Here’s a riddle: What do you get when you deep fry a you-know-what and serve it with marinara sauce? If you guessed Rocky Mountain Oysters, you are a Coloradoan through and through! Read on to discover a few other “strange” foods that are somewhat common in the Centennial State.
- Beef Roll + Cheese = Colorado Beef Roll
Flickr/Bill Selak In high school, we used to have “Colorado Beef Rolls” (which was essentially just beef cooked inside a roll and topped with nacho cheese) and they were SO delicious. Pleeeeeeeeeeeease tell me that other Colorado natives have tried this/know what I’m talking about!
- Watermelon + Ice = Watermelon Juice
Flickr/Su-Lin It’s sweet, it’s refreshing and it’s waiting for you at the Boulder Farmer’s Market!
- Green + Chili = Life
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM Are you having a burrito? Put some green chili on it! Chicken? Chili. Cereal? Why not?! Green chili is the shiz.
- Green Chili + Hot Sauce = Christmas
Flickr/Alasam We love red sauce almost as much as we love green chili, so it just makes sense to mix ’em. (Thanks for the idea, New Mexico!)
- Eggs + Chili = Huevos Rancheros
Flickr/duncan c God bless the person who thought to combine eggs, chili, potatoes, tortillas and beans!
- Thick Crust + Honey = Colorado Mountain Style Pizza
Flickr/Wally Gobetz New York, Chicago, and California have NOTHING on the thick, flaky perfection that is a Colorado Mountain Style Pizza.
- Fresh CO Berries + Booze + Ice Cream = Mixed Berries Romanoff
Flickr/Dallas Foodie This is a supposedly common dessert, but the only place I have ever found it is in the Rocky Mountains (which makes sense, given their epic produce).
- “Hmm… I wonder what these would taste like deep fried” = Rocky Mountain Oysters
Flickr/Wally Gobetz As much as I hate to admit it, they really aren’t that bad!
- SoCo Corn + Onions = Corn Pancakes with Onion Sauce
Flickr/Steven Depolo Don’t knock it before you try it!
What is your favorite Colorado food combination?
Flickr/Bill Selak
In high school, we used to have “Colorado Beef Rolls” (which was essentially just beef cooked inside a roll and topped with nacho cheese) and they were SO delicious. Pleeeeeeeeeeeease tell me that other Colorado natives have tried this/know what I’m talking about!
Flickr/Su-Lin
It’s sweet, it’s refreshing and it’s waiting for you at the Boulder Farmer’s Market!
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
Are you having a burrito? Put some green chili on it! Chicken? Chili. Cereal? Why not?! Green chili is the shiz.
Flickr/Alasam
We love red sauce almost as much as we love green chili, so it just makes sense to mix ’em. (Thanks for the idea, New Mexico!)
Flickr/duncan c
God bless the person who thought to combine eggs, chili, potatoes, tortillas and beans!
Flickr/Wally Gobetz
New York, Chicago, and California have NOTHING on the thick, flaky perfection that is a Colorado Mountain Style Pizza.
Flickr/Dallas Foodie
This is a supposedly common dessert, but the only place I have ever found it is in the Rocky Mountains (which makes sense, given their epic produce).
As much as I hate to admit it, they really aren’t that bad!
Flickr/Steven Depolo
Don’t knock it before you try it!
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