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The Flavors of Boston

Geography and history have given New England some fine and
highly distinctive culinary traditions. Its long coastline accounts
for the region’s abundance of superb seafood. Early settlers
brought dishes from England, such as boiled dinners and
puddings, that remain popular to this day, as do a range of
staples introduced to them by Native Americans, such as corn,
maple syrup, and cranberries. The ethnic make-up of Boston has
also led to some surprising culinary highlights. Thanks to a large New England apples
Italian community, Boston boasts some of the best and most
authentic pizza in America, and the large Irish population
ensures there are plenty of hearty Irish dishes to enjoy.
The Mighty Clam
restaurants serve mouth-
watering lobster dishes, No food is more ubiquitous in
where diners can pick their New England than clams. They
own freshly-caught lobster are served in so many different
from a tank, then sit back and ways: steamed, stuffed, baked,
relax while it is steamed or minced in fish cakes or in
boiled, according to their the famous New England
wishes. Lobster dishes are clam chowder. Large hard-
usually served up with an shelled quahog clams are
accompaniment of melted often stuffed and baked
butter for dipping the meat for a dish known in nearby
into and cups of clear, Rhode Island as a “stuffie.”
Lobster meal at one of Boston’s steaming seafood broth. Clam chowder styles show
seafood restaurants
Gifts from the Sea Corn on the cob Baked potato Steamed clams Melted butter Boiled
lobster
Seafood is king in New England.
The cold waters along the coast
yield a bounty of delicious fish
such as scrod (young cod),
haddock, and swordfish.
Lobster is a particularly coveted
delicacy. Tanks of live lobsters
are shipped to restaurants all
around America, but nowhere
are they as succulent and sweet
as they are in their home region.
Several of Boston’s best A typical New England clambake dinner
Local Dishes and Specialties
Like most Americans, New Englanders tend to have a light lunch
and their main meal in the evening. Perhaps because of the cold
winters, breakfasts are hearty. Some New England dining
experiences are too good to miss. At least one breakfast
should include wild blueberry pancakes or muffins,
and another an omelette made with tangy Vermont
cheddar. Other musts are a lunch of lobster roll (chunks
of sweet lobster meat in a mayonnaise-based
dressing, stuffed into a toasted bun), New England
clam chowder, and one of the region’s famous
clambake dinners. A visit to Boston is hardly
complete without sampling the superb local Blueberry pancakes Small wild
scrod and its rich, classic Boston cream pie, blueberries are stirred into batter
both found on menus all over the city, along with to make a stack of these thick
Maple Syrup Vermont’s favorite ice cream, Ben and Jerry’s. pancakes.

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