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What's pretty common where you're from, but completely unknown to people not from there?

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    Brew_TriBrew_Tri Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    Just to weigh in on Wisconsin.... pretty much just socially accepted alcoholism. This means old fashions with brandy(not whiskey), Miller light, and shots of bitters(small town northern wisco thing).

    Some others...
    Squeaky cheese curds
    Frozen custard stands
    Craig_DAaron WebsteyPreachSwanson
    Yay Sports! :#
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    Brew_TriBrew_Tri Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    Lite*
    M_WareCraig_DIanL
    Yay Sports! :#
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    KenElPescadoPeladoKenElPescadoPelado Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    I'm not sure what foods Baltimore or Oakland are known for, but...


    MattTad_MwchevronCraig_DMartinJohns622
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    EvilTwinEvilTwin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    Potato bologna
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    PreachSwansonPreachSwanson Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Rooster Endurance Officers
    @Brew_Tri - my in-laws are in Chippewa Falls and I'm in love every time I can go to the Northern Wisconsin State Fair... Leinenkugels beer, fresh and fried cheese curds and everything on a stick to eat, fried fish and then some Cherry Garden Ice-cream on the way home from Olson's
    Brew_Tri
    TRS Racing
    I'm an angel with an incredible capacity for beer
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    Tad_MTad_M Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter, POTM
    Boston Cooler = Vernors ginger ale and Vanilla ice cream float.
    Paczkis on Fat Tuesday
    Sanders hot fudge

    I guess Detroit loves sweets.
    HMkrplunkit
    visit Michigan July 19th to 24th 2023 - The Sworry Trials Impossibleman and Ode to Laz
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    doyoueventribrodoyoueventribro Member, Rooster Endurance Member, POTM
    EvilTwin said:

    Potato bologna

    explain this. Bologna, boiled potatoes, and curds is a pretty common meal in Cape Breton. Is potato bologna similar or do they infuse potatoes into the bologna?
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    HMkrplunkitHMkrplunkit Member
    Tad_M said:

    Boston Cooler = Vernors ginger ale and Vanilla ice cream float.
    Paczkis on Fat Tuesday
    Sanders hot fudge

    I guess Detroit loves sweets.

    Oh boy do I miss these things.
    Tad_M
    HMKP
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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    You need to come to Montreal to understand this, but if you head to the main club district in late January, in the middle of a -40 cold snap, you will see a lot of men in Canada Goose parkas complaining about the cold, and a lot of women wearing basically what they will wear inside the club - sleeveless tops, heels, skinny jeans - and not complaining.

    I'm sure the same thing happens in some Scandinavian country, but I have lived here for over 15 years and continue to be amazed.
    Aaron WebsteyTad_MMattCraig_DKenElPescadoPeladoHSeeley14Brent_R
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    MattMatt Member, Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member
    Oh, that Saturday night tradition!
    MartinCraig_D
     



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    ItsShugItsShug Member, Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member, POTM
    We eat cow testicles with cock tale sauce
    idking90Tad_MKenElPescadoPeladoJennifer Post
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    Aaron WebsteyAaron Webstey Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member, Rooster Endurance Officers
    Two words: pou. Tine.
    idking90MattMartinJennifer PostJohns622
    #KOAT
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    mbrekk44mbrekk44 Member, POTM
    Busch light and tater tot hot dish
    Aaron WebsteyKenElPescadoPeladoBrew_Tri
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    Tad_MTad_M Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter, POTM
    Watching the Detroit Lions lose.
    kjrunninG Scott LayherHMkrplunkitMattKenElPescadoPelado
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    G Scott LayherG Scott Layher Member
    We just moved to Wisconsin. A few observations.
    Brat frys- seems like Wednesday is the chosen day for places to have brat frys in the parking lot.
    Alcohol everywhere- bourbon samples at a grocery store
    Green Bay Packers- (strange fun cult) On Fridays everyone wears Packer gear. My son has had two Packer days at school already, where he can wear Packer gear instead of school uniform.
    I am a Lions fan from birth, but this kind of love of a football team is strange. I don’t own any Lions gear.
    I lived in another small market (Buffalo) and they liked their team but nothing like the Packers fans.
    ItsShugBrew_TriJohns622
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    bbculpbbculp Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    My favorite things about Wisconsin are Friday fish frys and local supper clubs (where you can drink 6 brandy old fashioneds with dinner and no one will judge you).

    Aaron WebsteyG Scott LayherJennifer Post
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    G Scott LayherG Scott Layher Member
    bbculp said:

    My favorite things about Wisconsin are Friday fish frys and local supper clubs (where you can drink 6 brandy old fashioneds with dinner and no one will judge you).

