Beloved Local Eats That Can Be Shipped to Your Doorstep

While it may be a while before we can travel to taste all of the incredible regional American foods beloved by locals across the country or dine at our favorite restaurants, the good news is that we don't have to miss out on those delicious eats even when we're staying at home. Shows on the Travel Channel and Food Network make it easy to learn about them, but drooling over a food you can't have is torture. Luckily, many of these famous foods can be shipped directly to your door, either frozen, assembled, ready-to-cook, or in one case, alive. So, the next time you want to try something new, check out this list of regional foods that can be on your doorstep in no time. As an added bonus, you'll be helping to support these restaurants when many are struggling to stay in business.

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Deep Dish Pizza 2-Pizza-Pack
Price: $77 from Giordano's
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Though some people claim that Chicago deep dish pizza isn't really pizza at all but instead a casserole, the thick layers of mozzarella, Italian sausage, and chunky tomato sauce are just plain delicious. Try the stuffed version from Giordano's, a local pizzeria. It's got a buttery, thick outer crust that's chewier than other iterations. They'll ship you a frozen 2-pack.

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Traditional Key Lime Pie
Price: $25 from Key West Key Lime Pie Co.
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The puckeringly tart, creamy Key lime pie is a specialty of Key West, Florida, where the little limes naturally grow. If you can't get away to vacation there, the next best thing is a whole pie delivered right to your door. The pies from the Key West Key Lime Pie Co. are made with a 100-year old recipe in a handmade graham cracker crust, and at only $25 each, they're a steal.

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Zia Hatch Green Chile Company Hatch Chiles
Price: $13 for a 16 oz. jar from Amazon
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Like Champagne or San Marzano tomatoes, Hatch chiles refer to peppers grown only in the Hatch Valley of New Mexico. The climate and soil in that area create ideal growing conditions for amazing green chiles. The most common way to use the chiles is to roast and dice them, then put them on top of burgers, in soups, or make a chile-heavy sauce to top anything. Though they're only harvested from mid-August to late October, the Zia Hatch Green Chile Company has jarred roasted and chopped chiles year-round. 

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Pat's Original Philly Cheesesteak
Price: $99 for a 4-pack from Goldbelly
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There aren't many sandwiches in America as well-known or tied to a city like the Philly cheesesteak. Impassioned locals have their favorite spots to get them, and whether you should order them "wit" onions or with Wiz or provolone is hotly debated. Pat's King of Steaks claims to be the originator of the sandwich — though neighboring rival Genos might beg to differ — and they will ship you frozen, assembled cheesesteaks through Goldbelly, so they're a great place to start your best cheesesteak quest.

Country Ham Biscuit Sandwich Kit
Price: $79 for 8 from Goldbelly
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Put anything in the middle of a fresh biscuit and it's bound to be delicious. But if you put something as tasty a slice of salty, strong country ham in there, it's going to be transcendental. Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen has been serving up ham biscuits in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, since 1978 with recipes handed down through the family. Order a kit to make their biscuits and country ham sandwiches through Goldbelly.

Aunt Evelyn's Peach Cobbler
Price: $59 from Aunt Evelyn's Peach Cobbler
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Fresh Georgia peaches are legendary for being juicy, sweet, and succulent. Peach cobbler is a favorite Southern way of preparing them and enjoying the summer bounty. The owner of Aunt Evelyn's Peach Cobbler learned how to make cobbler from her grandmother, who cooked it in a wood burning stove. She'll ship you the rich dessert frozen for you to warm in the oven at home.

Rendezvous Rib Box
Price: $105 for 2 slabs from Rendezvous Charcoal Ribs
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Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous is a barbecue restaurant in Memphis that's credited with creating Memphis-style ribs. They're cooked over charcoal, not wood, and seasoned with a dry rub instead of sauce. If you can't make it to Memphis, no worries — just order a few slabs from Rendezvous and make your mouth happy. 

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Sourdough Rounds
Price: $16 for 2 from Boudin
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Early bakers in the San Francisco area used to think that sourdough bread with its distinct tartness could only be made there. Now we know that it's because of a naturally occurring bacteria in that area and can reproduce it anywhere, but the bakeries in the City by the Bay have been perfecting sourdough for a long time. Boudin has been baking since 1849, and you can order a few loaves from them for sandwiches or to hold clam chowder.

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Pappas Seafood Co. Coddies
Price: $22 for 8 from Pappas Seafood Co.
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Coddies are the much less well known cousin of the crab cake. Served all over Baltimore since the early 1900s, they're little fried cakes made from rehydrated salt cod and mashed potatoes that are served on crackers with mustard. It's a simple, working-man's food that has fallen to the wayside of the crab cake. There are still restaurants serving them and shipping them however, including Pappas Seafood Co. in a Baltimore suburb.

Nick's Kitchen Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie
Price: $49 from Goldbelly 
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A simple, custard-like pie made from creamy dairy, sugar, vanilla and sometimes a dusting of cinnamon, Hoosier pie is an Indiana favorite. Nick's Kitchen in Huntington is a little diner that makes a spectacular version with a wiggly filling and a crust of caramelized sugar on top. 

