Wednesday, December 22, 2010

American Delicacies From Around The Country

By Byron Jonas


Delicacies are known for being found and offered in singular areas, regional dishes that are famous only when someone leaves that area and takes it to other locations, where people decide it is the best thing they have ever tasted. That is when these foods become highly sought after and, in some cases, become somewhat expensive and difficult to acquire.

The morel mushroom is sought by mushroom hunters every day, known for its unique shape and good taste. They are normally found in slightly damp areas, somewhere near dying Ash and Elm trees. Sometimes they can even be found in a back yard. People who want to look for and eat these mushrooms, however, should buy and read a what is it mushroom book, so that they will not eat a poisoned one by mistake.

One of the great delicacies of the country is also steamed blue crab. This delicious feast comes from the Chesapeake Bay, where the people make their livings harvesting and feeding off these expensive items. Crab legs are one of the more interesting and high priced things to eat. There are websites all over the internet with optional cooking methods, spices and other helpful suggestions. The meat is often made into crab cakes, which are a particular favorite among the natives there. Many restaurants around the nation serve these as a delicious treat.

While lobster now is considered quite the rarity and comes at a nice high price in fine restaurants, it was originally thought of as a food for the poverty-stricken. They are known as bottom feeders in the ocean. However, this was changed when the Europeans decided it was a delicacy and began to offer it only to the rich and the privileged.

Squid is often considered a delicacy in America, offered only in certain locations and restaurants. Although it can be pricey, it depends on how it is made and where it is being purchased from. It is served fried, raw or dried, covered with batter or not.

Peanut butter was considered a delicacy among the best and brightest many years back. Now, it has made the conversion to becoming one with jelly in a sandwich and has taken a spot on the list of new American delicacies. On average, a child will eat well over a thousand pbandj sandwiches during their childhood.

America has borrowed many delicacies from other countries as well, such as Fugu, or puffer fish and the very popular caviar, or fish eggs. Both of these are prepared and served most often to the privileged and wealthy.




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