Local Flavor: Flying Fish
Pike Place Fish Market is only one of several fish stalls in the market, but it’s the only one that attracts hordes of tourists, waiting to see purchases go flying through the air.
Local Flavor
The Local Flavor column will introduce you to food traditions known to natives of the Pacific Northwest, with a dose of nostalgia and the occasional recipe thrown in.
Local Flavor: Piroshky Piroshky
For more than 30 years, Piroshky Piroshky has been supplying downtown denizens and tourists alike with both sweet and savory hand pies at Pike Place Market.
Local Flavor: Sushi and the Seattle Roll
Seattle’s easy access to quality fresh seafood and large Asian-American population have made sushi as common in the local food landscape as pizza and tacos.
Local Flavor: Olympic Peninsula Cider Route
If you like hard cider, you’re in the right place. Washington grows more apples than any other state, and that includes cider varieties.
Local Flavor: The Crumpet Shop
The initial name for the shop in 1976 was The United Metropolitan Improved Crumpet Baking & Punctual Delivery Company. Customers nodded, smiled, and called it The Crumpet Shop.
Local Flavor: Geoduck
The geoduck (pronounced “gooey duck”) is the world’s largest burrowing clam, and they’re one of our weird and wonderful native species—as well as the school mascot for The Evergreen State College.
Local Flavor: We’ve Got Crab Legs!
If you lived in the Northwest in the 80s, you can probably still sing Sea Galley’s catchy “We’ve Got Crab Legs!” jingle.
Local Flavor: Dutch Baby
Invented in Seattle in the early 1900s at Manca’s Cafe, a Dutch baby is similar to a popover or Yorkshire pudding. While simple enough for a middle school student to prepare as an afternoon snack (ask how we know!), the Dutch baby is endlessly versatile.
Local Flavor: MarketSpice
Located in the Pike Place Market since 1911, MarketSpice lends a lovely smell to the air outside its shop, which is great for everyone in the Market, as MarketSpice’s next-door neighbor is the Pike Place Fish Market.
Local Flavor: Rainier Beer
The Rainier Brewing Company was established in 1884 in Seattle. Though the brand has been sold, it still has several important ties to the region.