crustaceans

[divisionsandprecisions]

i recently had crabcakes from a hospital cafeteria in Maryland that are probably better than any crabcakes available anywhere outside of Maryland.

What other foods are regionally better, rather than just regionally popular?  Almost any two-bit pizza shop in New York serves better pizza than you can get in most states, so that's one.  I have had excellent fried oysters in New Orleans, but there are fried oysters just as good in Baltimore.  Philly cheese steak subs are a legendary local preference, but I haven't heard the claim that they are tastier than those elsewhere.  I can't compare the flavor of Lancaster county scrapple to what is available in other areas, because I never heard of anyone else willing to eat it. 

Produce doesn't count.   I don't consider the lack of Minnesota oranges or New Mexican cranberries significant. 

Comments

[ams16.livejournal.com]

Not that I'd eat it, but BBQ in the south and Tex-Mex in Texas.
Ethiopian is better in DC, but I'm not sure that's what you meant.
People say that clam chowder is better in Boston, but I wouldn't know.
South Indian food is better in NJ. Specifically, in a certain house in NJ. :) (Actually, it is much better in general in the restaurants.)

[robot-culinaire.livejournal.com]

Is mediocre Ethiopian food in DC better than good Ethiopian food in LA? I doubt it. Is good BBQ outside the south not as good as any roadside stand in Missouri? I don't know, but it might be. Still, there are lots of foods that are more traditional than good. Corn grits in the south. Chicago-style hot dogs.

We have a good south Indian restaurant to take you to, by the way. Well, you can tell us if it's good, but we like it.