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Try St. Louis original foods


Try St. Louis original foods

  • Barbequed Pork Steaks, St. Louis Style Boston Butt sliced into steaks, basted with Maull's Barbecue sauce.
  • Gooey Butter Cake, a type of coffee cake with a bottom layer of buttery yellow cake and a top layer of either egg and cream cheese, or butter and sugar.
  • Gus's Pretzels, great hot LARGE pretzels about 1' long and 1" diameter!
  • Maull's Barbecue Sauce, a spicy, semi-sweet tomato-based sauce unusual for containing pepper pulp and anchovies. Eight varieties.
  • Provel Cheese, a soft, white processed cheese made from cheddar, swiss and provolone. Mainly found on the pizzas at local favorite Imo's Pizza. You either love it, or you hate it; either way, it's worth trying!
  • Red Hot Riplets, a somewhat-spicy variety of potato chips made by local firm Old Vienna with St. Louis-style barbecue sauce.
  • Toasted Ravioli, Breaded, then deep fried, these small meat, cheese, or veggie stuffed pasta pockets reflect local Italian influence. A favorite bar food in St. Louis.
  • Slinger, a large plate full of hash browns piled over with two eggs and a hamburger patty (or other meat) and then covered with chili and cheese (onions optional). A popular ultra-heavy diner food.
  • St. Louis Style Pizza, made with Provel cheese on a super thin crust.
  • St. Paul sandwiches, a fried egg and vegetable patty on white bread with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. Unique to the Chinese-American restaurants in St. Louis.
  • Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, . Every St. Louis resident has had Ted Drewes at some point in their life. They have two locations in St. Louis, including one on the original Route 66. Featuring dozens of toppings for its famous frozen custard, it's a wonderful treat in the warmer months.

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