We Bet You Didn’t Realize Just How Obscure These Dishes Are
America’s food scene isn’t just burgers and barbecue. Every region has at least one hometown specialty that locals treat like common knowledge, while everyone else stares like you just made it up. If you ever want to eat like a true insider, these dishes are the kind you have to order confidently and explain later. Here are 20 extremely regional dishes that no one outside of the US has heard of.
1. Garbage Plate (Rochester, New York)
This is a glorious pile-up of home fries, macaroni salad or baked beans, and meat topped with chili sauce, onions, and mustard. It was invented by a restaurant owner in 1918 and then refined over time by intoxicated college students. It’s messy in the…..