If you enjoy a traditional meal while visiting the area, you may have a chance to try a local favorite, chicken pot pie. Some people think this is chicken in a pastry shell baked in the oven, but what they discover is squares of dough cooked in broth with pieces of chicken. Locals sometimes argue as to what is and is not acceptable for traditional chicken pot pie, from potatoes to peas to carrots to saffron.
Some cooks make a thick and hearty pasta, while others make one that is light and thin.
Making the dough for this stew is really quite simple, being nothing more than eggs, flour, and milk. Chow chow is surely the area s most famous relish, one that goes well with the other starchy foods often served. Although there is sugar in the liquid, it s that sour taste that everyone remembers. Traditional Space Age Food Corn in various forms is a popular food here, from corn relish and corn fritters, to corn meal mush and our wonderful chicken corn soup, a staple at local fire company dinners. Long before astronauts were taking dehydrated foods into space to eat, the local Pennsylvania Dutch were applying the same idea to corn and apples, drying them for use later in the year.