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41. Oh, bummer! You're missing out. n/t

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Fri Oct 18, 2013, 03:45 PM

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The Great American Menu: Foods Of The States, Ranked And Mapped [View all] Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 OP

LOL kydo Oct 2013 #1

Totally disagree about Cincinnati chili. I love it. Been gone from Ohio sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #2

I love it too. cali Oct 2013 #9

Ranked below hit by a car. Benton D Struckcheon Oct 2013 #14

What Cincy calls chili, the world calls hot dog sauce. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #26

I don't even call it that. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #86

I lived in Cincinnati for 6 years. pangaia Oct 2013 #101

I hear there is chocolate in real Cincinnati "chili". That right there makes it NOT CHILI. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #62

and cinnamon... smackd Oct 2013 #113

"Skyline Chili" Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #3

Key Lime Pie was robbed RockaFowler Oct 2013 #4

everything is better with a dash of real key lime juice! madrchsod Oct 2013 #28

I knew Chicago deep dish pizza would be #1 riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #5

Pizzeria Uno B2G Oct 2013 #16

there`s some good deep dish out here in northern illinois too... madrchsod Oct 2013 #31

Gino's East is my favorite! City Lights Oct 2013 #36

Giordanos!!!!!!! nt BarackTheVote Oct 2013 #45

Lou Malnati's Paulie Oct 2013 #50

+1. closeupready Oct 2013 #79

Edwardos! GoCubsGo Oct 2013 #60

Uno's ballabosh Oct 2013 #68

No way should Deep Dish be No. 1 bigwillq Oct 2013 #6

I agree. I can eat pure cheese straight from the grocery store. Laelth Oct 2013 #12

I'm allergic to peaches bigwillq Oct 2013 #29

Oh, bummer! You're missing out. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #41

just peaches? missingthebigdog Oct 2013 #102

Peaches, plums, nectarines, pretty much every stone fruit bigwillq Oct 2013 #106

We have shrimp & grits in GA, too. And just plain grits if you're allergic to shellfish. Or Erose999 Oct 2013 #111

It's not awful, it's simply not pizza. nt NoGOPZone Oct 2013 #46

Much like was pointed out in the piece regarding NY pizza, Chicago pizza's been living Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #74

The hoosier fried tenderloin ranks well below bull testicles DefenseLawyer Oct 2013 #7

I thought it was okay Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #13

Heresy! B2G Oct 2013 #21

The guy got it totally wrong anyway. They're called Rocky Mountain Oysters and Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #75

I miss Chicago pizza Prism Oct 2013 #8

Blatant Regionalistic Prejudice MineralMan Oct 2013 #10

That is a beautifully-written piece. Laelth Oct 2013 #11

Wouldn't Lutefisk be Minnesota rather than North Dakota? EOTE Oct 2013 #15

North Dakota is far from Minnesota Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #17

Not really, but I still don't see what that has to do with my comment. EOTE Oct 2013 #22

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It's the same Norwegians in both places, and South Dakota, too. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #25

Interesting. EOTE Oct 2013 #27

There is a company in Minneapolis that gets Jenoch Oct 2013 #40

That somehow seems inefficient to me : p. EOTE Oct 2013 #43

I like my border state foods better get the red out Oct 2013 #18

Scrapple! BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #19

"...and, fuck you, it is delicious." WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #24

I used to make my own because I wasn't sure of the scrapple in the store. femmocrat Oct 2013 #99

MMMMMM...Scrapple! Rocket_Scientist65 Oct 2013 #109

Bookmarked pscot Oct 2013 #20

The New Hampshire description made me giggle. Arkana Oct 2013 #30

Not me. onyourleft Oct 2013 #53

I've actually got a pastie heating up in the sufrommich Oct 2013 #32

On Madison's State Street, Teddywedgers is a form of pastie closeupready Oct 2013 #80

I grew up with the pasty. xmas74 Oct 2013 #88

Mission burrito Xithras Oct 2013 #33

Sounds like the author likes his food good and greasy. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #34

not to me. sounds like he/she actually knows something about food and cooking cali Oct 2013 #35

