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07/31/2004 03:26:56 PM · #1 |
I'm doing some research on states and what foods they are known for. My goal is to get a small list of food items for all 50 states.
Please post your state and what food it is known for.
For example:
Arizona - fried rattlesnake, indian fry bread, chili con queso, tortilla chips and salsa, fajitas.
(We copy some of our good food ideas from our neighbors to the South). :-)
I hope this is a fun discussion, I look forward to the responses! :-)
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07/31/2004 03:31:06 PM · #2 |
In California you're going to get a turf war started, but how about San Francisco-style Sourdough Bread and wines (Zinfandel is a true regional grape).
Also, Alice Waters pretty much founded the "California Cuisine"/fusion-style of cooking ...
Oh ... Fortune cookies! |
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07/31/2004 03:32:50 PM · #3 |
Texas:
state food = chili - and don't mess it up with beans...(but we're also quite fond of our barbeque too)
state vegetable = sweet onion
state native pepper - chiltepin
state fruit = Texas red grapefruits
state nut = me...LOL no, it's the pecan
edit: mmmm... Dairy Queen
edit one more time: mmmmm....sweet tea
Message edited by author 2004-07-31 22:53:58.
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07/31/2004 03:33:53 PM · #4 |
Maryland
Steamed Blue Crabs and Maryland Crab Cakes with lots of Old Bay seasoning and some real nice Silver Queen corn and an ice cold Natty Boh....
mmmmmmmm.....now I'm hungry
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07/31/2004 03:40:01 PM · #5 |
Never gave much thought to Hawaii's state food...maybe Spam Musubi?
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07/31/2004 03:43:23 PM · #6 |
My home state: Wisconsin
Bratwurst boiled in beer and thrown on the grill, roasted corn, cranberries and cherries, anything with beer, pretty much any meat you can grind up and stuff in a pig intestine (sausage), cream puffs, and of course cheese! |
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07/31/2004 03:43:49 PM · #7 |
MASSACHUSETTS:
Clam chowder (the white variety), Boston Baked Beans and steamed brown bread, scrod.
A visitor to Boston was anxious to try one of the area's most famous regional specialties. As soon as he got in the cab at Logan Airport, he asked the driver "Say, do you know where I can get scrod around here?"
The somewhat nonplussed driver thought for a long moment before replying "You know, Bud, I been asked that question about a million times before, but never in the past-pluperfect tense." |
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07/31/2004 03:44:36 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Havok:
Never gave much thought to Hawaii's state food...maybe Spam Musubi? |
Oh poi! |
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07/31/2004 04:33:44 PM · #9 |
wow, this is kind of a toughie. i'm not sure if either of these things are necessarily native, but they are the most popular. i've lived in both the mountains and the coast of NC. BBQ (pig-pickins) was big in the mountains, but i was never fond of it there, i guess because of the sauce. it is hugely popular here on the coast as well--but with a more vinegary sauce, so i like it a little better. then of course, the big thing on the coast is oyster roasts. these can and do include all sorts of seafood, but are always just called oyster roasts! and boy are they good. ;)
Message edited by author 2004-07-31 16:37:41. |
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07/31/2004 04:51:09 PM · #10 |
| Wisconsin.....Bratwurst & BEER !!! |
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07/31/2004 04:56:26 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Havok:
Never gave much thought to Hawaii's state food...maybe Spam Musubi? |
Oh poi! |
I guess poi would be up there, but you could also include kalua pig, the loco moco or even a combination plate lunch.
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07/31/2004 05:07:36 PM · #12 |
Michigan, the home of:
- The Pasty
- Cherries and blueberries.
- Vernors
- Of course there is also Battle Creek, the Cereal City where cold breakfast cereal got its start.
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07/31/2004 08:45:43 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Michigan, the home of:
- The Pasty
- Cherries and blueberries.
