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73. Chili

Reply to AngryDem001 (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:37 AM

Jul 2015

Red or green. http://www.nmchili.com/

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If your state could have a "State Food", [View all] AngryDem001 Jul 2015 OP

Considering how many cities have been overrun with fast food joints, Cassidy1 Jul 2015 #1

Texas - Barbeque n/t MicaelS Jul 2015 #2

see I thought chicken-fried steak Skittles Jul 2015 #8

The official state food of Texas is chili. Hangingon Jul 2015 #23

It ought to be BBQ. Paladin Jul 2015 #82

I am a big fan of Texas Red and BBQ... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #93

I'd go with BBQ - TBF Jul 2015 #83

I just looked at Wilipedia for Cincinnati chili Hangingon Jul 2015 #86

Cincinatti chili is a different beast for sure... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #94

When I Google "Texas Red," I get a horse or a dye. malthaussen Jul 2015 #103

Here is a thread from another site I belong to awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #105

Gracias. :) n/t malthaussen Jul 2015 #106

Cincinnati chili is chili in the same way Sam Brownback is a governor jmowreader Jul 2015 #123

trying to start a fight, MicaelS? SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #75

Memphis for the win awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #95

I think Texas' should be Tex-Mex TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #96

Louisiana's state cuisine is Gumbo. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #3

I'd say at least one kind of food in CA would be sushi. N/A nirvana555 Jul 2015 #4

I was thinking Burgers but so true about Sushi mackerel Jul 2015 #5

Nope. CA = burrito. KamaAina Jul 2015 #39

Nope. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #62

As much as I love Sushi...i would have to say yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #87

I'm sorry, but I don't think Louisiana is allowed to participate in threads like this petronius Jul 2015 #120

You must really like Gumbo. :) Solly Mack Jul 2015 #121

Burgers Minionese pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #6

SoCal - Fish Tacos. NorCal... I dunno sakabatou Jul 2015 #7

I might suggest the LA street dog is poised to topple the fish toco from the number one spot Brother Buzz Jul 2015 #36

I think that the overall state food for California would be avocados. Initech Jul 2015 #64

I miss him! mackerel Jul 2015 #68

Yes, yes, yes! nt Momgonepostal Jul 2015 #111

Burritos in NorCal shanti Jul 2015 #115

Santa Maria-style BBQ for the Central Coast at least petronius Jul 2015 #117

CT has a state food. Chan790 Jul 2015 #9

I thought it was New Yorkers who are obsessed about the supremacy of their pizza. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #11

CT/NY is a fierce pizza rivalry. Chan790 Jul 2015 #14

Hey, I live in the Philly 'burbs malthaussen Jul 2015 #19

Well, I'm From RobinA Jul 2015 #138

I didn't like pizza either, but I had an epiphany: malthaussen Jul 2015 #139

"I don't like pizza"...blasphemy. Chan790 Jul 2015 #140

Where in NYC? KamaAina Jul 2015 #40

I lived in Brooklyn... Chan790 Jul 2015 #60

I am familiar with Marble Hill KamaAina Jul 2015 #66

Boston is in the mix as well. KamaAina Jul 2015 #46

I like Chicago style pizza better. IrishEyes Jul 2015 #63

I've always wanted to try Chicago style pizza but have never had the opportunity to do so. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #77

Put it on your bucket list IrishEyes Jul 2015 #89

My only problem with Chicago style pizza... Chan790 Jul 2015 #100

The Steamed Cheeseburger is Delicious! sharp_stick Jul 2015 #58

Pizza. bigwillq Jul 2015 #10

Oh yes, the white clam pie from Modern on State Street in New Haven... CTyankee Jul 2015 #15

Modern is still going strong. bigwillq Jul 2015 #16

Forgot to add. In New Haven it's "abeez." CTyankee Jul 2015 #17

I always heard "apizza" was Neapolitan dialect. KamaAina Jul 2015 #41

probably is, but it makes sense that it's a shortened version of La Pizza... CTyankee Jul 2015 #47

A few years ago there was a big spat about Florida's state pie. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #12

Could make the crust out of finely chopped pecans Grammy23 Jul 2015 #32

Pecans! That's the state tree of Texas! CTyankee Jul 2015 #48

You are right. Not a bad idea at all. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #78

Maryland would be easy. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #13

Arizona: Indian Frybread Coventina Jul 2015 #18

Why not boiled puppy... malthaussen Jul 2015 #20

I think that's indigenous to Mexico, not Arizona. Coventina Jul 2015 #22

Maybe other Plains tribes, then. malthaussen Jul 2015 #24

what? where? hopemountain Jul 2015 #91

Ancient Mexico: The Aztec Empire. They raised what is now called the Mexican Hairless Dog Coventina Jul 2015 #104

Also a delicacy in China -- still. n/t malthaussen Jul 2015 #108

Sweet Tea, mebbe struggle4progress Jul 2015 #21

Lol, I live in NC, and I drive the wait staff crazy because cwydro Jul 2015 #27

Why just settle for kidney stones when you could have diabetes too? struggle4progress Jul 2015 #34

