there is something extraordinarily weird about how you'll be driving through a seemingly relatively normal US state and suddenly there's this patch where everyone apparently thinks theyre in Bavaria or something, even fuckin Frankfurt doesnt have this many German restaurants lined up side by side
I can’t speak to that phenomenon, but in NJ, some towns have specific purveyors of Really Good German Foodstuffs. This is aside from the PA Dutch farmers markets (which are generally run by Amish/Mennonite folks). But one of NJ’s charms is that one can get all kinds of “ethnic” food there.
i love the fact that in my semi-rural town in Mercer County the convenience store is now run by Gujaritis. Get the Nanwich, it's *fabulous*. You can also get Beef Barbacoa & Rice at lunchtime, & ofc top-notch egg, cheese, & pork roll sandwiches for breakfast
