Boston Food
Baked beans are perhaps the food most closely associated with Boston, but there is a whole host of other foods that were first developed and made popular in the Boston area. Here is a list of favorites from TheInsiderTravelGuides.com staff:
- Boston Chowder (just don't mix up New England "chowda" with that tomato-based Manhattan stuff)
- Boston Cream Pie. Said to have originated at the Parker House Hotel (now the Omni Parker House Hotel), it is not a pie at all but two layers of sponge cake filled with vanilla custard and covered in chocolate glaze. Incidentally, Boston Cream Pie is officially the Massachusetts State Dessert.
- Fenway franks
- Fried clams (especially from the Ipswich clam box place or Woodman's of Essex)
- NECCO Wafers (stands for New England Confectionery Company)
- Marshmallow Fluff - originated in Somerville in 1917 (now produced in nearby Lynn)
- Fig Newtons - created in 1891 and named after the Boston suburb (note: for 100th birthday Nabisco donated fig trees to the lawn of Newton City Hall)
- Sam Adams beer
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