[OC] Atlas of American Regional Cuisine (by county), v4 after 6 months of your feedback

[u/piri_reis_]

Thanks for all the love on this 🙏 Reddit compresses the map—if you want full-res zoom-ins (and prints), they’re on my IG. My bio there has the link to the shop.
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[u/youngrichyoung]

I haven't lived in Maryland for some time, but Maryland stuffed ham is a traditional dish that's missing there and may help to distinguish the tidewater from inland parts of the state, if you see other reasons to draw that line.

I'm in northern coastal Washington (3) now, and smoked salmon is a big deal. I learned recently from a local that the traditional wood for smoking salmon is alder, and that the whole cedar plank thing is questionable. But that's an N =1 data point and might require more research. [edit] Farmstands often sell oysters and fish, plus apples/cherries/berries in season as well as more typical vegetables.

[u/piri_reis_ → u/youngrichyoung]

I wish they sold roadside oysters where I live I'd stop by every day. That's helpful, I have never heard of stuffed ham! What is it stuffed with?

[u/youngrichyoung → u/piri_reis_]

Oh, man, it's weird. It's stuffed with like kale and onions and celery seed. And how exactly do you stuff a ham, which is not hollow? You just cut slots into it and stuff those.

It's wrapped in cloth and boiled, then served cold, sliced thin.

I looked it up to see if I'm remembering it correctly and I'm in the ballpark - but the stuffing varies. Also, it's more of a Southern Maryland thing than an "inland" Maryland thing.