Lots of other local specialties will, especially if you're not used to them.
On the other hand, I do agree that local specialties are less tied to a particular place.
I also found it difficult to eat the local specialty - horse meat.
A cheese filled bread is a local specialty, sold only in the city.
For the cheese course they brought out brocciu, the local specialty.
In Japan, it is used as a seasoning of local specialties.
The buffet features the above mentioned items, and may include local specialties daily.
Most towns have a local specialty, usually egg or cream based pastry.
Chaiya is also the most famous source of the red eggs, a local specialty.
Wine produced from the Tokay variety is a local specialty.