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so what is that food? the south is known for great bbq. chicago is the meat capitol, with deep dish and greektown. maryland for crab and maine for lobster, nyc

so what is that food? the south is known for great bbq. chicago is the meat capitol, with deep dish and greektown. maryland for crab and maine for lobster, nyc has authentic jew-food that rivals what i ate in israel and jordan. what is the food sf is known for? because if i literally ask anyone i know, the answer will be 'fusion.' or 'pizza' with ranch and lettuce in it. you're known for california rolls. the big mac of sushi. known doesn't mean known just to you. you may have some good restaurants here and there that people can uber to. the rest is fusion of hipster and lsd microdoses. in a city i want to live in, i walk outside and pick from 5 good places. you take an uber across town to those. people are leaving now that work doesn't require them there. to a cities with better food.

bobsil1 6y ago
Mission burritos, dosas, nouveau veg/vegan, food trucks
- asdff 6y ago
  Is that not the menu of any CA town with over 100k people?
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    Yes, lots of places in California, especially Northern California, are inspired by,or share inspiration with, SF. Can't think of any place I've known so many people (and not just of any one national background) who live well outside the immediate area go to regularly specifically because of the quality of some particular cuisine (often, people of non-US origin going for their own national cuisine) that is there, though.
- dongvsascript 6y ago
  i find it funny you listed food trucks in that mix of street fast food and hipster fusion. world-famous cuisine indeed. mais j'ai une question. si tu ne parle rien le francais, why do you use french words where there is an english one already -'new.' is it just to make something that's the same, sound hip and cool? everyone's got big burritos, a classic indian food, vegan crap no one is interested in but vegans, and food trucks. what sf did was add weird twists to everyfay food, just to make it cool and different -not for taste. just like you did with the word 'new.' it's ranch and lettuce on a pizza. it's cool to try one time. the novelty wears off after that 1 time.
  - LetBinding 6y ago
    > vegan crap no one is interested in but vegans And SF has a large populace of vegans like me, who have a choice of dozens of innovative restaurants with mind boggling vegan food, from Michelin quality and expensive to cheap and homely and everything in between, that I literally can’t find in any other city. It’s cool if you don’t like this kind of food but you did ask what kind of fare SF is known for, so it’s not clear what your point is.
    - dllthomas 6y ago
      I'm not exactly disagreeing, but just thought you might be interested - the last time I was in Warsaw, Poland, there was quite a variety of vegan places. Guessing based on a huge pile of assumptions, from relatively few observations, I think it's more health motivated than animal welfare given the apparent demographics of the patrons, but I could very easily be wrong.
  - Talanes 6y ago
    Where the hell did you get this "ranch and lettuce on a pizza" thing that you keep spouting off. THAT is definitely not what SF is known for. I've been here a decade and I'm not even sure if that's a real thing or if you just made that up, but it's definitely not indicative of anything except for your lack of qualifications to talk about San Francisco or food.
    - dragonwriter 6y ago
      > Where the hell did you get this "ranch and lettuce on a pizza" thing that you keep spouting off. Well, ranch perhaps not in the same context, but arugula on pizza is definitely a thing that fits SF quite well, and the unk pledges let seem to refer to arugula as (expensive, hipster-favored) “lettuce”, despite the fact that it's not at all lettuce.
  - jamil7 6y ago
    > mais j'ai une question. si tu ne parle rien le francais, why do you use french words where there is an english one already Oh come on, French / German / English use loan words from each other all the time for various reasons. Often in German the English word just sounds better. Also you have no idea if the OP speaks French or not you just made the assumption, the rest of your comment and all your comments in this thread just read like shitposts.
dragonwriter 6y ago
> because if i literally ask anyone i know That doesn't really tell me anything about SF, but it does tell me a lot about the people you know. > you're known for california rolls. Me? I mean, I live in (approximately) Sacramento, not SF; of course, it's LA that is known for California rolls, anyway. > known doesn't mean known just to you. Yeah, I mean “known in media and culture”; not for a particular regional cuisine, but for the cosmopolitan variety of high-quality cuisine available. > in a city i want to live in, i walk outside and pick from 5 good places. Sounds like SF to me. The good places and the popular, large, heavily marketed and online-reviewed places with glaring signage, though, only occasionally overlap.

bobsil1 6y ago

Mission burritos, dosas, nouveau veg/vegan, food trucks

asdff 6y ago
Is that not the menu of any CA town with over 100k people?
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  Yes, lots of places in California, especially Northern California, are inspired by,or share inspiration with, SF. Can't think of any place I've known so many people (and not just of any one national background) who live well outside the immediate area go to regularly specifically because of the quality of some particular cuisine (often, people of non-US origin going for their own national cuisine) that is there, though.
dongvsascript 6y ago
i find it funny you listed food trucks in that mix of street fast food and hipster fusion. world-famous cuisine indeed. mais j'ai une question. si tu ne parle rien le francais, why do you use french words where there is an english one already -'new.' is it just to make something that's the same, sound hip and cool? everyone's got big burritos, a classic indian food, vegan crap no one is interested in but vegans, and food trucks. what sf did was add weird twists to everyfay food, just to make it cool and different -not for taste. just like you did with the word 'new.' it's ranch and lettuce on a pizza. it's cool to try one time. the novelty wears off after that 1 time.
- LetBinding 6y ago
  > vegan crap no one is interested in but vegans And SF has a large populace of vegans like me, who have a choice of dozens of innovative restaurants with mind boggling vegan food, from Michelin quality and expensive to cheap and homely and everything in between, that I literally can’t find in any other city. It’s cool if you don’t like this kind of food but you did ask what kind of fare SF is known for, so it’s not clear what your point is.
  - dllthomas 6y ago
    I'm not exactly disagreeing, but just thought you might be interested - the last time I was in Warsaw, Poland, there was quite a variety of vegan places. Guessing based on a huge pile of assumptions, from relatively few observations, I think it's more health motivated than animal welfare given the apparent demographics of the patrons, but I could very easily be wrong.
- Talanes 6y ago
  Where the hell did you get this "ranch and lettuce on a pizza" thing that you keep spouting off. THAT is definitely not what SF is known for. I've been here a decade and I'm not even sure if that's a real thing or if you just made that up, but it's definitely not indicative of anything except for your lack of qualifications to talk about San Francisco or food.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > Where the hell did you get this "ranch and lettuce on a pizza" thing that you keep spouting off. Well, ranch perhaps not in the same context, but arugula on pizza is definitely a thing that fits SF quite well, and the unk pledges let seem to refer to arugula as (expensive, hipster-favored) “lettuce”, despite the fact that it's not at all lettuce.
- jamil7 6y ago
  > mais j'ai une question. si tu ne parle rien le francais, why do you use french words where there is an english one already Oh come on, French / German / English use loan words from each other all the time for various reasons. Often in German the English word just sounds better. Also you have no idea if the OP speaks French or not you just made the assumption, the rest of your comment and all your comments in this thread just read like shitposts.

dragonwriter 6y ago

> because if i literally ask anyone i know That doesn't really tell me anything about SF, but it does tell me a lot about the people you know. > you're known for california rolls. Me? I mean, I live in (approximately) Sacramento, not SF; of course, it's LA that is known for California rolls, anyway. > known doesn't mean known just to you. Yeah, I mean “known in media and culture”; not for a particular regional cuisine, but for the cosmopolitan variety of high-quality cuisine available. > in a city i want to live in, i walk outside and pick from 5 good places. Sounds like SF to me. The good places and the popular, large, heavily marketed and online-reviewed places with glaring signage, though, only occasionally overlap.