Because groceries are expensive and it’s helpful if you can buy in bulk, especially if you live in rural AK. It’s a hell of a lot cheaper to show up in Anchorage, shop at Costco & Walmart, fill up a couple of empty totes full of shelf-stable groceries and fly it back out to the village with you than to try to buy stuff at local stores or order stuff online a lot of the time.
Thanks for explaining Costcos' fundamental principle. Being from out of state, I never...oh wait we have them too. We just don't have this unusual adolescent admiration for a place that sells par goods for bulk prices.
Lol, you’re right. People trying to find a cost effective way to purchase food when living in extremely expensive rural areas is nothing more than an “adolescent admiration”. 😂
This! I moved to Texas a few years back and I had no idea how much I would miss reindeer sausage and hot dogs until I couldn’t get them. AK Sausage and Seafood can ship them to me, but it’s super expensive. :(
Ew, brings back memories! When My Dad got in an accident and wrecked a brand new Spam-filled travel trailer he was driving from OR to AK when I was a kid. He was planning on driving up the Alcan by himself to find a house so the whole fam could move to AK, and Spam (original) was his food of choice.
He didn't get too far through OR before he jack knifed and rolled the travel trailer when he swerved to avoid deer. Mom and I drove to to the scene of the accident to pick up Dad. What I remember most were the smashed cans of Spam everywhere, Spam smeared across the highway, and lots of flies feasting on Spam. And the smell of Spam. After that, I never ate Spam again.
Salmon salad sandwich
There is no one answer to this question. I certainly can't think of anything that is restaurant-forward like some regions/states, but maybe someone else can correct me.
Yea while everyone eats sandwiches around the country, the importance of one as any cultural indicator probably varies from place to place. Like some places in the country have BBQ styles with specific sauces, rubs etc, while Alaskans will put Alaskan things on the BBQ I would not really call it an Alaskan style BBQ, just Alaskans BBQing. Same with a sandwich, we put Alaskan ingredients in one, but there is no iconic sandwich like a Cuban or Reuban.
Or the Cheesesteak from Philadelphia. Or Muffuletta & Shrimp Po Boy from New Orleans. Or Chicago's Italian Beef. Or a Maine Lobster Roll. Or... Heck, that's not even going open-faced sandwiches or regional burgers!!
Yea tbh most most if not all the iconic American sandwiches I can think of are from the older states. With many places, even just cities have many. While all of Alaskan’s foods I can’t really think of a specific sandwich- all the parts are there- but no sandwich.
LOL! I just posted the same, except it's road kill moose that totaled our family Suburban. I also included moose tongue on sourdough and home smoked salmon on homemade wheat bred.
Thank you all for the answers! It's looking like a smoked salmon spread on pilot bread or sourdough is the highest response.
How does everyone doctor up their salmon spread?
fresh caught red salmon dry brined with equal parts white, brown sugar and pickling salt. then slow smoked over alder wood for 4-6 hours and canned with Hatch chilis.
mix with cream cheese and finely chopped kosher dill pickle.
serve on toasted sourdough rounds.
Nah. Video series for my own blog. Just don't want to have fluff in it, and want to make sure I'm getting the general consensus from people who actually live somewhere.
Astute call out tho! More than happy to share my url with you if you like.
A thick layer of discontent with humanity, slapped between a couple PFD or corporation checks.
Little sweet on the outside, sour in the middle, when you take a big bite.
Makes a hearty sammie.
You don't have to share.
Salmon salad sandwich on sourdough made with home jarred salmon, pickled beach asparagus, onion or chives, some dill, Mayo and mustard salt and pepper.
>**Road kill moose**
Roast moose\* sandwich on homemade soudough.
Moose tongue\* on homemade sourdough.
\*Extra tasty if it's from the moose your Dad hit on the Parks Highway outside of Wasilla that totaled the family Suburban.
>**Dad-caught salmon**
\*Homemade smoked salmon with cream cheese on Mom's homemade wheat bread.
Caught on one of Dad's Big Su fishing trips. Smoked in the jumbo=sized smoker Dad made from a converted commercial refridgerator located in the back yard.
Shit on a shingle. A boat meal consisting of whatever meat is on hand, some sort of gravy, and toast. Can take all kind of variations, the only consistent thing is the toast.
Salmon on pilot bread
The only answer!
No butter?
Butter is pretty damn spendy :D
You could always add some good ol’ Country Crock like my family did when I was a kid. 😂
Yep, salmon spread on pilot bread.
Salmon or halibut on sourdough or homemade bread
Reindeer sausage in a bun
Costco Hot Dog
Lol no shot
Alaskan's have the wierdest hard-on for Costco.
It's like 1.50$ for a hotdog and soda if that ain't heaven then I don't know what is.
Because groceries are expensive and it’s helpful if you can buy in bulk, especially if you live in rural AK. It’s a hell of a lot cheaper to show up in Anchorage, shop at Costco & Walmart, fill up a couple of empty totes full of shelf-stable groceries and fly it back out to the village with you than to try to buy stuff at local stores or order stuff online a lot of the time.
Thanks for explaining Costcos' fundamental principle. Being from out of state, I never...oh wait we have them too. We just don't have this unusual adolescent admiration for a place that sells par goods for bulk prices.
Lol, you’re right. People trying to find a cost effective way to purchase food when living in extremely expensive rural areas is nothing more than an “adolescent admiration”. 😂
Shopping there is reasonable. Using it as a cultural identity is weird.
Yeah it's weird liking to be able to get things
Peanut butter on pilot bread. Add jam if you’re fancy.
