This Sunday I slide into familiar surroundings filled with warm memories and comfort food.
There is comfort food cooking like the way your grandmother made it. Then there is the comfort food from the local hot dog stand or a fast food place that serves regional specialties. I can’t resist the occasional visit to a Midwest a food classic cuisine where I’m surrounded by history, memories associated with my childhood.
1920’s White Castle
White Castle
If you grew up in the Midwest and then moved, you’ve probably found yourself craving this food at the end of an evening. The alabaster porcelain palace of White Castle is a Midwestern institution serving sliders the square-shaped hamburgers since 1921. The familiar surroundings in a White Castle are blast from a fast food past, because the appearance and the food have not changed much since it opened. And, that is what is comforting and good about it; it’s a classic square slice of the Midwest that doesn’t look or taste like all the other fast food hamburgers.
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The one I visited was filled with memorabilia and old photographs. White Castle is a subculture onto itself with its own slang. The square-shaped hamburgers are called sliders, because they slide right down when you eat them. They are automatically served with grilled onions and brown mustard. There are chicken rings that fit on your fingers and fish sandwiches for those who don’t eat red meat.
memorabilia
To the uninitiated the burgers may seem strange and even a little greasy, but to a Midwesterner they are a taste of home in a white and blue box. The aroma is as distinctive as the burger and its packaging. When I walk into a White Castle, I’m surrounded by memories of hanging out with friends after a night at the movie theater or stopping at one on the way home from the beach in the summer.
hamburger
A square serving of memories in the Midwest.
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Sounds good, I think I will try to go to our White Castle’s. Yum…I just hope my stomach will let me keep ’em down! Nice post for Surroundings 😉
that’s why they always taste better late at night, 🙂
Thank you for sharing your great surroundings there my friend ,Beautiful post 🙂
I went back to familiar surroundings. 🙂
I remember White Castle! You could get, like 50, for a dollar way back when!
Ok. Slight exaggeration. 🙂
They are still a burger bargain. 🙂
None like ’em. And the frozen versions distributed to grocers’ freezers do little justice for a fresh one. Thanks for the memories!
good times, 🙂
Years ago, following a friend’s wedding (in which I was Maid of Honor) we went to White Castle, in the limo, en route to the reception.
My ex and I also went to one of their “candlelit Valentine’s Day dinners” in Minneapolis! What a hoot- no, it did not lead to the divorce.. 🙂
What a great story…white dress and white castle. It is a romantic choice for a Valentine’s Day. Loved it. 🙂
Love it. I have memories like that of Sydney. Pancakes with ice cream and caramel sauce is the strongest – after a night out.
It’s the best fun memories…:) Love the idea of pancakes and caramel sauce in the late night or early morning hours. Another great story.
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When I went from Seattle to Detroit to visit my aunt in the hospital, I stopped and brought her some White Castle sliders. I’m pretty sure that’s what tipped the scales and helped her recovery along! A very fun post!
It would cheer me up. Love these White Castle’s food memories and thank you for sharing yours.
wonderful gallery!
P.S.:
my father was a baker …
oh, that is a wonderful profession…:)