Interesting Quiz about localities

[Aerows]

What do you eat regularly on a specific day of the week?

I'm from New Orleans. You can guess what I like to eat on Mondays.

I'm interested to hear about the culturally specific meals you eat on certain days, holidays or are specific to your region.

I hope it will be interesting, and lead to new recipes to be touted in C&B!

[In_The_Wind]

1. It must be me ... I don't have any special meals for special days.

[otherone]

2. me neither

[In_The_Wind]

4. I cook something different at holidays.

[Honeycombe8]

3. What do you eat on Mondays?

Although I'm cajun & from Louisiana, I do not eat cajun food often, or any other cultural food with any regularity. I've struggled with weight most of my life, and heart trouble runs in my family, so I try to focus on healthy eating habits and try to eat less processed foods as the years go by.

I've changed my way of thinking about food. It's fun to eat sometimes, when I splurge. But usually it's to provide sustenance, taste good enough, be healthy, not get me sick or fat, etc. I find I feel better when I eat healthier and not too much.

[Aerows]

8. Red beans and rice, of course!

Because it was wash day in New Orleans. Many places are closed on Mondays - that's because it is chore day.

[Honeycombe8]

27. I'm from La., and I've never heard that. nt

[Ptah]

5. I'm not from New Orleans.

I can't guess what you like to eat on Mondays.

[LeftInTX]

6. San Antonio: enchilada Wednesdays at the public schools

[Aerows]

14. Well, I like enchiladas

Is there a particular cultural reason for enchiladas other than the fact that they are delicious?

[a la izquierda]

7. I make ravioli from scratch on Christmas...

And lasagne on Easter.
We have pizza every Thursday.
I'm originally from NJ. My mom's family is Italian and Spanish. My dad is Irish.

[Aerows]

15. My ex was Italian

and they also had lasagne every Easter. Good heavens it was delicious.

ETA: And homemade ravioli? Excuse me while I go drool heavily just thinking about it

[a la izquierda]

21. My grandma taught me how to cook.

My husband loves it

[Aerows]

22. I'll bet!

My mother is not a fan of cooking. My father often tells the story that the first time she cooked for him, she made macaroni and cheese from a box. She put the dry pasta in the oven and sprinkled it with the dry cheese. He ended up taking her out to dinner. LOL

My grandmother could cook, and she taught me some things, and then various folks along the way have also taught me. My mother is a wonderful woman, but anything beyond a sandwich or a frozen dinner is asking for trouble. I think she and my father have been together for as long as they have because she has a head for business and he knows how to use a grill and a crockpot!

[NoGOPZone]

9. I hear Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day in Boston nt

[Aerows]

12. Hey

even if it is manufactured, there are certain towns where you KNOW what you will be eating on a certain day. Also in New Orleans, during Lent, you can guarantee that there will be a seafood offering at every restaurant as a Friday special.

[elleng]

10. Nice idea, Aerows!

Got matzoh today, for the week.

[Aerows]

11. :)

I was hoping some folks would chime in, and a few have. Cuisine, location and culture all go together .

What's your favorite topping or your favorite dish to eat with your matzoh?

[elleng]

16. Matzoh brei w maple syrup!

[Aerows]

18. Ooo

Is that fried? I'll bet it's yummy!

[elleng]

19. Yes, fried in butter,

after quick rinse w water, and resting/soaking few minutes in egg + milk bath.

[Aerows]

24. Yummy :)!

I'm more of a fan of savory foods, but that sounds like something I'd eat with *two* spoons if I got a sugar craving.

[elleng]

25. I agree with you.

Good for breakfasts, and suits my annual craving for maple syrup.

[Aerows]

26. And with vigor :)

I'll have to try that sometime. Maple syrup is a delicacy

[Aerows]

36. Share the recipe

It would be nice .

[elleng]

43. Pretty close to mine.

Hope you enjoy.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Ruth-Reichls-Matzo-Brei-109646

[mokawanis]

13. Don't know if it's common elsewhere

but we're big on Friday night fish fry here in Wisconsin. People in Wisconsin also eat lutefisk but I won't go near that "food".

[Aerows]

17. It's common here, too

I think it's the influence of Catholicism. Fish/seafood Friday is pretty much a given around here.

I admit it - Friday is my sushi day LOL. I love sushi.

[trof]

20. Turkey for Thanksgiving. Prime rib for Christmas.

The prime rib is my daughter's choice and we spend Christmas with them.
When I was a kid it was turkey.
Ham for Easter.
Corned beef and cabbage for St Patty's.
4th of July is usually ribs, baked beans and potato salad.

No special meals for days of the week.
Miz t. is a very good 'international' chef, so we have Mexican/Texmex, Chinese, Cajun, French Bistro, Tagine/Moroccan (look it up), and Texas and Southern (fried chicken, chicken-fried steak, turnip greens, collards, butter beans, etc.) on a rotating menu.

I married well.

[Aerows]

23. No Kidding you did!

Wow, that's an awesome menu. I'm in next-door Mississippi. Please let me know what holidays I need to attend at your house and what time to be there!

[trof]

48. Hamburger steak for friends tonight.

They're coming to play cards and it's his favorite.
Come on over.

