It’s Labor Day, everybody, your last chance for a summer road trip! And since (for me, at least), road trips go hand-in-hand with delicious local specialties, we’ve cooked up this little puzzle to test your knowledge of iconic dishes from specific cities. From the descriptions listed below, can you name the dish and the city with which it is most closely associated? Hint: if you’re in the continental U.S. right now, you could drive to any of these cities, though one would require a border crossing. A few of these are tricky, so if you manage to get ten out of twelve, consider yourself a road food champ.
- A crust pressed into a high-edged pan, filled with mozzarella cheese, chunky tomato sauce and toppings, and baked
- A French baguette stuffed with roast beef or fried seafood and dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickle and mayonnaise
- Shoestring fries topped with guacamole, sour cream, Cotija cheese and seared, chopped beef
- A particular kind of seafood, formed into a patty (often seasoned with Old Bay) and broiled, served with a lemon wedge and saltines
- A long roll (preferably an Amoroso roll) filled with thinly sliced beef and topped with provolone or Cheez Whiz
- An open-faced turkey and bacon sandwich, covered with Mornay cheese sauce and baked or broiled until brown
- Black-eyed peas mixed with diced vegetables in a vinegar-based sauce and usually served with tortilla chips
- French fries topped with fresh cheese curds and covered in brown gravy
- Buttered bread filled with roast pork, glazed ham, Swiss cheese and thinly sliced dill pickles, pressed and toasted in a plancha
- A cream-based soup prepared with potatoes, onion and a particular shellfish, but definitely no tomatoes
- Cubed red meat, deep-fried and served with toothpicks as utensils, with salt, hot sauce and crackers on the side
- A meat sauce spiced with cinnamon and allspice, served atop spaghetti and finished with finely shredded cheddar cheese, onions and kidney beans
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