Iconic foods open thread
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This is a breaded pork tenderloin sandwich. Apparently it is considered an iconic Indiana food, but I’ve only encountered then in the northern part of the state. This is a showy specimen that was flattened by a machine, not by a human with a hammer.
For better or worse, Maryland’s state food is callinectes sapidus. Personally, I always thought picking them is too much work. Several years ago I kayaked through an small inlet where dozens of the things were resting on the bottom. Since then I’ve found it hard to avoid the words “Big sea bugs” when I think of them. Plus, if you are what you eat, crabs are dead fish and overripe chicken necks. They’re a beautiful color though. Leave ’em in the water to clean up the bits that are too big for the oysters say I.
Discuss your state’s iconic food, another state’s iconic food or anything else. This is an open thread.
Bonus restaurant mascat photo, because most of you aren’t too awful.