[patricia92243]

54. Will you adopt me so I can EAT everyday at your house :)

[Major Nikon]

28. I'm partial to whiskey Fridays

[Aerows]

31. ;)

[XemaSab]

29. California:

Salmon wrapped in foil with fresh rosemary and sage from the garden; artichokes; baby potatoes; green salad with arugula and pine nuts; bottle of red wine.

[Aerows]

30. Oh my

That sounds delicious .

[applegrove]

32. Rack of lamb for important occasions. It is the only expensive thing I can cook.

[Aerows]

33. Lamb

Good GRIEF I LOVE lamb. I like it rare off the grill, or rack so tender it falls off of the bone. Nothing compares to the taste of it.

Shoulder is heavenly on the grill rare!

[applegrove]

34. I get the frozen rack of lamb with rosemary and garlic. It is wonderful.

[Aerows]

35. Oooo

Do share the recipe

That sounds awesome. How do you defrost/cook/season, etc. it?

[applegrove]

37. It comes already seasoned. I just defrost it in the fridge for a day. Then in a 350 oven

for 45 Minutes. Serve with mint sauce (the sauce is better than the jelly I find).

[Aerows]

38. Interesting

Here, you have to defrost it and season it yourself. Do you make your own mint sauce, or is there a specific kind you get in your locale?

The US doesn't have a lot of options for lamb, but I like it so I go out of my way to eat it

[applegrove]

39. I buy the mint sauce that is a liquid with actual pieces of mint floating around in it.

[Aerows]

40. We have wild mint that grows around here

It's quite tasty if you know what it looks like and how to pick it .

[mrmpa]

44. i bought mint sauce today for the first time...................

went to the store for my 82 year old mom. She wanted mint jelly for her Easter leg of lamb. I thought the mint jelly would be in the aisle where I could find ham glaze and other sauces, it wasn't, but the mint sauce was there.

I called mom, asked her if she wanted the jelly which after using it would just sit in the fridge, or did she want the mint sauce, which if it wasn't all used on Easter, could be used as a salad dressing (recipe on jar). She opted for the mint sauce.

My question though, do you use the mint sauce on the lamb before you cook it, or do you use it as a side for people to use?

[applegrove]

45. You use it as a condiment.n/t

[mrmpa]

46. Thanks............eom

[Arctic Dave]

41. Tamales for Christmas.

Other then that, it's Burger Saturday when I'm at work (my favorite day of the week other then going home day).

[Aerows]

42. Tamales

. The hotter, the better. I like food that lights my mouth up!

[Earth_First]

47. Not on any particular day or holiday...however a regionally recognized 'food' is 'The Garbage Plate'

More notably from Rochester, New York is "The Garbage Plate" -traditionally two red hots, cheese or hamburgs served over mac salad and homefries...extra sauce.

Mmmmm...

[PADemD]

49. In our corner of PA

Wednesday is Cornish pastie day, and Friday is pizza night.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

50. Thanks, for bringing back memories of growing up in Brooklyn, NY

where I learned to love a plethora of ethnic foods. In our apartment building alone, there were Greek, Irish, Italian, Norwegian and eastern European families. As I climbed the stairs to our top floor apartment, I would savor the smells coming from those kitchens.

Having friends living behind the closed doors meant that I sampled, early and often, from a wide variety of foods. I fell in love with Feta cheese the first time I tasted it in all its briny splendor and I would kill for Avgolemono (Lemon soup) or Dolmathakia me Kima (grapes leaves stuffed with meat & rice) Kind neighbors taught my Ukrainian mother how to cook "Italian", she in turn taught me. I even enjoyed the 'Lutefisk' my Norwegian friend ate regularly...many find it comparable to wall paper paste as it is very mild in flavor...I used lots of pepper to the delight of my friend's father.

Of course the city offered Chinatown and an incredible assortment of Chinese pleasures. A short stroll from Chinatown and you're in Little Italy and Ferraro's Bakery, where the Canolis are to "die for." The Jewish Delis produce delights uniquely their own...Sweet Lokshen Kugel... is wonderful!

Eventually I added French and Mexican food to the long list of ethnic foods I enjoy plus living in south Florida has given me the opportunity to thoroughly enjoy Cuban cuisine as well.

There is no particular dish I prepare on a particular day...except Thanksgiving Turkey with Oyster Dressing!

Good to see you in the lounge Aerows!

[rrneck]

51. I don't know if this fits but...

Lasagna at Thanksgiving and Christmas. More specifically not turkey. You see, when my dad mustered out of the navy after WWII the first thing he did is buy a new car. A nice shiny Chevrolet coupe. He brought it home to the farm where my grandmother kept turkeys and when he got up the next morning every turkey on the place was standing on the car fascinated with their reflection in the shiny paint - scratching and pecking at it. He was so annoyed at the critters that I didn't know what turkey tasted like till I moved out.

[LiberalEsto]

52. Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day

if you lived in the NY-NJ area in the 1960s.

Now I eat spaghetti any time I darned well please

[OrwellwasRight]

53. Bagels on Saturday and Sunday.

On my way out for some now.