Best of your best - Your Top 25

Hello.

Something light for a change...

As we all know, each region does certain things best. Whether it be chicken wings in Buffalo or bratwurst in Milwaukee or cool cars and hot girls in Southern California.

What does your area do the BEST??? This could have been a Top 10 list, but a lot us would have more, so why not go all the way to 25?

In Philadelphia, we are tops for:
1) Hoagies - you call them submarines or heroes

2) Cheesesteaks - but you already knew that

3) Pizza - thin crust, and traditional toppings

4) Soft pretzels - no doubt, and one of my weaknesses

5) Italian water ice - fruit flavored ice, NOTHING can cool you down faster on a hot day. You'll still be cool even an hour or two later on a humid 95 degree East Coast day

6) Macaroni and gravy - you call them spaghetti and meatballs

7) Fishcakes - as opposed to crabcakes which belong to "Balteeeeemore"

8) Pierogies - heaven from Poland/Ukraine

9) People with "addytood" - as if I haven't shown it here

10) Jersey girls - BIG hair!

11) Rowdy sportsfans - the Broad Street Bullies are still our favorite team

12) The South Jersey Shore - we say "down the shore"

13) Ben Franklin - would have been a MAJOR audiophile

14) Rocky - YO Adrian!!!

15) Frankie Avalon - well, before he got to those California beaches

16) Bobby Rydel - the one who stayed

18) Warren Zevon - your adopted city REALLY misses you

19) John Coltrane - as above

20) Gamble and Huff - The Philly Sound

21) The Fresh Prince - now he's Will Smith

22) Pat Croce - a real Philly guy - see addytood again

23) Grace Kelly - Princess Grace to us

24) Yo - yes, you guys took that word - a greeting, a question, an exclamation

25) Yous - fills the English language's need for the plural form of you. No, you guys didn't steal that one, because you hate it so

When you come to Philly, make sure you try everything on the list. And, when I visit your town, I am going to try my best on your list. Thank you!