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An insightful guide to
specialties associated
with major cities
for diners & travelers
by an established authority

Baltimore
Crab Cakes:
Seasoned and meaty. From Chesapeake Bay.

Boston

for my New England Cuisine web page.

Charleston
She-Crab Soup:
Features the meat and eggs of the female crab.

Chicago
Deep Dish Pizza:
Thick-crusted pizza cooked in a rimmed pan.

Cincinnati
Cincinnati Chili:
Flavored with Mid-East-type spices. Served over pasta.

Dallas
Barbecue:
Made the
Texan way. Beef, not pork, is used.

Houston
Chili:
Cubed, not ground beef. No beans.

Kansas City
Barbecue
Pork Ribs: Succulent and well-sauced.

Los Angeles
Taco-tamale-enchilada
combo: The Cal
Mex trinity,

Memphis
Barbecue:
The meat is pork, not beef (as in Texas).

Miami
Ropa
Vieja:
Slow-roasted beef, prepared Cuban style.

Milwaukee
German
Sausage:
Served with
sauerkraut and beer.

New Orleans

for my Creole & Cajun Cuisines web page.

New York City
It
is so ethnically diverse that it's impossible to
crown a single dish.

Philadelphia
Philly Cheesesteak
- Italian-style loaf bread heaped with sliced roast beef topped with melted cheese.

San Francisco
Cioppino:
Seafood stew thick with clams, crab, scallops and shrimp.

Seattle
Salmon
Steak: Grilled or broiled.

St. Louis
Toasted
Ravioli: Breaded and deep fried.

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