Keep it Local, Keep it Interesting!

So, I just ate at Echo in Hyde Park, and had their goetta. I had never heard of goetta until I moved to Cincinnati for school, and, despite the semi-unappealing looks, I tried it. It's actually really delicious!

For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, I will explain. Goetta is originally a german food that is comprised of mainly oats and ground meat (pork mostly, sometimes with beef as well) and is served kind of like a hash brown, in a rectangular "patty" shape. I've only seen it served for breakfast, but I'm sure people eat it anytime of the day.

Anyways, this got me thinking about all the new things I have tried since moving to Cincinnati, and all the things I miss most when I am away. The food here is amazing because local restaurants are really supported, giving the city such interesting and delicious gems that you can't find anywhere else.

Some of the places and foods I miss most are:

Fried Pickles and Pretzels with Bier Cheese at the Hofbrauhaus

Fried Pork Roll Vermicelli Noodle Bowl at Cilantro

King Woks Hot and Sour Soup and Chicken Pad Thai

Sitwells Cream Cheese and Cucumber Sandwich (which I can make, but its so good there!)

Bakery goods at Busken

Fried Pickles and Draft Hoegaarden at The Pub

Krishna's Indian Chicken Curry

Frozen Yogurt at Yagoot

Arthur's Boursin Cheese Burger and Fried Cheese

Quiche Muffin at College Hill Coffee Shop

.... Just to name my absolute favorites....

So if you haven't tried some of these things, YOU SHOULD! HaHa. And definitely try local restaurants over chains, it's so much more fun and really helps your cities depth of flava!