People Shared The Meals They Believe Best Represents Their State And It's Time To Debate If They're Right
A while ago, Reddit user emilou99 asked people what meal they thought accurately represented their entire state. Her goal was to cook each food from each state (she even documented it here!). Here are the foods that locals believe best represent their state as a whole:
1.Alabama: Smoked chicken with white sauce
2.Alaska: Basically, anything made from wild salmon
3.Arizona: Carne asada tacos
4.Arkansas: Chocolate gravy and biscuits
5.California: Street tacos
6.Colorado: Lamb chops with roasted red San Luis Valley potatoes
7.Connecticut: New Haven–style pizza
8.Delaware: Scrapple, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich on a toasted pretzel bun
9.Florida: Publix subs
10.Georgia: Shrimp and grits
11.Hawaii: Pan-fried slices of Spam, two scoops of white rice, and scrambled eggs
12.Idaho: Finger steaks with fry sauce
13.Illinois: Deep dish pizza
14.Indiana: Hoosier breaded pork tenderloin sandwich
15.Iowa: Pork tenderloin
16.Kansas: Chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes covered in white gravy
17.Kentucky: Hot brown
18.Louisiana: Gumbo
19.Maine: Lobster boil
20.Maryland: Crab feast with Old Bay seasoning
21.Massachusetts: Clam chowder
22.Michigan: Coney dogs
23.Minnesota: Jucy Lucy (a cheeseburger with cheese inside the meat instead of on top of it)
24.Mississippi: Fried catfish with fries, hush puppies, collard greens, and black-eyed peas
25.Missouri: BBQ burnt ends
26.Montana: Bison burgers
27.Nebraska: Runza
28.Nevada: Shrimp cocktail and prime rib
29.New Hampshire: Blueberry pancakes with fresh maple syrup
30.New Jersey: Taylor ham, egg, and cheese on a bagel with salt, pepper, and ketchup
31.New Mexico: Green chile enchiladas
32.New York: NY-style pizza
33.North Carolina: Pulled pork sandwich with a vinegar-based sauce
34.North Dakota: Knoephla soup
35.Ohio: Kielbasa and sauerkraut
36.Oklahoma: Fried catfish
37.Oregon: Marionberries
38.Pennsylvania: PA Dutch food
39.Rhode Island: Clam cakes
40.South Carolina: She-crab soup
41.South Dakota: Chislic
"South Dakota is definitely chislic."
Runner-up: "A really good Buffalo burger from Al's Oasis." —u/armlessfarmboy