Regional Food Fun
Because I'm bored.
(from somewhere in AOL land)
America is a nation divided by a common language. Why don't we debate over dinner at 6pm? Or is it supper?
We all scream for these coloful candy bits atop our ice cream. You in particular scream for...
That long sandwich sure is a mouthful. What did you call it again?
It's a bubbly, brown cola drink, and in your neck of the woods, to get one you'd ask for a...
Your aunt is coming over with that tuna-noodle-cream of mushroom soup thing she makes. You know, her famous...
Darn, your aunt's dish was delicious. She was kind enough to give you the recipe, but to get the mushroom soup, you have to go to the...
Once you're there, you'll wheel your items around in a...
And once you've paid, you'll tote the ___ to your car.
It sure is thirsty work bringing in all those groceries. You need a drink from the ___ to cool off.
My answers from Delaware, via NY State:
1. Dinner
2. Sprinkles (though everyone else calls them Jimmies here)
3. Hot = grinder/hoagie, everything else is a sub. Unless it's a cheesesteak.
4. Soda
5. Casserole
6. Grocery store or supermarket
7. Shopping cart
8. bags
9. water fountain, possibly drinking fountain. I've never even heard the term "bubbler" until today. Heehee, at least not in regards to something you'd want to drink out of.
(from somewhere in AOL land)
America is a nation divided by a common language. Why don't we debate over dinner at 6pm? Or is it supper?
- dinner
- supper
- other
We all scream for these coloful candy bits atop our ice cream. You in particular scream for...
- sprinkles
- jimmies
- 100s and 1000s
- other
That long sandwich sure is a mouthful. What did you call it again?
- sub/submarine
- hoagie
- grinder
- torpedo
- wedge
- po'boy/poor boy
- italian
- spuckie
- other
It's a bubbly, brown cola drink, and in your neck of the woods, to get one you'd ask for a...
- soda
- pop
- soda-pop
- coke
- soft drink
- tonic
- cola
- cold drink
- other
Your aunt is coming over with that tuna-noodle-cream of mushroom soup thing she makes. You know, her famous...
- casserole
- hotdish
- other
Darn, your aunt's dish was delicious. She was kind enough to give you the recipe, but to get the mushroom soup, you have to go to the...
- Grocery Store
- Supermarket
- Market
- Green Grocer
- A&P
- Grocery Mart'
- Other
Once you're there, you'll wheel your items around in a...
- Shopping cart
- grocery cart
- basket
- buggy
- trolley
- carriage
- other
And once you've paid, you'll tote the ___ to your car.
- bags
- sacks
- bundles
- other
It sure is thirsty work bringing in all those groceries. You need a drink from the ___ to cool off.
- drinking fountain
- water fountain
- bubbler
- other
My answers from Delaware, via NY State:
1. Dinner
2. Sprinkles (though everyone else calls them Jimmies here)
3. Hot = grinder/hoagie, everything else is a sub. Unless it's a cheesesteak.
4. Soda
5. Casserole
6. Grocery store or supermarket
7. Shopping cart
8. bags
9. water fountain, possibly drinking fountain. I've never even heard the term "bubbler" until today. Heehee, at least not in regards to something you'd want to drink out of.