Imo's Pizza Toasted Ravioli
Price: $80 for 175 ravioli from Imo's Pizza
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A St. Louis specialty, toasted ravioli is served at practically every Italian restaurant, pizza parlor, and takeout joint in the area, but it's not common elsewhere. Cheese-filled ravioli are breaded and deep fried and served with marinara for dipping, putting it in the same boat as other fried cheese apps like mozzarella sticks. You can get it frozen from Imo's Pizza, a local chain known for its St. Louis-style pie.

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American Coney Island Kit
Price: $69 for 12 hot dogs from Goldbelly
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A coney in Detroit refers to a type of chili dog that comes standard with onions and mustard. They're cheap, delicious, and have a bit of a cult following. You can order an entire coney kit through one of the most famous purveyors, American Coney Island, on Goldbelly. It comes with everything you need to put them together yourself, including buns, dogs, chili sauce, and an onion.

Anchor Bar Buffalo Wing Sauce
Price: $25 for a 5-pack from Anchor Bar
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What we know today as buffalo wings — fried chicken wings coated in hot sauce and served with celery and creamy dressing — were purportedly invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, in the 1960s. If you can't make a pilgrimage to their birthplace, might as well try the sauces they currently cover their wings in. Order them from the company by the case, gallon, or as a handy gift pack to try some of their five flavors.

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Glier's Goetta
Price: $89 for a 6-pack from Cincy Favorites
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While you've probably heard of Cincinnati-style chili, goetta, a sausage-like breakfast meat, is just as popular in the area but harder to find elsewhere. Similar to other breakfast products like scrapple, it's a mixture of meats, offal, and oats that is crisped in a pan. Well-known manufacturer Glier's has hot, original, and turkey versions, as well as goetta bites.

Aged Cheddar Pimento Cheese
Price: $10 for 8 oz. from Blackberry 
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A favorite all over the South, pimento cheese is a spread or sandwich filling that's made by mixing grated or chopped cheese with mayonnaise, chopped red pimento peppers, and seasonings. The Blackberry Farm resort in Tennessee makes a delicious rendition with sharp aged cheddar that they'll ship to you.

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Portillo's Chocolate Cake
Price: $54 from Portillo's
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Chicago-area Italian beef and hot dog chain Portillo's is famous for its slices of rich chocolate cake. In the restaurant, you can order a thick slice for dessert, or they even blend a whole slice into a vanilla milkshake and call it a cake shake. For $54, you can have one of the beloved 2-layer cakes delivered to your door. The frosting is packaged separately from the cakes to keep everything as fresh as possible.

Alaskan Smoked Salmon Traditional Flavor
Price: $27 per pound from Tanner's Alaskan Seafood
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Native Americans have been smoking salmon in Alaska for centuries, and today it's considered a delicacy in the rest of the country. Curing and smoking is a way of preserving the fish to last through the harsh winters. Nowadays, the preservation isn't necessary, but it tastes amazing. Order smoked filets, bellies, and collars from Tanner's Alaskan Seafood that are wild-caught and sustainable.

O+H Danish Bakery Wisconsin Kringle
Price: $21 from O+H
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Racine, a county in southeastern Wisconsin, is home to the Danish kringle. It's a sweet breakfast or dessert pastry shaped in a large oval with layers of tender dough, fruit or nut filling, and icing. It's sliced into wedges to be eaten, and it generally makes an appearance at every potluck or family gathering in the area. There are many bakeries that produce it in the area, but O+H Danish Bakery has the Wisconsin kringle, stuffed with the state's own cherries and cranberries. 

Country Club Bakery Pepperoni Rolls
Price: $31 for 12 from Country Club Bakery
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Pepperoni rolls are a favorite snack in West Virginia. They look like short, fat, soft breadsticks, but they've got a pepperoni surprise in the middle, sometimes along with cheese. They're simple and satisfying. Order a dozen (or two) and plan to serve them at your next party.

Berdoll Pecan Pie
Price: $25 from Berdoll Pecan Candy & Gift Company
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While pecan pie is popular in many places, pies made using fresh Texas pecans are particularly delectable. Unless you know someone with pecan trees living down there, it's hard to get your hands on some. The Berdoll Pecan Company makes pies and candy using pecans from the trees their family planted in the 1980s. Pecan pies are only $25 and you can choose between chopped pecans, whole pecans, or a pecan pie with chocolate.

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Runza Brand Runza Sandwiches
Price: $130 for 12 from Runza
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A distant cousin of the pepperoni roll, runzas are a specialty in Nebraska. It's a soft, yeasted dough pocket with a substantial filling of ground beef, cabbage, onions, and seasonings. It's so popular that a restaurant chain called Runza sells them all over the state. They'll ship you frozen ones, too, a dozen at a time.

