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8 things you should eat in the Pacific Northwest

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Crab

The most commonly served is Dungeness crab, which can be eaten freshly boiled, fried into crab cakes, tossed in a salad, and mixed into a tasty crab dip.

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Smoked salmon

I know I already mentioned the preferred fish of “upper left US” residents, but smoked salmon deserves a separate mention because it’s that good.

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Coffee

No coffee is grown in these famously chilly and rainy states. Plenty of it is roasted and brewed to perfection in coffee shops from Victoria to Eugene.

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Beer

Craft breweries have popped up across the nation during the last decade. However, the craft brewery scene largely began in the Northwest — much like the fancy coffee revolution.

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Apples

I think I may be more of an apple snob than anything else on this list. In my humble opinion, Washington, my home state, grows the best apples in the world

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Water

I know you’re thinking I’ve run out of ideas, but trust me. You have not lived until you’ve had PNW mountain tap water. You are advised not to drink tap water in many domestic and international places.

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Strawberries

In summer, strawberry farms dot the I-5 corridor in Oregon and Washington. Plump, sweet, and juicy, they’re best enjoyed plain.

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Blackberries

Some of my fondest memories as a child are of blackberry picking around my town. Considered a pest in many yards or housing developments

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