Manhattan Buckeye;1520517 wrote:^^^

This was the cause of many altercations (some nearly physical) back in college. We had two guys from Chicagoland that swore by Chicago "pizza" - the rest of us just swore at it.

It isn't pizza, it is a casserole. And for the most part it is an undone casserole. Back in the day I could eat and drink stuff that would make a billy goat puke, but the first time I tried Chicago "pizza" I got indigestion because the dough wasn't cooked. It was like a party in my mouth and everyone was throwing up cheese, tomato sauce and uncooked meat in it.

Good First Blood reference...and agree on the Chili sucking

1) Having real chili for dinner.

2) I'd go Lake Erie Perch Sandwich for the food it should be known for.

I would go with Ohio sweet corn

Sonofanump;1520934 wrote:2) I'd go Lake Erie Perch Sandwich for the food it should be known for.

this too

Aren't paninis most known in Ohio???

I think the Chili is good but its not what some cincinattians make it up to be.

sleeper;1521055 wrote:I think the Chili is good but its not what some cincinattians make it up to be.

True. I only eat it twice a year...and I prefer Gold Star, because it's less 'watery'.

Curly J;1521065 wrote:True. I only eat it twice a year...and I prefer Gold Star, because it's less 'watery'.

You can go find yourself eating Gold Star. That is pretty true though. I also don't work for any of the Skylines by you so I'll let it slide.

Also, it's late so I will keep this short, but the author is an idiot who just wants people to think he's smart by putting together as many complex sentences with big words as possible. Long sentence short: he's an idiot.

Terry_Tate;1521112 wrote:You can go find yourself eating Gold Star. That is pretty true though. I also don't work for any of the Skylines by you so I'll let it slide.

DOH !!! Forgot you lurk around here. I will say the Skyline Chili in Fairfield does it right. That's where I usually get my coneys for lunch.

Best hot dog in Ohio with chili sauce on it is Tony Packo's.

I fucking love Skyline and Gold Star Chili

And Ohio is definitely known for it's chili...moreso than any other food

The "slider" is, was and always will be Ohio's contribution to the food chain. White Castle started it all right here in the 1920s. Now every fkn hipster bistro you stumble into from NYC to Cali has "sliders" on the menu. Ive seen chicken sliders, fish sliders, bbq sliders and in Vail last winter one place had "Mountain Oyster Sliders". The rest of America can say "Thank-you Ohio" anytime now.

Tiernan;1521147 wrote:The "slider" is, was and always will be Ohio's contribution to the food chain. White Castle started it all right here in the 1920s.

It started in Kansas and the moved here in the 30's.

Good try, though.

It was a mom & pop operation until Billy Ingram bought it out and moved the HQ to Columbus and the rest is history. Nice try tho on the KS spin.

Tiernan;1521153 wrote:It was a mom & pop operation until Billy Ingram bought it out and moved the HQ to Columbus and the rest is history. Nice try tho on the KS spin.

The restaurant was already well established when White Castle moved to Columbus. It was a midway point between the chains footprint (Kansas to New York).

Nice try tho on trying to sound like you knew what you were taking about.

Cinn Chili is a joke it’s regional at best and Chili makers in Ohio have much better taste and flavor that to mask their creation with noodles.

Pierogis and or Parmageddon (pierogis w/ cheese, onion and kruat) again very regional and ethic areas.

German Potatoes Salad not sure many Ohio house holds know how to make authentic German Potatoes salad. Not that it hard it’s just skewed by what Cracker Barrel deems as Germany Potatoes

Lake Perch or Walleye great stuff and very well receive in the northern area of Ohio because of the lake. However Walleye and Perch are fresh water catch it is very popular in many areas of the state also. Could be a winner

Ohio Sweet corn … good pick Can be prepared in multiple methods, home grown and popular across the area and ethic groups. Other potential winner

Trail Bologna. Wow! Love Trail Bologna but then again I think once you look at the geographic of it’s popularity the upper income and city folk are clueless.

