My Ultimate: Food, Glorious Food

("My Ultimate" will run most Tuesdays and will feature any topic that hops into my head.  The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the other New England Mamas. . . although they should).

I've been making lists lately.  This one is all about food that is made right here in New England.  Anything I've marked with an asterisk (*), I can buy in my local supermarket.  Have any to add?

Echo Farms Pudding* (NH):  Never would I have thought that Tapioca Pudding could make me speechless, but this one does it.

Apsara's Nim Chow (RI):  Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls that I've enjoyed for more than 15 years.   Love going on a Saturday night and seeing the dressed-up adults rubbing elbows with the punk kids.

Wicked Whoopies (ME):  Just had these for my sister's birthday party and, oh my, the Raspberry  & Creme pies are the best.

Red Rose Pizza (MA):  I've already written of this pizza's superpowers.   But, the best part?  I get to have it later this week!  Woo Hoo!

Del's Frozen Lemonade (RI):   Icy lemon with hunks of chewy, frozen rind in it.  Ooo la la!

Ben & Jerry's Lemon Meringue ice cream (VT):  Tried this at the Scoop Shop in Stowe, but (sob) have not been able to find it down here.

Bliss Dairy Raspberry Chunky Fudge (MA):  My latest and greatest crush. 

Stonyfield Farm's Whole Milk Vanilla Yogurt* (NH):  The tippity top of this is heaven in creme form.

Wasiks Nor'easter Pepper Jelly (MA):  Give me a wedge of cheese, some crackers and their Pepper Jelly and leave me alone.

Coffee Exchange (RI):  Before Dunkin Donut's Coolatta, before Starbucks' Frapuccino, I fell in love with the Granitas at this little coffee shop.  Still order my beans from them now.

And, last but not least, we get most of my vegetables through this CSA, we pick fruit in season here and even hope to get our meat locally.  I should just start driving in to meet the fishermen off the docks since the best piece of fish I've ever had was from my husband who caught a haddock on a guys-only fishing trip.

Comments

[Beck]

Whoopie Pies are maybe my favorite thing on earth. I have to make them myself, though.

[Adrienne]

Those Wicked WHoopie pies are sold on QVC now. I just saw those the other day. Now I may have to go order some.

[MoneyMoy]

Hey Christina!!! How goes? I can tell ya that one of the things I miss most since leaving Boston and moving back to NY is the Grapenut Raisin ice cream at Toscanini's. They didn't have that flavor all the time, but when they did, I would literally eat a quart of it right there in the store. I would often get a confused look from them when asking them not to put a lid on it because I was not taking it to go. :)

[Auds]

When I moved to Maine four years ago, I couldn't fatham eating a whoopie pie....and whilst they are a bit too much for me, I have one every year and it's wonderful! And then I'm good to go until the next year. And I can never manage to eat one without getting it all over me.

Oh and we have Del's up here in Maine too...at least I think we do. Well we have A Dell's frozen lemonade and it's wonderful! I get one every single week!

[margalit]

Just tell me where to get that Tapioca pudding. I LOVE the stuff!

[jenny]

Humpty Dumpty potato chips. Barbeque. They WERE made in Maine, not so sure if they are anymore.

And the ever obvious...Vermont/New England Maple Syrup, the darker the better.

Del's Lemonade? My. Favorite.

[pamela]

Love your list. I spend part of my summer in New England on the Cape. My kids also appreciate a "hoodsie" cup. Can't get that in California.

[Daisy]

Wish I'd read this before we traveled through New England! I'd rather pick up local flavor than chains and franchises.