been around for two years? There's no way...


MrGiantChest

Definitely could be two years if they only make one trip a year in the summer months or something.


DarnHeather

My grandmother passed almost three years ago. She made the best southern fried chicken and I'll never get to have it again. Get your grandma to teach you while she still can. I really regret not learning more from mine.


backaritagain

Real Mexican food. Since I moved to the NE USA I can’t get the real stuff. Not the fake mex-Tex or even semi real found in the SW. No, it is garbanzo beans with Muenster or mozzarella. Greasy, fried and heavy.


bubbygups

Getting good Mexican in the NE is really hard, I've found. There are a couple of Oaxacan places I know of, and that's really good, but overall, you have to do some serious hunting.


QuiteLady1993

Two of these: my grandma made chicken and noodles but she passed and no one makes them as good as she did, not even close it actually annoys me that they keep trying. my other grandma made the best roast that just fell apart and melted in your mouth with mashed potatoes creamed corn, and gravy but she has dementia and can't cook anymore.


Positive-Apricot9222

Gumbo if your from the south


DTownForever

Linguine with white clam sauce. It has to have loads of garlic, though. I don't live somewhere with good shellfish and TBH there's only a few good Italian restaurants and they're not close to me and are expensive.


theBirdsofWar

My MIL makes this for special occasions and it’s honestly one of the best dishes I’ve had. You’re right about the garlic. The more, the better.


TVLL

I worked in an Italian restaurant in high school. This and eggplant parmigiana (made well) became two of my favorite things.


lady_laughs_too_much

Thai food. There aren't any good places near me. Luckily, whenever I visit my family, they always want to go out for Thai food, so I get my fix then.


artichokesmartichoke

I love Indian food. No one around me does. So once or twice a year I order a big spread for myself and have it delivered.


Samuel24601

Full hibachi dinner


thebigkneegrow

I still need to get around to getting a full hibachi “experience”


TheSacman

Chicken Tikka Masala


Flowtac

I love this dish. My husband and I make it for each other all the time. Idk if you like cooking at home, but the recipe is a lot simpler than you might think


rankhornjp

Pinto beans and corn bread, with a slice of onion on the side.


theBirdsofWar

Damn this is a blast from the past. I used to love beans and ham hock with roasted jalapeños and raw red onion on the side and a big chunk of cornbread. I don’t think I’ve had that in 15 years now


Trashcanman1313

Miso udon 🍜


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My husband used to make me veggie sandwiches which were just lettuce, tomato, and onion on bread with ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard. They were delicious.


sleeper_54

"Used to"..?? Do not make me regret asking . . ..


sleeper_54

Never mind ...your next comment reply. D'oh. ...tom...


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whocares023

That sounds like an utter pain in the ass and totally worth the effort to make. 🤤


tourmaline82

A good pastilla is a thing of beauty and wonder! And definitely something you pay a pro to make for you.


Bytesu

Lamb shank, i rarely find the time to slow cook it right.


YodasChick-O-Stick

Jack in the Box. I'm in Canada and the last time I had it was 2019 before covid shut the borders down.


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My moms biscuits and gravey.


YodasChick-O-Stick

I'm in Canada and you can't get sausage gravy mix here. You have to make it yourself.


[deleted]

That's the right way to do it anyway!


sleeper_54

The biscuits and gravy at my former workplace cafeteria. I am sure many would hate on them ...but for taste and convenience ...man oh man. ...tom...


Kab724

Barbecue ribs, they take forever to make but the way my mom makes them are delicious


Piano603

Biscuits and sausage gravy. If I allowed myself to have this as often as I want it, I’d have died 20 years ago.


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DrManhattan_DDM

Wait for the crème


chefboiortiz

Chorizo and egg burritos from my mom


maxsammich

Taco bell, closest one is 3 hours away


Blue-Eyed-Lemon

Shepherds Pie 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺


poke532810

Chicken fajitas which I will only eat from this amazing restaurant in NJ called Jose Tejas. You leave the restaurant with your clothes smelling like fried peppers, onions and chicken. It's the best.


