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Opposing Delicacies...
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This week, we are looking at a couple of food items Buffalo is famous for…
Beef on Weck is a sliced beef sandwich served on a kimmelweck roll (think of this as a bun that's made out of a salted soft pretzel). Legend is that around 1900, a street vendor from Germany was serving these and this favorite sandwich grew in popularity from there. Served with 'au jus' and/or horseradish, Beef on Weck is just an amazing sandwich.
Buffalo is also famous for Sponge Candy. I know - doesn't sound very appetizing does it? But Sponge Candy is a crunchy, lightly toasted toffee made from sugar, corn syrup and baking soda, enrobed in a creamy chocolate coating. You can find it with and without a chocolate coating. It's pretty tasty and has a unique consistency to it (hence the 'sponge candy' descriptor). Sponge Candy starting showing up in Buffalo and the Niagara area in the early 1940's and has been a regional delicacy ever since.
This weekend I will be sampling some authentic Sponge Candy and giving my review. But more importantly, as a fanatical outdoor cook, I’ll be walking you through making Beef on Weck, something I’m really looking forward to!
Beef on Weck is a sliced beef sandwich served on a kimmelweck roll (think of this as a bun that's made out of a salted soft pretzel). Legend is that around 1900, a street vendor from Germany was serving these and this favorite sandwich grew in popularity from there. Served with 'au jus' and/or horseradish, Beef on Weck is just an amazing sandwich.
Buffalo is also famous for Sponge Candy. I know - doesn't sound very appetizing does it? But Sponge Candy is a crunchy, lightly toasted toffee made from sugar, corn syrup and baking soda, enrobed in a creamy chocolate coating. You can find it with and without a chocolate coating. It's pretty tasty and has a unique consistency to it (hence the 'sponge candy' descriptor). Sponge Candy starting showing up in Buffalo and the Niagara area in the early 1940's and has been a regional delicacy ever since.
This weekend I will be sampling some authentic Sponge Candy and giving my review. But more importantly, as a fanatical outdoor cook, I’ll be walking you through making Beef on Weck, something I’m really looking forward to!
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This week's edition of Opposing Delicacies featuring Beef on Weck and Sponge Candy.
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