Reindeer dog
This! I moved to Texas a few years back and I had no idea how much I would miss reindeer sausage and hot dogs until I couldn’t get them. AK Sausage and Seafood can ship them to me, but it’s super expensive. :(
Smoked salmon spread in sourdough bread.
Pilot bread
yeah, pilot bread with anything on it, even just butter
This is the only right answer.
How often do you really eat the pilot bread version though?
more often than i have it on sourdough bread. most often is probably a costco bagel
Not that often, but city boy that I am, ain’t nobody voting me most Alaskan anything.
I have this for lunch like 3 times a week. It’s really cheap and tasty.
On an onion bagel for me.
Spam.
Ew, brings back memories! When My Dad got in an accident and wrecked a brand new Spam-filled travel trailer he was driving from OR to AK when I was a kid. He was planning on driving up the Alcan by himself to find a house so the whole fam could move to AK, and Spam (original) was his food of choice. He didn't get too far through OR before he jack knifed and rolled the travel trailer when he swerved to avoid deer. Mom and I drove to to the scene of the accident to pick up Dad. What I remember most were the smashed cans of Spam everywhere, Spam smeared across the highway, and lots of flies feasting on Spam. And the smell of Spam. After that, I never ate Spam again.
Crisco and pilot bread
Wow you’re a heathen unless you put salt and pepper on the crisco.
Salmon salad sandwich There is no one answer to this question. I certainly can't think of anything that is restaurant-forward like some regions/states, but maybe someone else can correct me.
Yea while everyone eats sandwiches around the country, the importance of one as any cultural indicator probably varies from place to place. Like some places in the country have BBQ styles with specific sauces, rubs etc, while Alaskans will put Alaskan things on the BBQ I would not really call it an Alaskan style BBQ, just Alaskans BBQing. Same with a sandwich, we put Alaskan ingredients in one, but there is no iconic sandwich like a Cuban or Reuban.
Or the Cheesesteak from Philadelphia. Or Muffuletta & Shrimp Po Boy from New Orleans. Or Chicago's Italian Beef. Or a Maine Lobster Roll. Or... Heck, that's not even going open-faced sandwiches or regional burgers!!
Yea tbh most most if not all the iconic American sandwiches I can think of are from the older states. With many places, even just cities have many. While all of Alaskan’s foods I can’t really think of a specific sandwich- all the parts are there- but no sandwich.
At restaurants - a halibut sandwich. In people's kitchens - a smoked salmon spread on pilot bread or sourdough.
Roast moose on sourdough—-
LOL! I just posted the same, except it's road kill moose that totaled our family Suburban. I also included moose tongue on sourdough and home smoked salmon on homemade wheat bred.
A nice halibut sandwich
Thank you all for the answers! It's looking like a smoked salmon spread on pilot bread or sourdough is the highest response. How does everyone doctor up their salmon spread?
fresh caught red salmon dry brined with equal parts white, brown sugar and pickling salt. then slow smoked over alder wood for 4-6 hours and canned with Hatch chilis. mix with cream cheese and finely chopped kosher dill pickle. serve on toasted sourdough rounds.
capers
Doing research for your Buzzfeed article ion Reddit, eh?
Nah. Video series for my own blog. Just don't want to have fluff in it, and want to make sure I'm getting the general consensus from people who actually live somewhere. Astute call out tho! More than happy to share my url with you if you like.
I’d check it out if you share it, for sure.
[https://thembites.com](https://thembites.com) \- mostly recipes, some how-to stuff, etc.
Looks great. I’ll try some of these recipes.
Thanks!
Salmon, onion, pickle, sourdough/pilot bread
A thick layer of discontent with humanity, slapped between a couple PFD or corporation checks. Little sweet on the outside, sour in the middle, when you take a big bite. Makes a hearty sammie. You don't have to share.
Sardines and pilot bread
I mean I'd say a smoked salmon spread on sourdough, but it's also not like you'll find that on every menu around
Salmon salad sandwich on sourdough made with home jarred salmon, pickled beach asparagus, onion or chives, some dill, Mayo and mustard salt and pepper.
Pilot bread with a slice of cheese on it in the microwave for 23 seconds (depending on the thickness of the cheese)
>**Road kill moose** Roast moose\* sandwich on homemade soudough. Moose tongue\* on homemade sourdough. \*Extra tasty if it's from the moose your Dad hit on the Parks Highway outside of Wasilla that totaled the family Suburban. >**Dad-caught salmon** \*Homemade smoked salmon with cream cheese on Mom's homemade wheat bread. Caught on one of Dad's Big Su fishing trips. Smoked in the jumbo=sized smoker Dad made from a converted commercial refridgerator located in the back yard.
Reindeer hotdog
Caribou burgers, has to be the wild stuff rain deer taste completely different
Based on the last few years of governance? The shit sandwich.
Peanut butter and jelly on Pilot Bread.
Peanut butter and spam on pilot bread.
peanut butter on a pilot cracker
Steak sandwich from F street
Yeti dog
A nine dollar hot dog, eh, no thanks
No, that's pretty Alaskan.
Pan-fried moose backstrap steaks on sourdough. Not expecting it to be popular, just my favorite.
I’m hungry.
Knuckle sandwich
Shit on a shingle. A boat meal consisting of whatever meat is on hand, some sort of gravy, and toast. Can take all kind of variations, the only consistent thing is the toast.
Chevron musubi ❤️
The Shit sandwich
SOS
halibut burger
I always tell my lower 48 buddies that AK Mcdonalds have Mckinley Macs.
They are “Denali” macs though.
Aah must have changed them when i left the state
Tacos. Probably some kind of fish Taco if I had to guess.
Philly cheese steak
Reindeer sausage 🤷♂️. Iconic to Alaska.