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I grew up in PA and my siblings and I used to have Lebanon bologna in our school lunches every day. I'm not sure what there is to say about it, it's alright, so
by 63 5y ago
I grew up in PA and my siblings and I used to have Lebanon bologna in our school lunches every day. I'm not sure what there is to say about it, it's alright, sort of like a sweeter thicker cut salami. Ama I guess.
- mtu9001 5y agoAgreed, it'll do, but I'm more of a chip chop fan myself.
- jimmyrocks 5y agoFrom PA, can confirm. Also, it's pronounced Leb-nin.
- dyerjohn 5y agoLeb-nin, Excellent! Exactly right : )
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- mbauman 5y agoThe best part of PA food IMO — particularly SE PA — is the snack/chip aisle in grocery stores. Whereas the aisle is almost entirely Lays brands in other regions, PA has a flourishing small-snack ecosystem and only a few have escaped to other regions or been eaten up by FritoLayCo (like Herrs, Snyders, and Utz). Best parts include potato chips cooked in lard (many brands including Goods and Gibbles and Martins and more) and really good pretzels (Hammonds).
- milkytron 5y agoAlso TastyKake, which have since been bought by Bimbo and are now sold across the country. I moved from PA to Colorado and my mom sent me a box of tasty kakes, all melted and pretty much destroyed and then I told her I can go to my local store and buy some. Her mind was blown, same thing with Amarosa rolls.
- organsnyder 5y agoI grew up in Michigan, but my dad's family was from PA. Every family vacation out there we'd bring TastyKakes home with us. Butterscotch krumpets haven't been the same since they tweaked the recipe to stop the frosting from sticking to the wrapper, though.
- milkytron 5y agoAgreed, and the KandiKakes have had less peanut butter filling every since the acquisition by Bimbo.
- bwship 5y agoUnique Pretzels are my favorite. We grew up on these - https://www.uniquepretzels.com/ https://www.uniquepretzels.com/
- imglorp 5y agoSimilar local PA vein: scrapple. They're both vehicles for less desired parts of various unspecified animals. Scrapple has some strong, distinctive spices, and it's usually sliced and fried as a breakfast protein.
- Turing_Machine 5y agoIs it similar to scrapple in taste? I get the sense that the answer is no, but would like to confirm before looking for this. I don't much care for scrapple, but would be willing to give the bologna a try if the taste were more like a standard lunch meat.
- johntfella 5y agoscrapple is saltier. lebanon bologna is more like a sweet smokey ham. I don't think the two really relate flavor wise.
- jfengel 5y agoScrapple is very different from Lebanon bologna, which is a lot more similar to standard lunch meat. Lebanon bologna is closer to a summer sausage or salami, except it's all beef. It has that tangy, fermented flavor. Scrapple is made from off-cuts and offal and cornmeal, and it isn't fermented. Both the taste and texture are very different from Lebanon bologna. I think most people would find the texture to be more off-putting than the flavor; it's more like a porky hash than like a lunch meat.
- tssva 5y agoIf you like scrapple try some livermush from North Carolina. It is very similar to scrapple. Besides being served fried for breakfast it is often eaten on a sandwich with mustard and/or grape jelly.
- f154hfds 5y agoI grew up in Lancaster (just south of Lebanon county) and still visit family there often. There are all sorts of country stores and meat shops in the small towns. Each small town also has its own local chocolate company with Hershey being the most famous of course. In my humble opinion the best chocolate in the world is Wilbur buds: https://www.wilburbuds.com/ https://www.wilburbuds.com/ Anyway, check it out and don't forget to purchase sweet Lebanon bologna meat sticks for your trip home.