Everyone’s heard ofNew York-style pizza,Detroit-style pizza, andChicago-style deep-dish.
And yet, the U.S. is still brimming with regional foods that most foodies have never heard of.
Pepperoni Rolls in West Virginia
You’ve heard ofPizza Rolls, but how about pepperoni rolls?
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Oklahoma-style onion burgers first emerged in the 1920s in El Reno, a western suburb of Oklahoma City.
Goetta in Ohio
Cincinnati is the rare city that has more than one local specialty.
Today, goetta can be found in all manner of shapes and styles across the Cincinnati region.
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There’s even an annualGoettafest, held late-July and early-August.
Hot Browns in Kentucky
The list of regional American sandwiches is a lengthy one.
The hot brown was first invented at, fittingly, theBrown Hotelin 1926.
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But in the Arkansas Ozarks, one sweet riff distinguishes itself from the rest.
Some of said settlers brought chocolate with them, prompting some gravy-makers to get crafty with newly available ingredients.
The exact roots of such a novelty are murky, but most connect the dots between runzas and pierogies.
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Today, there are more than 80 fast-food locations, with a vast majority of them confined to Nebraska.
So much so that subsequent bakers, in the ensuing decades, have replicated it extensively across the city.
Maple Creemees in Vermont
Some might call it soft-serve ice cream.
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Unless you’re in Vermont, in which case it’s a creemee.
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