    I will have to look into these supper clubs.
    Friday fish frys year round are great.
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    MartinMartin Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    AaronWebstey said:

    Two words: pou. Tine.

    Dear @AaronWebstey,

    Even though the largest poutine chain is run by an anglophone entrepreneur from Toronto, it's a French Canadian tradition.

    You can claim donairs or garlic fingers or whatever the hell you grease up with on the weekends out east, but keep your eyes off my cheese curds.
    kjrunninMattKenElPescadoPeladoAaron WebsteyTad_MCraig_Didking90HSeeley14
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    bbculpbbculp Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    @G Scott Layher There's a great coffee table book about the best supper clubs in Wisconsin. I've been to all of the ones in southern/central Wisco, as well as a few up north. https://www.amazon.com/Wisconsin-Supper-Clubs-Old-Fashioned-Experience/dp/1572841427

    What part of the state are you in?

    Brew_Tri
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    slickfins_Ryanslickfins_Ryan Member, Rooster Endurance Member, POTM
    Where I'm (originally) from they call liquor stores "package stores." Dollar to whoever guesses where that is.
    Aaron Webstey

    Kind of wish I was Canadian. Sorry.

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    Aaron WebsteyAaron Webstey Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member, Rooster Endurance Officers
    slickfins_Ryan said:

    Where I'm (originally) from they call liquor stores "package stores." Dollar to whoever guesses where that is.

    Somewhere in the South.
    Johns622
    #KOAT
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    Tad_MTad_M Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter, POTM
    slickfins_Ryan said:

    Where I'm (originally) from they call liquor stores "package stores." Dollar to whoever guesses where that is.

    Southeast. Southern Virginia down, but not Florida.....
    visit Michigan July 19th to 24th 2023 - The Sworry Trials Impossibleman and Ode to Laz
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    https://www.facebook.com/OdetoLaz/
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    KenElPescadoPeladoKenElPescadoPelado Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    slickfins_Ryan said:

    Where I'm (originally) from they call liquor stores "package stores." Dollar to whoever guesses where that is.

    Mass/New Hampshire. Aka "packies."
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    wchevronwchevron Member, POTM
    KenElPescadoPelado said:

    slickfins_Ryan said:

    Where I'm (originally) from they call liquor stores "package stores." Dollar to whoever guesses where that is.

    Mass/New Hampshire. Aka "packies."
    Agree. Or New Jersey.
    KenElPescadoPelado
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    Jennifer PostJennifer Post Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter
    Kombucha is certainly not unique to Seattle but I bet being asked if you want coffee or Kombucha on tap when you sit down for brunch at a diner might be unique.
    M_WareHMkrplunkitCraig_D
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    Johns622Johns622 Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    Not where I’m from, but where I live now:

    Toasted Ravioli (yes it’s great)
    Provel cheese (for pizza) (only people from here like it, it’s shit)
    St. Louis, MO “where the gun play rain all day” Nelly
    Aaron WebsteyTad_MGranpa ChookKenElPescadoPelado
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    MattMatt Member, Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member
    Jennifer Post said:

    Kombucha is certainly not unique to Seattle but I bet being asked if you want coffee or Kombucha on tap when you sit down for brunch at a diner might be unique.

    We have at least 5 Kombucha breweries in Montreal.
    Jennifer PostGranpa ChookKenElPescadoPelado
     



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    doyoueventribrodoyoueventribro Member, Rooster Endurance Member, POTM
    Matt said:

    Jennifer Post said:

    Kombucha is certainly not unique to Seattle but I bet being asked if you want coffee or Kombucha on tap when you sit down for brunch at a diner might be unique.

    We have at least 5 Kombucha breweries in Montreal.
    I brought up that I buy kombucha when I go to the farmer's market and none of my coworkers have ever heard of it and the thought of having a fermented beverage freaked them out.
    Jennifer Post
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    MattMatt Member, Administrator, Rooster Endurance Member
    Do they drink beer, wine or any hard liquor?

    We have this carbonated yogurt "drink" called Kéfir and it's delicious.
    Jennifer PostGranpa ChookMartinKenElPescadoPelado
     



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    James LangeJames Lange Member, Rooster Endurance Member
    I just learned that ginger beef is a Western Canadian thing? Which means that there are Chinese buffets in the world without ginger beef? I'm starting to question everything now...
    Tad_MCraig_DBrent_RMartinkjrunninKenElPescadoPelado


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