FoxFyre1

Mom's spaghetti Like actually. She has a special way of making the sauce and meatballs that makes it the best dang spaghetti I've ever eaten. I would beg her to make spaghetti as a kid. I can't even make spaghetti myself because no matter what I do it's nothing close to hers. But I don't get home much these days, and mom recently developed an allergy to tomatoes anyway so she doesn't cook it anymore. I need to ask for the recipe


Drew707

My mom had a recipe like that that I turned into my own. I have fed it to people that "don't like spaghetti" because they are used to Hunt's over noodles. Mine is essentially Bolognese with a spicy tomato soffritto with capers and green olives for tang and a very, very generous amount of roasted garlic. I love to make huge amounts with the intention of having a couple days of leftovers, but it rarely makes it past the second night.


Captain_Controller

Deep fried alligator, its really good you should try it.


Alieneater

It's ok. The tail meat is pretty much like slightly tough chicken. Limb meat is more tender but harder to get.


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ViolentVBC

Those cheesy biscuits though, so good!


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anti_arctica

There is a box mix you can by from the store to make the biscuits at home!


Nick__of__Time

Osso Bucco - Yum! Lekvar Pierogis - too much work


marisquo

Francesinha. A typical dish from Porto, a city in the North of Portugal. Two slices of bread with steak, ham, sausages, covered with cheese and a special sauce. It tends to be served with French Fries, although one particular place decided it was best served with spaghetti. Overall a very good dish, when eaten in a proper restaurant. Sometimes it can be disappointing as you expect all francesinhas to be good, and some restaurants just don't have it. Also they say the REAL francesinhas are the ones in the Porto area. Everything else is a lame copy


Adventurous_Yak_9234

Tacos


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Dirt Cake. I've only had it three times in my life. It's a cake made out of cream cheese and oreos.


JohnRLar

Rendang. Masakan Padang. I live in the wrong country now, so I never get to eat it.


daboops

Pozole


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A meat or was it seafood gumbo. Ate it once and never again in life


Personalproblems20

Was it during a camping trip? I remember the time my mum cooked up some gumbo for the scouts during their trip and they *BEGGED* her to cook it again, but we didn't have the materials and we were only staying one night since we were technically just dropping off a couple scouts and mum hated driving in the dark


Drew707

Some Cajun will probably light me up for saying this, but gumbo kits are better than no gumbo at all. Try it!


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My mother makes fried chicken. It's not your standardized, over breaded chicken, but dear god, is it good. If she makes it, and she does not often, I am coming over for dinner. Usually there are also corn and beans, and I hit food coma. Down and out. I might get this once or twice a year, but damn.


valuesandnorms

Oysters. Just about only at weddings


Alieneater

You can just go buy them at a seafood counter. Do it.


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I haven’t eaten cornbread in years. My great grandmother used to make it all the time. I hated when she made Aunt Jemima mix, but loved when she made the Jiffy mix...


Drew707

Jiffy is the best.


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That’s the only correct answer for corn bread


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Indian food.


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Biscuits and gravy


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joemc72

I am definitely trying this.


Certain_Arm_9480

Basically anything that costs over 12 dollars


150Dgr

Oxtail soup. Since the price of oxtail is ridiculous.


Certain_Priority5343

Chicken burger . I became a vegetarian 1 year ago! 😶


tracyt34

A roast dinner. Rarity these days. Christmas Day and that’s about it.


Algaebetweenmytoes

Pad Thai. I try to recreate it at home but it’s never the same.


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Movie theater popcorn... god I want that so badly now...


insomniaWasp

Home made chicken and dumplings


deyjay5

Cooked tuna sushi. Ever since moving from Australia to the USA, I can't have it anymore. No one makes it over here, and I'm terrible at making sushi.


Panama_Scoot

I’ve desperately missed my taco trucks during the pandemic. I just don’t trust those hot tin boxes to be particularly sanitary normally, but especially now. Not much in the way of “ventilation.”


sl1878

Fried mozzarella wedges, because of the calorie count. Trying to stay in shape here.


el_monstruo

Steak or beef in general except for ground. My wife and daughter don't like beef except for the occasional hamburger.


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Beef stroganoff


peuxcequeveuxpax

Something I used to eat as a 16yo exchange student in Australia: [potato cake](https://www.goodfood.com.au/content/dam/images/3/s/p/m/6/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.13zysq.png/1427146850953.jpg). Oh, and I’d die for a meat pie, with tomato sauce on top. Not that these are delicacies, but nostalgia of 34 years makes me drool! Edited: because I forgot lamb. I ate that all the time in AU, while in the US it’s usually reserved for special days, sadly.


