<p>I just saw the Steelers/Packers thread and didn’t want to hijack…but thought this was the place to come for some help from any in the Pittsburgh or Wisconsin areas…</p>
<p>We always have a Super Bowl party and I try to make “theme” foods based on the cities where the two teams play. New Orleans, New York, New England, Phoenix - easy! But having a bit of a problem with these two. I guess brats and a Wisconsin cheese tray will be on the menu, but other suggestions? Many thanks!</p>
<p>I had started research also - Pittsburgh’s most famous food is - Heinz catsup???</p>
<p>Pittsburgh-Primanti Bros. sandwiches (google it and you will see what they are and how to make them),Heinz ketchup,Isaly’s chipped ham, pierogies,Iron City Beer.</p>
<p>Wisconsin Cheddar-Beer soup – top it with bacon or chopped apples. Yum!</p>
<p>Cherry pie for Door County. Or anything cherry.</p>
<p>brats and sauerkraut. Even the gas stations in WI sell it.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh = Kielbasa + pierogies.
Also chipped ham from Isaly’s. Makes a good ham BBQ.</p>
<p>Make these [Rate</a> & Review Bretzel Rolls Bavarian Pretzel Sandwich Rolls) Recipe - Food.com - 169790](<a href=“http://www.food.com/recipe/bretzel-rolls-bavarian-pretzel-sandwich-rolls-169790/review]Rate”>http://www.food.com/recipe/bretzel-rolls-bavarian-pretzel-sandwich-rolls-169790/review)
to go with the beer soup. They are fabulous with beer. I make my a little smaller than this recipe calls for, more like a dinner roll size. Also this recipe forgets to tell you to cut a X on top of the roll after you boil it but before you bake it. These are way way easier to make then the recipe suggests.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh-haluski,stuffed cabbage. Anything Heinz or Isaly’s.</p>
<p>Oh this is making me hungry! It’s cold & sleeting outside. Must embrace my inner German with stuffed cabbage.</p>
<p>lololu - are you my teutonic twin?! Bretzeln & cheddar-beer soup. I almost forgive you for supporting the wrong team. ;)</p>
<p>^^^Actually, despite living in both Germany and Italy at different times in my life, I am a wild little Irish girl who justs loves to eat!!</p>
<p>And I really could support the Steelers if they could just get a new quarterback (although I still think Terry Bradshaw is one of the sleaziest men around – I think it is his hair. UGH!)</p>
<p>Cheddar-beer soup sounds yummy. May have to look for a recipe.</p>
<p>Judging by the suggestions, I think any theme-food Superbowl party this year better have a Cardiac Team waiting by the door.</p>
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Or if you eat the cabbage, serve a big jar of Beano on the side.</p>
<p>Yunz have to make the sandwiches with the french fries and coleslaw right on them instead of on the side…</p>
<p>Mainlined cholesterol.</p>
<p>Yes, this is really a “stick-to-your-ribs” menu (or more accurately, a “stick-to-your-arteries” one!)
Do you have a special recipe for the cheddar beer soup or should I just google one? And those rolls sound yummy. Two good additions for the Wisconsin side!
OK…I just googled “haluski”, so I now know what that is…but I’m not sure I grasp the whole chipped ham thing. Is it just deli ham sliced thin so it’s kind of shredded?
Thanks for the suggestions…keep em coming if you think of others!</p>
<p>One of the first things I do when I visit Pittsburgh is go get some Isaly’s chipped ham if my sister hasn’t already stocked up on it. It is great either plain or with Isaly’s barbecue sauce. It is a luncheon meat (maybe like Smithfield cooked ham if you can’t get Isaly’s but Isaly’s is unique so that’s what I really like). It is shaved VERY thin. Maybe somebody else can explain better or suggest a substitute for Isaly’s. I’ll be visiting Pittsburgh next month and this thread is giving me a craving for Isaly’s chipped ham and Iron City beer! Yinz really need to try it.</p>
<p>Ohhhhh…Islay’s chipped ham…my parents were both born and raised in Pittsburgh. As a kid I remember bringing big packages of “chipchopped ham” home. My fave. Can’t get anything like it here in New England. I’ve tried getting ham (the imported is the closest, not the Virginia ham) at the deli counter “shaved”, it come close but not exactly the same. SO YUMMY. My mouth is watering now.</p>
<p>Also, I seem to remember that Klondike bars are originally from Islay’s, aren’t they? Before they went big time?</p>
<p>And…some kind of sweet/sour lemon/limey type drink…what was it called…Reemer’s blend, or something like that?</p>
<p>I don’t have a recipe that I use – google it. (We only make it about once every ten years, cause I can’t eat that much cheese)</p>
<p>JustaMom, I agree that any substitute for Isaly’s chipped ham just doesn’t do it for me. Klondikes are big in Pittsburgh. I actually have a bottle of Reymer’s Blennd in my pantry right now (I bought it when I was in Pittsburgh in November). I also usually buy Tom Tucker mint ginger ale and Squirt when I visit. Clark bars were from Pittsburgh too.</p>
<p>my2sunz: here is a recipe for [Cheddar</a> Beer soup](<a href=“http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cheddar-Beer-Soup-231641]Cheddar”>http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cheddar-Beer-Soup-231641). </p>
<p>Don’t let long list of ingredients scare you - it’s not really that complicated. I use regular onions & bay leaves instead of leeks & Turkish/California bay leaves. I puree the sauteed onion/carrot/celery/garlic in my blender - the puree thickens the soup. And I omit the bacon - there’s already enough cholesterol with the cheese. But DO use a full-bodied ale/stout, not a light beer.</p>
<p>And YUM! to Tom Tucker mint ginger ale! We cleared out the shelves when I was last in Pittsburgh. Of course, one of the 2L bottles exploded in the cold car …</p>