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Cooking & Baking

grasswire

(50,130 posts) Sat Mar 17, 2012, 03:22 AM Mar 2012

What food product do you miss most that you used to buy in another town/region? [View all]

When I lived in Virginia, I used to buy a packaged lemon-dilly-onion dip mix. It came in a pretty little jar, to be mixed up with sour cream. I bought it at a little shop in Old Town Alexandria, a couple of blocks from King Street and the Potomac.

I often think of it fondly. Mmmm.

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What food product do you miss most that you used to buy in another town/region? [View all] grasswire Mar 2012 OP

Stokes Green Chili sauce Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2012 #1

which side is the "other" side? grasswire Mar 2012 #9

lol the left side Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2012 #16

Inlagd sill. Swedish pickled herring. Used to be able to get it deli fresh right kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #2

Baldwin Hill sourdough rye bread Warpy Mar 2012 #3

okay, where is Baldwin Hill? grasswire Mar 2012 #8

Drive through daquiris in New Orleans cbayer Mar 2012 #4

Is it legal to sell drive through daquiris from a boat in coastal waters? grasswire Mar 2012 #7

Great question! cbayer Mar 2012 #11

there ya go! grasswire Mar 2012 #12

Fresh tamales. Used to be able to pick them up by the dozen anywhere where I grew up, but.. freshwest Mar 2012 #5

are you anywhere near a farmers' market? grasswire Mar 2012 #6

Not in my neighborhood. And the good local tacquerias are moving away. Sigh. freshwest Mar 2012 #17

I agree with this - good tamales are HARD to find in central Ohio mtnester Mar 2012 #28

I failed to mention spiced Chesapeake Bay jumbo shrimp grasswire Mar 2012 #10

Polly-0 brand Ricotta and Mozzerella Cheese The empressof all Mar 2012 #13

HEY! grasswire Apr 2012 #33

Heading over there tomorrow to check it out The empressof all Apr 2012 #34

When we moved from SoCal to Boston in 1980-- eridani Mar 2012 #14

It's hard to move from California to anywhere, food-wise. grasswire Mar 2012 #15

After 30 years, I would hope so. eridani Mar 2012 #18

Blood Oranges kdmorris Mar 2012 #19

blood oranges are in our markets in pacific northwest grasswire Mar 2012 #21

I live completely on the opposite side of the country LOL kdmorris Mar 2012 #22

check this out grasswire Mar 2012 #25

You're awesome! Thanks n/t kdmorris Mar 2012 #26

A decent loaf of bread Worried senior Mar 2012 #20

I'm with you on that, Worried senior. In most parts of the South, bread japple Mar 2012 #23

Make your own! cbayer Mar 2012 #24

Eastern Shore (MD) Silver Queen. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #27

Roux...can't buy it in San Antonio. Saphire Mar 2012 #29

Kiszka GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #30

Good cheap wine. I'm from wine country BlueToTheBone Mar 2012 #31

i would give my left foot for a good new york bakery fizzgig Mar 2012 #32

At home there are a couple of really good Scottish bakeries and a WONDERFUL auntAgonist Apr 2012 #35

is "home" Ontario? grasswire Apr 2012 #36

Ontario is home, yes. No ... I didn't know that there's a FB pg for Canadian Cuisine. auntAgonist Apr 2012 #38

this stuff, i have it shipped in from Shreveport. NMDemDist2 Apr 2012 #37