Maine Lobster
Price: $67 for a single 1 1/4 pound lobster from Cape Porpoise Lobster Co.
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If you live anywhere but coastal New England, it's going to be tough to find live Maine lobsters. The cold water delicacies are prized for their sweet, succulent meat and large claws. Before you order live Maine lobsters, there are some important things to know, including the fact that it's best to cook and eat them the day they arrive. There are many companies that overnight live lobsters to your door, including Cape Porpoise Lobster Co., which sells only hard-shell lobsters and has been around since the 1970s.

Central Grocery's Original Muffaletta Sandwich
Price: $109 for a 2-pack from Central Grocery & Deli
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The Central Grocery Store in New Orleans created an American classic sandwich with the muffuletta. It starts with a round loaf of Italian bread that gets layered with ham, salami, mortadella, and cheeses, plus their special homemade pickled olive salad. People line up in the store to get them each day, but they can ship them to you instead — and they hold up incredibly well over the couple of days it make take you to eat them.

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Traditional Bisochitots
Price: $17 for 24 from Celina's Biscochitos
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New Mexico's official state cookie is the biscochito, a thin wafer biscuit that originated from the Spanish settlers. It's spiced with ingredients like cinnamon and anise, likely from Native American influence. Order a bag or two from Celina's Biscochitos. They make them with an old recipe using lard, cinnamon, anise seed and brandy.

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Burgoo by the Gallon
Price: $65 for a gallon from Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn
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Burgoo is a stew common in Kentucky and parts of southern Illinois. It's traditionally been made with whatever game meat is available, smoked meats, and all kinds of vegetables, and served to large crowds. Order a gallon of it made with mutton, chicken and veggies from the Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn in Owensboro, Kentucky. Serve it like they do with cornbread muffins.

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9" Marionberry Pie
Price: $39 for two from Willamette Valley Pie Company
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Marionberries are a cultivar of blackberry developed by Oregon State University in the 1940s. They're grown mostly in Oregon, and are prized for having a tartness that goes well in sweet baked goods and jams. You can order pies made with the purple berries from the Willamette Valley Pie Company, or order the frozen fruit and make your own.

Norsland Lefse
Price: $18 for 3 packages from Norsland Lefse
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Though wild rice and even lutefisk might be more commonly thought of when it comes to Minnesotan foods, lefse is also extremely popular. It's a Norwegian potato flatbread, similar to a tortilla, and it's often eaten rolled around warm butter and sugar for a treat. Get them freshly made from Norsland Lefse, or try their seasoned lefse chips.

Savoie's Boudin
Price: $5 for a 3-link package from Cajun Grocer
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Louisiana is home to a multitude of regional food specialties, but one of the most loved is boudin. It's a sausage made from rice, spices and onions mixed with pork, though other variations exist. It's great as a snack heated up on its own or in other Cajun recipes. You can order a wide variety of boudin from a number of different sausage makers at Cajun Grocer, but Savoie's gets some of the highest user ratings.

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Phil's Famous Cioppino
Price: $99 for a 1/2 gallon from Goldbelly
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Cioppino is a delicious Italian-American seafood stew from San Francisco. It includes a variety of seafood in a tomato and wine broth, and is usually served with lots of bread for soaking up the flavorful liquid. A fully-cooked and frozen 1/2 gallon  from Phil's Fish Market includes dungeness crab, scallops, shrimp, calamari, mussels, clams, and fish, and serves 2-4 people.

Moxie Soda
Price: $25 for a 12-pack from Box of Maine
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Popular in New England and especially Maine — it's the official state soft drink! — Moxie is a soda that has a bitter aftertaste, thanks to its gentian-root extract. It was introduced in 1876 and is still being produced today as a Coca-Cola company brand. You can order a case of the "distinctly different" soda or just a 6-pack.

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St. Elmo Steakhouse's World Famous Shrimp Cocktail
Price: $99 from Goldbelly
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The St. Elmo Steakhouse in Indianapolis is famous for more than just steaks. Their chilled shrimp cocktail appetizer at this 117-year-old restaurant is known for its incredibly spicy, clean-your-sinuses-out horseradish cocktail sauce. You can recreate it at home with a package through Goldbelly that includes 16 black tiger shrimp and most importantly, a bottle of the cocktail sauce.

Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Soda
Price: $17 for a 6-pack from Amazon
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New Yorkers are very familiar with Cel-Ray, the celery-and-herb soda in a lime-green can. The thought of celery soda makes most people scrunch their noses up in other parts of the country, but it's been going strong, especially in delis in New York. If you want to try this peppery, celery seed extract-derived soda that's a little like ginger ale, order it on Amazon.

Country Castle Limburger Cheese
Price: $7 for a half-pound from Wisconsin Cheese Mart
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In pockets of the Midwest with German and Swiss heritage, limburger cheese sandwiches on rye bread with raw onions and mustard are still enjoyed as a light lunch or snack. Only one cheesemaker still produces this pungent, soft cheese in the U.S.: the Chalet Cheese Co-op in Monroe, Wisconsin. Order it from the Wisconsin Cheese Mart ]and make your own funky sandwiches.

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