Famous Rhode Island Foods

[elleng]

Rhode Island-Style Calamari. If you thought fried calamari was already addictive, you haven't tried it Rhode Island-style. ...
Clam Cakes. ...
Stuffies. ...
Rhode Island Clam Chowder. ...
Hot Wieners. ...
Coffee Milk. ...
Pizza Strips. ...
Johnnycakes.

Anything else to add? I'm heading up there Sunday for a day or so (then going further north,) but curious about suggestions.

Thanks

[2naSalit]

1. Crab Roll!

Last time I was at Narragansett, that was my favorite. They're different as you go up the coast. I think they had lobster rolls too but it was a long time ago.

[elleng]

3. THANKS!

Looking forward to Lobster-ANYTHING, too; going to Portsmouth and Portland!

Living in MD, we always have lots of crab stuff.

[2naSalit]

7. I hear you!

I live too far from the coast to eat sea food, we do have trout and salmon, but I hope to go to New England next spring and I plan on having a bit of seafood while I'm there.

Enjoy!

[dweller]

2. Coffee milk ?

Is it as simple as it sounds ?

✌🏻

[elleng]

4. Kind of, I think.

Coffee milk is a drink made by mixing coffee syrup or coffee extract and milk together in a manner similar to chocolate milk.[1] It is the official state drink in Rhode Island.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_milk

[dweller]

5. Hot or cold ? Or both

Gonna have to find some coffee syrup
Thanks !


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[elleng]

6. Sounds like 'cold,' but ask me next week;

going there Monday for a few days.

[Totally Tunsie]

17. Cold, and preferably made with Autocrat Coffee Syrup.

https://www.famousfoods.com/newengland-autocrat.html



YUM.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

14. Interesting--would like to give it a try. Thanks for link.

Paz.

[NewHendoLib]

8. Saugies hot dogs.

Awful Awful (a huge milk shake) at Newport Creamery

Fish and Chips at Chelos

Del's Frozen Lemonade

Grew up in RI - lived there for 22 years. Grew up on clam cakes, coffee milk, and wieners!

Coffee syrup is a viscous brown liquid that is essentially concentrated coffee and sugar - its typically added to cold milk. Loved the stuff (company was Autocrat - still may be the company that makes it).

[elleng]

10. THANKS!

Happy to 'meet' you!

My mother (adopted mother, born in Bridgeport, grew up in Conn, moved & college in Boston suburbs) so New England
big part of her, I heard about Awful Awful; funny my brother liked spoons of coffee in his glass of milk!

Will look for clam cakes, coffee milk, and wieners, prolly stay in Providence, and try Portuguese restaurants.

[NewHendoLib]

11. have fun! I grew up in Pawtucket, went to RI College for my undergrad

spent a lot of summer days at the RI shore beaches - Scarborough mainly. Good memories!

[Totally Tunsie]

18. For Portuguese, we like O Dinis* in East Providence.

*Pronounced like Oh Denise

It's all good here in this unpretentious restaurant...some say "the best in RI". Swipe through first link for food pics.

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x89e45ac07d0a575b%3A0xf17dc1327f8c6926!3m1!7e115!5sGoogle%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&hl=en&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipPnXnT7P1OCWNv7Veu2pnGs83m0rhbMCXQqgTnX&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgppeDvqPzAhV4FFkFHePYDeIQ9fkHKAB6BAgBEAs#

https://www.odinisrestaurant.com/

Do enjoy your visit to Little Rhody! Welcome!

ETA: I just noticed you've probably already come and gone. Drat!
Hope you enjoyed our little state.

[elleng]

20. One of the reasons we're here, getting ready for lunch there!!!

Nope, haven't gone yet, heading toward NH later today.

[elleng]

21. Made it, cod fish stew for lunch!

Was terrific, and having leftovers for dinner!

[Totally Tunsie]

22. Glad you made it there!

Your lunch choice sounds terrific.

Happy travels!

[LakeArenal]

9. We used to get Awful Awfuls.

As a kid I don’t know if it was just RI

We also bought potato chips from Salty Brine. To this day my brother and I call a big whole potato chip a Salty Briner.

[elleng]

12. Will look for those!

[Totally Tunsie]

19. Newport Creamery is the Home of Awful Awfuls.

https://www.newportcreamery.com/

[3Hotdogs]

13. N.J., Bond's Ice Cream Parlors - 1960's had Awful Awfuls.

Whipped Ice milk with whatever flavoring. If you could consume three at one sitting, your name got on the Awful Awful club list. It was ok to consume them and barf... in fact it was difficult not to barf.

[Totally Tunsie]

23. Salty Brine -

"No school Foster-Glocester."

[Jeff_was_here]

15. New York Times

Listed the VFW in Cranston as making the best Polenta in the world. If the VFW Post is still open it may pay to check it out.

Polenta

[elleng]

16. Thanks! A friend grew up in Cranston,

guess I should tell him I'll be passing through. Will surely check Italian foods when there.