State favorite food list

[Sledneck]

I am compiling a list of famous/well known/ originated from cuisine/recipe/ item by state. Looking for suggestions. I am talking very popular well know by many. Not a personal favorite or small town deal.



Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California: Santa Maria tri-tip

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida: Key Lime Pie

Georgia: Brunswick stew, peach cobbler

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois: Deep dish pizza, chicago dogs, italian beef

Indiana

Iowa: Maid rite sandwiches

Kansas

Kentucky: Fried chicken :wink:, burgoo, derby pie, mutton

Louisiana: Crawfish, Gumbo, Boudan, Jambayala, Turtle Soup, Alligator Sauce Picant

Maine: lobstah

Maryland: Spiced crabs, crab cakes

Massachusetts: Chowdah

Michigan: Mackinaw Island Fudge, UP pastries

Minnesota: Juicy Luicy

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska: Omaha Steaks

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey: Taylor ham egg & cheese on a roll or pork roll, salt water taffy

New Mexico

New York: NY style Pizza, pastrami, buffalo wings

North Carolina: Pig pickin, carolina pulled pork

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania: Philly cheesesteak, scrapple

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee: Country Ham

Texas: BBQ Brisket, tex-mex, chicken fried steak

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin:bratwurst, friday fish fry

Wyoming: rocky mountain oysters

 

[deguerre]

Tennessee - Country Ham

 

[garyk1398]

Nebraska - Ribeyes

 

[Neil]

Michigan: Fruit Pies (i.e., cherry, apple, blueberry, & peach), and Mackinaw Island Fudge.

Upper Peninsula: Pasties & Smoked Lake Superior White Fish

http://www.culinary-escapes.com/blo...tchen/pasty-a-michigan-food-a-miners-cuisine/

 

[Southern Home Boy]

Missouri: Pork (Mostly butts sliced into steaks, but pretty much any way you cook it)

 

[Scottie]

Can't say all of Illinois...

but for Chicago, which we are the whole state anyway... :shocked:

Chicago Style Dogs..

Deep Dish Pizza

Steaks

Chops

Italian Beef


I am sure there is more, but that is off the top of my head...

 

[smoke it if ya got it]

Washington Salmon Smoked or grilled!

 

[NeoTrout]

I second Italian Beef for Chicago. (Illinois)

 

[roxikitties7]

Maine- lobsters
Georgia -Peaches
Florida- Key Lime Pie (this is my state and thats all I can think for us)

just a few that came to mind

 

[deguerre]

Alabama, catfish, cornbread, grits, greens, Eagle (JK, only on Iron Bowl Day)

 

[chambersuac]

Central/Southern IL has the Horseshoe!

 

[Dave Russell]

This is hard since, growing up on the coast, my favorite would be seafood gumbo. However, I'll put catfish down for Mississippi.

 

[pigdog]

Wyoming-----Rocky Mtn Oysters :clap2: dunno, any beef or wild game?

 

[BBQ_Mayor]

Iowa - Sweet Corn and Maidrites

 

[deguerre]

This is hard since, growing up on the coast, my favorite would be seafood gumbo. However, I'll put catfish down for Mississippi.

Pecan Pie is pretty Mississippi too ain't it?

 

[Dave Russell]

Pecan Pie is pretty Mississippi too ain't it?

Oh, yeah. Pecan trees everywhere down there. My wife toasts chopped pecans and tops my spicy grilled catfish with them....real good.

 

[ScreamingChicken]

Wisconsin: bratwurst, cheese, beer, Friday fish fry (walleye, perch, cod mostly)

Brad

 

[Sledneck]

Missouri: Pork (Mostly butts sliced into steaks, but pretty much any way you cook it)

to general many can claim pork

 

[JamesTX]

I'd put Tex-Mex in there next to brisket for Texas.

 

[Sledneck]

Pecan Pie is pretty Mississippi too ain't it?

according to this its new orleans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecan_pie