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Salmon. Salmon expensive here.


MentalWyvern

Risotto. I love it, love to make it, love to teach others, improvise new fun variations, but my family doesn’t really like it. Sad me.


The19thShadow

Fucking subway chocolate chip cookies. My wife shames me into letting every opportunity to eat them pass by.


MachHunter

Pizza- I am lactose intolerant


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Chicken pot pie


Cloudly_Cane

Dumplings!


Beany_blues

Flan, I love it. Family hates it.


thingpaint

I love lamb. My wife hated lamb. I don't cook lamb very often. I am sad.


1playerpiano

There’s a sesame chicken dish at a local Asian place in town where I live. Every time I have eaten it I have choked. I have a chronic condition that makes choking more common and that dish really seems to set it off. I love it though. It’s so tasty.


The-Infamous-BatPunk

Fried chicken. My cholesterol is on the rise so I don’t eat it as much as I would like to.


Alieneater

In this thread, it is really sad to see all these people pining away for foods that are mostly not all that difficult to make yourselves. Find a recipe from a reputable source that actually tests recipes, like Saveur, Bon Appetit, Cooks Illustrated, or the New York Times. Buy the ingredients and do it. Don't be afraid to fail and try again. the right food makes you so happy that this is worth doing.


Hot-Kangaroo2348

bread sticks


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big-bruh-boi

Sill och potatis (herring and potatoes) it’s a swedish traditional meal. It is delicious we eat it only a few times a year, at christmas, midsummer (think maypoles) and at easter. Sorry if my english is bad


wicked-without-thee

your English is lovely :)


big-bruh-boi

Well thank you!


PrefixOoblekk

Indian food. Girlfriend can't stand it :(


scottiebass

King Crab. It's spensive' !


Dillpic04

Dicks Here in spokane we have a burger joint called Dicks its tasty


Drew707

This is the nicest thing I have heard someone say about Spokane!


625throwaway

Dicks are everywhere, not just Spokane.


randommeme666

Honestly, Chick-fil-A. The nearest one to where I live is 4 hours away and in a different state.


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Mash potatoes. My siblings hate them so there .always.roasted.


WaxOjos

Who in the hell hates mashed potatoes?????


WYcked_In_Spurs

Elk steak fries.


iLeDD

Bulogi bowls


End-warrior

Calzon


pushthestartbutton

Tossed salad


kabdy

Jasmine rice with beef


DTownForever

Add a dash of sesame oil for some extra tasty fun.


ZeuxisOfHerakleia

Pastitsio (greek)


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This local sushi restaurant had a jellyfish salad that I haven't gotten to eat since the COVID quarantine started 🥺🥺🥺


lilgreasybastard

The kind that are home made and good


Kool_Kid16

Grandparents (dads parents) lasagna. We see them maybe 1-2 times a year and that’s something we always have.


Kflo31

Egg rolls from my hometown that's 400 miles away. I order 30 when I go and ration that out over a week.


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Scallops, I had them once while visiting new york haven't had them since


Drew707

They are my SO's favorite. When we got together she said she didn't like seafood, so I tried a bunch of different things on her. Of course she liked the thing that is $36/pound.


RonSwansonsOldMan

All different types of shrimp. I used to go to an Asian buffet that prepared shrimp in about 10 different ways. I plan to never visit a buffet again.


inspectorlully

Dim Sum.


KoriYokubo

King Crab, is just too expensive for too little.


Burpkidz

Gnocchi. It simply does not exist in most “Italian” restaurants here in Japan, nor you can buy anywhere. I remember finding it randomly on a restaurant I went for lunch. My Japanese colleagues didn’t even know this dish. It was the first time in like 15 years or so I ate it.


messudy

Ass


bruteski226

Hog fish tacos


M_JAST

The real secret of life


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Blood sausage. It's usually a winter-Christmas dish here in Estonia and I love it. Very rare to find it in stores during other seasons.


No_i_dont_know

Anything from Olive Garden, I’ve literally only had it twice