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From central Mexico, my favorite is huaxmole (or guaxmole, "mole de huaje"): pork with a sauce made of guaje (Leucaena leucocephala) seeds, green chiles and, sometimes, husk tomatoes. Other recipes use goat meat, red chiles and can be more like a soup.

Burritos. Like most burritos.

Pepperoni rolls from West Virginia, and it's not even close. Simple and easy to make, last unrefrigerated, and I can eat about 40 of em if I'm not careful.

From Arizona / Mexico:

Birria, especially Birria Ramen. It's slow cooked meat in a broth of spices and a bit of onion and Chiles. It's fall apart tender, and usually served with melted cheese (Queso Birria). But my favorite version is served on top of Tapatio Ramen. So it's fork tender beef with spicy noodles.

Really great on a cold day.

Funny thing is, I'm from the East Coast of the US, so actually have a bunch of favorites from there that are really worth giving a try too.

Especially a REAL Cheesesteak.

Shaved Ribeye cut thin and grilled on a hot surface for a char. Grilled and charred onions and green peppers. Add it to an Italian soft roll that's warmed, NOT toasted. Melt on top of it either Cheez Wiz (an Aerosolized Cheese snack that's awful by itself) or American cheese. Mix it all together on the bun along with a few slices of Italian peperonchinis and a couple dashes of celery salt.

Incredibly unhealthy, but quite an experience if you ever get to try one (or make one yourself! I'm literally eating one I made for dinner right now haha 😂)

Used to be Käsespätzle, but i had too much in december and november that i have grown sick of it.

Now i guess it would be A potato soup & apple noodle (not a pasta. A yeast dough with apple cinamon sugar filling

Boston baked beans. To my taste, good ones are cooked low and slow so that the beans almost start melting together, and they should be both sweet and tangy.

Czechia and it's a tie between goulash (the Czech variety, not the Hungarian one) and Vepřo knedlo zelo.

Chicago, rosattis pizza

Portuguese tipical dish: Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá Pure Bliss 😀✨

Does British curry count? Cornish pasties are good too. Also cheese but that is more of an ingredient than meal.

Minestrone. Not local to me, but a great dish nonetheless

Swedish meatballs, brown cream sauce, lingonberry jam and mashed potatoes. Vegan in my case, but doesn't matter, it's fucking great either way.

Also, Semla.

Hard to say. NZ cuisine is like British cuisine, but it got stuck in the 80s.

The Flat White. But that’s not strictly food.

Or maybe a potato top pie.

Ontario, Canada. For me it's Shawarma poutine.

Classic poutine is already amazing, and there are all sorts of variations, but shawarma poutine just hits the spot like no other. It still has the fries, gravy, and cheese curds, and they add chicken swarma, hot sauce, and toum (garlic sauce).

Maximum comfort food, especially to watch a movie with in the winter.

Chicago Illinois USA here:

The two foods that scream “This is Chicago” to me are deep dish pizza and a Chicago style hotdog (poppy seed bun and a dog with mustard, chopped onions, tomato wedges, sweet relish, a pickle spear, and peppers, then sprinkled with celery salt).

As to which is my favorite, deep dish is definitely more unique and probably the better answer here, but man can I do love when the dogs are just right.

Pork butt roast and sauerkraut. It's a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch recipe meant to bring good luck and fortune to the household on New Years. You simply season a pork butt with salt and pepper and put it in the slow cooker with a large container of saurkraut and cook on low til it shreds. Served with mashed potatoes, peas, and pork gravy. Guaranteed to give you a food coma.

For appetizers, I love beet-pickled eggs. It's essential to pickle them for 24+ hours to ensure the pink fully penetrates the egg white.

Ohio.

Cincinnati-style chilli (ie., Skyline). It's an acquired taste but once you like it it's like crack.

Poffertjes!

South London, UK: doner meat and chips. Optional lettuce, onions and burger sauce.

Bagna cauda, from Piemonte Piedmont north Italy

Delicious in winter, a cream made with a lot of garlic e anchovies, eat warm with vegetables or meat

Green Chiliburger

It's just a cheeseburger with some good local new mexico green chili in it.

yum

From Maryland, steamed blue claw crabs, or crab cakes if you don't want to pick the shells yourself. Also Chincoteague oysters. Or actually, just about any Chesapeake Bay seafood is great.

Australia.

Nutrigrain with Vegemite instead of milk

Tex mex breakfast taco.

Egg, bacon, cheese, tomatillo salsa.

Good for any meal. Takes less than 15 minutes from start to clean. Delicious and filling.