- Vernors
- Of course there is also Battle Creek, the Cereal City where cold breakfast cereal got its start. |
Speaking of Pastys. Some years ago when visiting in Adelaide, Australia, I learned of a featured dish: A meat pasty submerged in Pea Soup. Bet it's still popular. |
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07/31/2004 08:56:14 PM · #14 |
Louisiana:
boiled crawfish
jambalaya
gumbo
red beans & rice
fried alligator
tabasco sauce
pralines
bananas foster
king cakes
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07/31/2004 09:03:25 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by sher9204:
Louisiana:
boiled crawfish
jambalaya
gumbo
red beans & rice
fried alligator
tabasco sauce
pralines
bananas foster
king cakes |
very interesting--bananas foster is one of my specialty desserts-- but i never knew it was a louisiana thing. learn something new every day! :) |
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07/31/2004 09:19:20 PM · #16 |
Oregon
Clam Chowder
Salmon
Hazel Nuts
Tillamook Cheese
Mt. Hood Apples, Pears
Marionberries, Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries
Rogue Valley in Oregon, Harry and Davids'Fruits |
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07/31/2004 10:24:59 PM · #17 |
New Mexico:
Famous for chili. Red or Green. New Mexico chili has nothing to do with the kind of chili you're used to. It has no beans or meat. It is pretty much just roasted chili peppers, peeled and cut up. Then it is dumped on top of eggs or hamburgers or burritos or just about any food you can imagine. |
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07/31/2004 10:26:24 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by maharris:
New Mexico:
Famous for chili. Red or Green. New Mexico chili has nothing to do with the kind of chili you're used to. It has no beans or meat. It is pretty much just roasted chili peppers, peeled and cut up. Then it is dumped on top of eggs or hamburgers or burritos or just about any food you can imagine. |
that sounds yummy!
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07/31/2004 10:26:42 PM · #19 |
Iraq.... DUCK! ;-)
-Terry
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07/31/2004 10:26:55 PM · #20 |
Though it's not technically a food, Connecticut is known for Nutmeg. And marshmallow fluff, too. It's pretty regional (for the New England area) and it's used in fudge, and on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, too.
Message edited by author 2004-07-31 22:34:11.
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07/31/2004 10:40:38 PM · #21 |
Pennsylvania:
Cheesesteaks
Soft Pretzels
Hoagies |
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07/31/2004 10:41:28 PM · #22 |
Actually, fluff was invented in Massachusetts. For what its worth. I just looked on the back of the jar!
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07/31/2004 10:50:51 PM · #23 |
The Republic of Brooklyn (NY, that is).
Well, there's borscht with sour cream and blintzes, if you're of Russian descent...
Pastrami and corned beef and chicken soup (with matzoh balls, of course), if you're of Jewish descent...
Curried Goat and Roti, if you're of Carribean descent...
Sucatash and Shuck bread, if you're of Native American descent...
Corned beef and cabbage, if you're of Irish descent...
Chutney and Chickoo Chickoo if you're of East Indian descent...
Spaghetti and meatballs, and lazangna if you're of Italian descent...
French fries, if you're of French descent...
Egg Fu Yung and lobster Cantonese...if you're of JEWISH descent...
Mets fans, if you're of Yankee descent...
And Yankee fans, if you're of Mets descent...
It's a very broad melting pot in Brooklyn, (NY, that is).
Message edited by author 2004-07-31 22:52:34. |
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07/31/2004 10:57:58 PM · #24 |
Hawaii, in addition to kahlua pig, has lomi-lomi fish, poi [taro root] is an acquired taste.
San Francisco, California for year-round fruits and nuts as well as great Dungeness crab with sourdough bread and a glass of Chardonnay. |
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08/01/2004 12:17:49 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by Olyuzi:
The Republic of Brooklyn (NY, that is).
Well, there's borscht with sour cream and blintzes, if you're of Russian descent...
Pastrami and corned beef and chicken soup (with matzoh balls, of course), if you're of Jewish descent...
Curried Goat and Roti, if you're of Carribean descent...
Sucatash and Shuck bread, if you're of Native American descent...
Corned beef and cabbage, if you're of Irish descent...
Chutney and Chickoo Chickoo if you're of East Indian descent...
Spaghetti and meatballs, and lazangna if you're of Italian descent...
French fries, if you're of French descent...
Egg Fu Yung and lobster Cantonese...if you're of JEWISH descent...
Mets fans, if you're of Yankee descent...
And Yankee fans, if you're of Mets descent...
It's a very broad melting pot in Brooklyn, (NY, that is). |
dont forget about pizza ^_^ |
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