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There’s no denying that food is a staple in every culture worldwide. The different combinations of ingredients, flavor profiles and meals adapted by region are incredible.
The United States is a vast country. A wide range of topography, climates, culture, political views, social norms, traditions can vary significantly from state to state. With a total of 50 U.S. states, you can guess just how varied all things can get.
It is not surprising that every state has its unique manner of cooking and some food varieties you would never expect!
We’re not talking about comparing New England Fried Cod to Texas chicken-fried steak. We’re talking about the extraordinary and often bizarre foods that are outstanding to each U.S. state, like gator tail, rattlesnake, rocky mountain oysters, or clam pizza.
ChatterSource team mapped the weirdest food by U.S. state.
Weirdest food by state
Alabama: Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy Alaska: Akutaq Arizona: Scorpion Lollipops Arkansas: Possum Pie California: Sushirrito Colorado: Rocky Mountain Oysters Connecticut: Clam Pizza Delaware: Creamed Chipped Beef Florida: Gator Tail Georgia: Boiled Peanuts Hawaii: Ube Idaho: Ice Cream Potato Illinois: Gravy Bread Indiana: Sauerkraut Balls Iowa: Walking Taco Kansas: Beirock Kentucky: Soup Beans Louisiana: Nutria Maine: Tomalley Maryland: Stuffed Ham Massachusetts: Chow Mein Sandwich Michigan- Detroit Style Coney Dog Minnesota: Pickle Dog Mississippi: Koolickle Missouri: Provel Cheese Montana: Pasties Nebraska: Hot Beef Sundae Nevada: Cotton Candy Burrito New Hampshire: Grape-Nuts Ice Cream New Jersey: Sloppy Joe (New Jersey Style) New Mexico: Green Chile Sundae New York: Garbage Plate North Carolina: Livermush North Dakota: Lutefisk Ohio: Goetta Oklahoma: Lamb Fries Oregon: Gooseneck Barnacles Pennsylvania: Scrapple Rhode Island: Chop Suey Sandwich South Carolina: Chitterlings South Dakota: Chislic Tennessee: Slugburger Texas: Rattlesnake Utah: Jell-O Salad Vermont: Sugar on Snow Virginia: Peanut Soup Washington: Geoduck West Virginia: Fried Squirrel Wisconsin: Butter Burger Wyoming: Chuckwagon Breakfast
