  Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior Post Number: 3347 Registered: 10-2003 |
What is Detroit's signature food? Someone out of town asked me what was detroit's main dish? I was stumped. Looking for help on this... | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 7627 Registered: 11-2004 |
There's a part of me that wants to say it's Ball Park franks or some form of Coney Islands but it might just be a knee jerk reaction. I'm stumped on it as well. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 4101 Registered: 06-2004 |
junk food Pop, potato chips, popcorn, and hot dogs | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1974 Registered: 09-2007 |
I always thought it was the Coney Island. However, that is a good question. Although Lilpup is so right.  (Message edited by detroitrise on April 19, 2008) | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 6357 Registered: 11-2003 |
Kielbasa on a Tastee footlong bun, smothered. Wash it down with a Vernor's, Stasch. jjaba. | ||
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe Post Number: 1965 Registered: 08-2007 |
Smaczne! | ||
Yaktown Member Username: Yaktown Post Number: 337 Registered: 02-2006 |
A complete Detroit dinner would consist of coney dogs, Bettermade chips, Vernors/Stroh's and Sanders ice cream for dessert. Paczki is optional. | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 287 Registered: 02-2008 |
Right now we are famous for Coney's and text messages. | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 5934 Registered: 10-2003 |
I was going to say "junk food," too. lol | ||
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23 Post Number: 1295 Registered: 11-2007 |
Honey baked ham of course! | ||
Hudkina Member Username: Hudkina Post Number: 178 Registered: 12-2004 |
Detroit's signature dish is obviously the Coney Island, particularly with onions and mustard. It's amazing that people in Michigan don't know that! I guess the name is confusing... | ||
Rampartstreetnorth Member Username: Rampartstreetnorth Post Number: 90 Registered: 07-2006 |
Lemon rice soup | ||
Savannah Member Username: Savannah Post Number: 31 Registered: 02-2008 |
There's an article in today's Wall Street Journal about Detroit's Coneys | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 4107 Registered: 06-2004 |
http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB120855171409927167.html?mod= at_leisure_main_reviews_days_o nly | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4645 Registered: 02-2005 |
The final scene of a recent episode of "The Office" took place at a Detroit Coney Island restaurant set in Scranton, PA. Detroit style food named after a place in Brooklyn, in a city in PA (with scenery likely from LA). Now that's confusing. I like to claim distinctive types of pizza that you can only get in Detroit, but no matter how good a pizza is, chances are someone does something similar somewhere else. In this boat would be Niki's and Buddy's. Also, Buzz Bar, but I'm some of their topping combinations cannot be found elsewhere. Eastern Market really stands out as one of the best corned beef destinations in the region, IMO. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 952 Registered: 12-2003 |
Not saying it's the city's signature dish, but I've seen Detroit Hamburgers in Chicago and elsewhere; essentially loose coneys; loose seasoned ground beef in a hot dog bun w/ chili & onions. Mmmmm. The signature city drink has to be Vernors (even though it's not made locally anymore). | ||
Dodgemain Member Username: Dodgemain Post Number: 218 Registered: 04-2005 |
A steak with zip sauce. A Detroit original. | ||
Craig Member Username: Craig Post Number: 732 Registered: 02-2007 |
Stroh's in long necks, angel wings & Uke kielbasa is what we'd take to our Detroit ex-pats out east. For the trip home it was Utz's chips & Old Iron City for the emigrees from PA steel country. | ||
Lmr Member Username: Lmr Post Number: 128 Registered: 03-2007 |
My husband would say paczki and some Sander's chocolate candy. He's never lived in Michigan at all and those are the things he thinks of first from our trips to Detroit. We're going to Detroit over Memorial Day and bringing back some Sander's caramels is high on our list. | ||
Hybridy Member Username: Hybridy Post Number: 239 Registered: 08-2006 |
Catfish and Waffles! | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 6358 Registered: 11-2003 |
Order up, Two on one, one loose, mustard, lite onions, chips, no fries, Vernors, no Coke; and a piecea abanana cream piez. jjaba, now that's Pure deTroit. | ||
Angry_dad Member Username: Angry_dad Post Number: 196 Registered: 02-2006 |
It's not just the coney at Lafayette, it's where it's at and how you get there. It is better to wash them down with a Strohs. (Message edited by angry dad on April 20, 2008) | ||
Revaldullton Member Username: Revaldullton Post Number: 880 Registered: 07-2007 |
What's that strange rat that they eat downriver? Wouldn't that count? the good rev | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 1332 Registered: 08-2007 |
Isn't that the muskrat they eat in Taylor or Trenton? | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 5153 Registered: 12-2005 |
I can't believe it. I've actually started collecting Jjaba's Coney orders in a special JjabaOrder.txt file. Don't ask me why. I don't know. | ||
Classicyesfan Member Username: Classicyesfan Post Number: 84 Registered: 04-2008 |
"Utz's chips & Old Iron City for the emigrees from PA steel country." Or Snyders of Berlin chips for those from my home county of Somerset in southwestern PA (now famous for Quecreek mine and 9-11 crash...). | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 160 Registered: 08-2006 |
I've seen "Detroit-style pizza", ordered it in Vegas, near as I can tell it's just the square-size? We also had "McPizza" when they were test marketing it in Vegas. Not reccomended. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 5154 Registered: 12-2005 |
From http://www.michiganfoodways.or g/dundee/foodways.shtml: quote: | ||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 8451 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/f ullpage.html?res=940DE3D81E3DF 932A35757C0A96E948260 | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 6670 Registered: 08-2004 |
Detroit's signature Chinese food is Almond Boneless Chicken. You won't find it in most other areas of the country at Chinese restaurants. |
