Though the ones from Lasyone’s are the most sought after by non-natives, they can also be found at gas stations in town like the French Market Express on University Parkway. They’re traditionally stuffed with a savory mixture of beef and pork cooked with lots of spices (though they’re not spicy), and deep-fried until golden and crispy. They resemble the Latin American empanada, of course, with their crimped, half-moon shape, but are a bit more buttery. Made famous by Steel Magnolias and a 2002 ode to Lasyone’s Meat Pie Restaurant in the New York Times, Natchitoches’s identity has become inseparable from the staple, which were supposedly first sold by 19th-century street vendors. These Cajun-style meat pies can be found at gas stations throughout Louisiana, but they’re native to the northwest city of Natchitoches (pronounced Nack-a-tish), about 250 miles from New Orleans. Described by Buc-ee’s fans as “the best damned thing in Texas,” beaver nuggets have a devoted cult following, are sold online, and even used as an ingredient in Texas craft beer. The most popular snack at Buc-ee’s - one of the most iconic gas stations in the U.S. Puffcorn pops covered in caramel and named for everyone’s favorite amphibious rodent? Even better. Don’t be surprised to see tourists toting home giant boxes of kolaches and klobasniky, and don’t get confused and call a klobasnik a kolache - Texans are exceedingly particular about how these two beloved pastries are defined. They’re usually baked in advance and warmed to order - often in a microwave, naturally - and are a prized souvenir for family members and friends waiting at home. With those settlers came sweet kolaches, which look sort of like a yeast roll with a dollop of sweet filling, like cherry preserve or cream cheese, baked right into the center, and savory klobasniky, which involve meats like jalapeno-cheddar sausage wrapped in kolache dough. Sold at roadside bakeries and gas stations like the famed Czech Stop and Little Czech Bakery in West, and Hruska’s in Ellinger, these pastries have roots in Texas dating back to the 1840s, when Czech settlers found themselves in Texas following years of cultural upheaval in Central Europe. In Texas, there is perhaps no road trip snack more coveted than the fluffy, yeasty kolaches and klobasniky. Amy McCarthy Klobásník / Klobasniky / Kolaches, Texas Pair with a fizzy fountain Coke and a bag of pork rinds, and you’re stuffed enough to make the rest of the drive to Marfa, where legitimately good burritos await. But somehow, after 10 hours of driving, this combination of basic flour tortillas, lightly spiced beans, and meat that you’ve showered in several packets of hot sauce is pure magic. Deep-fried and served in little paper sleeves, there is nothing fancy about Allsup’s burritos, which are likely mass-produced in a factory somewhere. The gas station chain’s signs, decked out in a Southwestern motif, are frequently the only thing that break up the monotonous (if occasionally stunning) landscapes of the high plains, serving as a pit stop and fueling station for weary travelers. KSĬhimichanga (aka the Fried Burrito), TexasĪnyone who has ever driven hours and hours through the vast, desolate expanses of west Texas likely has a strong appreciation for the deep-fried burritos from Allsup’s. No mere slogan, “gotta have a Wawa” is, for much of the country, a way of life. Fully customizable, Wawa offers classic hoagies like breakfast and deli sandwiches, as well as holiday-specific hoagies. It’s an obsession, a rabid cult of regional pride, the stuff of rap lyrics and heartstring-tugging personal odes, but most notably, a slinger of stuffed-to-the-gills hoagies that are so popular they have their own festival. Wawa is so much more than a regional convenience store chain and sometimes-gas station throughout the Northeast. Look for them wrapped in plastic beside the register at independent gas stations throughout the state. Made by the Amish, the riff on a classic Whoopie Pie usually features vanilla icing or marshmallow fluff sandwiched between two cakey chocolate cookies. Gobs are a quintessential Pennsylvania snack. Kayla Stewart Gobs (Whoopie Pies), Pennsylvania Milkshakes, build-your-own sundaes, and splits are offered too, but a simple scoop in the signature red cup is perfect for a quick fill-up. The Saratoga County-based convenience store, with shops throughout upstate New York and Vermont, makes and sells its own superrich ice cream in upstate-y flavors like Adirondack Bear Paw, Crumbs Along the Mohawk, and Kaydeross Kreme. There are few rituals more peak upstate New York than ending a hot summer day with a cold scoop at Stewart’s.
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