Bacon.. Ohio Bacon everyone love bacon and Ohio produces some of the best in America. The potential cooking methods are endless and what can’t you add bacon to…. Home grown mofo Winner potential?

Jelly and Jams … Ohio where local producers are making Jelly and Jams of all types from local berries and apples … the bus tour stop at Smuckers

Chocolates some of the fines producer of Chocolates come from Ohio …

Beer…….. need I say more

When I think of Ohio and the great culinary culture it is difficult to pick just one food item. Not like we are all walking around sucking of a turkey leg…
Ohio covers a wide spectrum of home grown products and that where the difficulties can be found, from great fishing and farm producing to special manufacturing methods Ohio the taste buds of American…

Belly35;1521161 wrote:Cinn Chili is a joke it’s regional at best and Chili makers in Ohio have much better taste and flavor that to mask their creation with noodles.

Sounds like another moron who doesn't realize Cincinnati style chili is a sauce for spaghetti/hotdogs

Sonofanump;1520934 wrote:
2) I'd go Lake Erie Perch Sandwich for the food it should be known for.

Belly35;1521161 wrote: Lake Perch or Walleye great stuff and very well receive in the northern area of Ohio because of the lake. However Walleye and Perch are fresh water catch it is very popular in many areas of the state also. Could be a winner

/thread

Trail Bologna

dlazz;1521205 wrote:Sounds like another moron who doesn't realize Cincinnati style chili is a sauce for spaghetti/hotdogs

I stated it a regional food and only a few really care. Cin Chili is really a Chili con carne (sauce) shorten as Cin Chili and so goes the noodle connection. Real Ohio Chili maker would scoff at the usage of term chili as referred to in Cin Chili. Real Chili is not a sauce …

Belly35;1521228 wrote:I stated it a regional food and only a few really care. Cin Chili is really a Chili con carne (sauce) shorten as Cin Chili and so goes the noodle connection. Real Ohio Chili maker would scoff at the usage of term chili as referred to in Cin Chili. Real Chili is not a sauce …

So...if I'm understanding you correctly (and I'm probably not, since you rarely use proper sentence structure) Cinci chili isn't a good representation of Ohio food because it's called Cinci-Chili instead of Cinci-sauce?

OK. Can't argue that logic since there is none.

Tiernan;1521147 wrote:The "slider" is, was and always will be Ohio's contribution to the food chain. White Castle started it all right here in the 1920s. Now every fkn hipster bistro you stumble into from NYC to Cali has "sliders" on the menu. Ive seen chicken sliders, fish sliders, bbq sliders and in Vail last winter one place had "Mountain Oyster Sliders". The rest of America can say "Thank-you Ohio" anytime now.

I guess that is debatable since White Castle started in Wichita, Kansas. The headquarters is in Columbus, now.

The more I think about it, the more I think Ohio doesnt have a true food identity. Lake Erie Perch and Walleye? Never even heard of it as being some special food before this thread. Though, I've only been in Northern Ohio for 4 years. Skyline Chili? Never had the desire to ever make a special trip ten minutes from me in Stow to try out this famous sauce to put on a hot dog lol.

I can relate to trail bologna and sweet corn (growing up in rural Ohio) as well as Pierogis (polish family).

Fact is, different regions of Ohio are culturally different which is why everyone has different opinions. Northern Ohio is nothing like Southern Ohio. Im not very familiar with Central. I took a friend from Solon to my parents to hunt and he said "I never knew Ohio had hills and was this rural" lol.

OSH;1521248 wrote:I guess that is debatable since White Castle started in Wichita, Kansas. The headquarters is in Columbus, now.

I hate when OBX takes claim for aviation, so I will give the sliders to Kansas.

Cincy sauce is disgusting.

The Klondike Bar is from Mansfield.

Stewart's soda as well