Well, hell! lol! cwydro Jul 2015 #35

Colorado: Snacks madamesilverspurs Jul 2015 #25

LOL - pass the Funyons. bluedigger Jul 2015 #37

NC is known for barbecue too. cwydro Jul 2015 #26

I do like vinegar based pork BBQ. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #30

Oh they have that here too, and it's my favorite too. cwydro Jul 2015 #31

I've never, ever considered vinegar with BBQ. LanternWaste Jul 2015 #50

The recipe isn't all that hard jmowreader Jul 2015 #124

Mustard based not just a South Carolina thing SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #102

is it kind of a "white sauce"? shanti Jul 2015 #114

Australian here...more exactly South Australian SwissTony Jul 2015 #28

My boyfriend was saying they do that in Adelaide. mackerel Jul 2015 #72

Didn't know that was a state dish. malthaussen Jul 2015 #109

Nah, it's definitely an Adellaide dish SwissTony Jul 2015 #110

PA only has an official state cookie -- Chocolate chip. femmocrat Jul 2015 #29

I thought western PA would be venison liberaltrucker Jul 2015 #49

I think you might be right! femmocrat Jul 2015 #54

Hotdish--MN BainsBane Jul 2015 #33

The Pasty Kaleva Jul 2015 #38

I was right! KamaAina Jul 2015 #42

Are you sure you don't mean Cornwall? T_i_B Jul 2015 #69

Cornwall is a state? KamaAina Jul 2015 #81

Well, there is such a thing as Cornish Nationalism T_i_B Jul 2015 #136

Colorado? "Brownies" Laffy Kat Jul 2015 #43

I thought that might also be California's ailsagirl Jul 2015 #55

fried something lame54 Jul 2015 #44

Hawai'i: Spam KamaAina Jul 2015 #45

others will say something cheesy, but I'd go with Fish Boil HereSince1628 Jul 2015 #51

Pennsylvania - Shoofly pie with scrapple. GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #52

But not on the same plate please. hvn_nbr_2 Jul 2015 #57

Pour a little maple syrup on that scrapple and it goes perfectly with shoofly pie. GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #59

I love Shoo Fly Pie from Dutch Haven in Intercourse PA LynneSin Jul 2015 #71

Haven't been there in 45 years or more. GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #74

So you haven't been to Intercourse in 45 years? LynneSin Jul 2015 #80

When I was a child in Philadelphia, my mother fixed scrapple very often. RebelOne Jul 2015 #84

I hated it as a child but, GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #90

I'm dying to try one of these. gvstn Jul 2015 #141

Scrapple with Shoofly for dessert. drm604 Jul 2015 #101

PA PADemD Jul 2015 #116

NYC'ers will say pizza.... Inkfreak Jul 2015 #53

Alabama Shrimp 'N Grits trof Jul 2015 #56

New Jersey Special Prosciuto Jul 2015 #61

Indiana Chellee Jul 2015 #65

That's what I would have posted AwakeAtLast Jul 2015 #127

Chili Mac! Chellee Jul 2015 #129

Tamaulipas - quiote Xipe Totec Jul 2015 #67

Dogfish Head Beer LynneSin Jul 2015 #70

Chili BarbaRosa Jul 2015 #73

Delaware - should be scrapple woodsprite Jul 2015 #76

I came here to say this. So funny when ion_theory Jul 2015 #131

I love scrapple. For me, it needs to be so crispy that you... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #133

I need my scapple the same way but ion_theory Jul 2015 #134

Same here. woodsprite Jul 2015 #137

New Mexico: Green Chile Cheeseburger Ryano42 Jul 2015 #79

Pretty much anything with Hatch Chile's n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #97

I'd go with dinner good kosher deli for NY Danmel Jul 2015 #85

Oregon ..... Salmon or Trout. trueblue2007 Jul 2015 #88

agreed... hopemountain Jul 2015 #92

Sounds yummy, but OxQQme Jul 2015 #125

There is Chicago and there is much of the rest of Illinois mucifer Jul 2015 #98

Downstate would be chowder AwakeAtLast Jul 2015 #143

Michigan - Coney Dog romanic Jul 2015 #99

Or sliders ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #113

well I'm sure the state food, if there is one, is lobstah magical thyme Jul 2015 #107

NJ=tomatoes NJCher Jul 2015 #112

Nebraska hibbing Jul 2015 #118

In my current state; you could call any vegetable, Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2015 #119

What they are is different from what they should be jmowreader Jul 2015 #122

West Virginia -- home of PEPPERONI ROLLS!!! Rhythm Jul 2015 #126

Salmon, no question. Blue_In_AK Jul 2015 #128

Georgia should have boiled peanuts but SC already claimed it. aikoaiko Jul 2015 #130

I would have thought there would be such a thing. Cassidy1 Jul 2015 #132

well, for Baja Arizona... Kali Jul 2015 #135

Fifty shades of Gray seveneyes Jul 2015 #142