"43. Green Jell-O with goddamn carrots in it (Utah)"... TeeYiYi Oct 2013 #37

He got Utah 100% correct. Green jello with carrots is that closest thing they have to culture. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #63

you have to add pineapple as well. pansypoo53219 Oct 2013 #85

I was expecting funeral potatoes. same thing I guess, just a dish of congealed commodity foodstuffs. Erose999 Oct 2013 #108

The CT one is bullshit. Steamed cheeseburgers? Dash87 Oct 2013 #38

This link might help explain it. Jenoch Oct 2013 #42

I grew up right in the center of that area... Chan790 Oct 2013 #84

I think I saw the steamed burger thing Jenoch Oct 2013 #91

To be honest... Chan790 Oct 2013 #95

The hamburger was first served 15 years earlier Jenoch Oct 2013 #96

It was also on Man v. Food Buns_of_Fire Oct 2013 #114

There's some good places in Meriden NutmegYankee Oct 2013 #58

I've lived in several of these states, SheilaT Oct 2013 #39

Coconut and pecans, however, are the primary ingredients in Sawdust Pie. kentauros Oct 2013 #44

Guy's a douche alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #47

NY Pizza needs to have pepperoni, Benton D Struckcheon Oct 2013 #48

I disagree. An extra cheese New York pizza is the best food in the universe. Zorra Oct 2013 #54

Yup. I'm with you on that one. PotatoChip Oct 2013 #94

I agree about Jersey. Zorra Oct 2013 #104

There's no egg in it ballabosh Oct 2013 #72

I agree. "Deep-dish pizza" is not only an oxymoron, it's an abomination. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #82

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #83

Fried okra is one of my favorite foods. clyrc Oct 2013 #49

The link lillypaddle Oct 2013 #51

California -- Mission Burritos. Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #52

Yep - a good Carne Asada Burrito is a gift from the food gods! tjwash Oct 2013 #57

and you cant get it to save your life outside of CA reddread Oct 2013 #61

Si bobduca Oct 2013 #70

The article attempts to come off as edgy with a little snark to drive through its points... tjwash Oct 2013 #55

I am sorry but...bratwurst is awesome! ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #56

As much as I complain about South Carolina.... GoCubsGo Oct 2013 #59

I would have preferred to see carnitas tacos for California's contribution. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #64

Or the California Roll, the avocado, bean sprouts, and swiss cheese on whole wheat, or any of a Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #76

As expected... bobclark86 Oct 2013 #65

Wow where does this writer live? Somebody mail him a kitten or something. DireStrike Oct 2013 #66

I'm a native Californian and I seriously hate, hate, hate burritos. Codeine Oct 2013 #67

Wild Alaskan salmon, halibut, king crab, Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #69

Iowa shouldn't be the corndog ballabosh Oct 2013 #71

When I was a child in Philadelphia, RebelOne Oct 2013 #73

Kansas? rustysgurl Oct 2013 #77

I grew up near Cleveland, went to college in Southern Ohio, and had never heard of Auggie Oct 2013 #78

i've lived colorado my whole life and don't know wtf a cowboy cookie is fizzgig Oct 2013 #81

The author gets more wrong than right. Chan790 Oct 2013 #87

That there's funny, I don't care who you are. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #89

Heresy MFrohike Oct 2013 #90

Didn't have to even look at that to know Indiana was going to be breaded tenderloin. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #92

This native Pennsylvanian, 50 miles N. of Philly in the heart of the "Dutchies naw," is proud never WinkyDink Oct 2013 #93

I'm KY bred, never had Burgoo, however the KY Hot Brown... mentalsolstice Oct 2013 #97

Bull testicles ahead of salmon LittleBlue Oct 2013 #98

I love the responses Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #100

chicago tourists go goo goo for deep dish datasuspect Oct 2013 #103

Pennsylvania food depends on what side of the state you are on distantearlywarning Oct 2013 #105

Absolutely agreed. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #110

Saved the best for last! JNelson6563 Oct 2013 #107

Having lived in Colorado most of my life. I have never heard of a cowboy cookie and Autumn Oct 2013 #112

Hahaha!! Good Stuff, and I know Scrapple well.... Avalux Oct 2013 #115

I just noticed that the entry for Alaska dovetails nicely with the other thread Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #116