@nagirin Where would I go if I want to eat delicious locally sourced (not McDolans) fried chicken, beef, veal, pork, or ham, preferably in a sort of batter or breading?

@Alsvid@brain.worm.pink no

@Alsvid@brain.worm.pink cross the north sea to Scotland, we don't really deep fry here except for dough

@nagirin That's a shame. I love fried food. Like, a LOT. It's probably my other most American trait

@nagirin MUNCHIE BOX MY BELOVED

@Alsvid@brain.worm.pink we have a food here, it's kinda going out of fashion but it's called smultringer, it's literally called "lard rings". They're donut shaped dough things fried in lard and eaten warm. It's kinda nostalgic they sell them out of trailers and for the peak experience you need to eat it in the rain.

@Alsvid@brain.worm.pink Wikipedia has like the perfect image, this is how the vibes should be

@nagirin if I ever make it there I'm gonna look into this IMMEDIATELY

@Alsvid@brain.worm.pink I have a vivid memory of my dad buying me some on a rainy day, something about the hot greasy food goes well on a cold sour day

@nagirin We don't have anything like that here, but out here on Long Island people love to stuff rolls with butter, cheese, greasy hot bacon, and fried eggs. It's called a Bacon Egg Cheese (literally!) and you can get them everywhere in every town at bagel shops.

@Alsvid@brain.worm.pink I had something akin to that when I was in New Jersey

@nagirin It's a whole thing in the Mid-Atlantic area, very popular in the tri-State New York New Jersey Connecticut region, so that tracks