Silliness Your Take on Official State Foods

MJK2111 · 07-18-2011, 01:04 PM

I came across a few lists of "official" state foods/drinks/flowers/etc. and was amazed with how silly some are. The list below is by no means complete, but is a fair starting point.

Feel free to suggest what should be the official food for your state.

I'll start off with Illinois: the Official State Food should be Crow - our political leaders eat enough of it!

Alabama Peanut
Alaska Salmon
Arizona Prickly-Pear Cactus
Arkansas
California Grape
Colorado Cantaloupe
Connecticut Nutmeg
Delaware Chicken
Florida Oranges
Georgia Peach
Hawaii Pineapple
Idaho Potatoes
Illinois Horseradish
Indiana Pork
Iowa Corn
Kansas Wheat
Kentucky Bourbon
Louisiana Crawfish
Maine Lobster or Blueberries
Maryland Blue Crab
Massachusetts Cranberries
Michigan Cherry
Minnesota Butter or Walleye
Mississippi Catfish
Missouri Beer
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire Pumpkin
New Jersey Tomato
New Mexico Chile
New York Foie gras or Duck or Milk or Clam
North Carolina Sweet Potato
North Dakota Sugar Beet
Ohio Egg
Oklahoma Pecan
Oregon Marion berries
Pennsylvania Chocolate
Rhode Island
South Carolina Shrimp
South Dakota
Tennessee Corn Meal
Texas Beef
Utah Honey
Vermont Maple Syrup
Virginia Ham
Washington Apples
West Virginia
Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese
Wyoming Great Northern Bean or Pinto Bean

Hamlet53 · 07-18-2011, 01:33 PM

I am happy to here that California did not get it wrong in official food selection. Everyone know that it's Wisconsin that people go to for cheese.

Go Cheese Heads! (Tongue firmly in cheek

)

phenomshel · 07-18-2011, 01:48 PM

Nah, Illinois should be roadkill - after our not-dear-thankfully-departed-ex Gov. Dead Meat.

Alternatively, corn. Since it seems to be what we're best known for, outside of corrupt politicians, anyway.

kindlekitten · 07-18-2011, 03:09 PM

Washington should be salmon, coffee and potatoes (we produce far more than Idaho), add rocky mountain oysters to Colorado, and New Mexico should be chilieS to make certain that it is the fruit and not the dish

07-18-2011, 01:04 PM	#1
MJK2111 FUBAR! Posts: 1,946 Karma: 15018767 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Woodstock, IL Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 S	Your Take on Official State Foods I came across a few lists of "official" state foods/drinks/flowers/etc. and was amazed with how silly some are. The list below is by no means complete, but is a fair starting point. Feel free to suggest what should be the official food for your state. I'll start off with Illinois: the Official State Food should be Crow - our political leaders eat enough of it! Alabama Peanut Alaska Salmon Arizona Prickly-Pear Cactus Arkansas California Grape Colorado Cantaloupe Connecticut Nutmeg Delaware Chicken Florida Oranges Georgia Peach Hawaii Pineapple Idaho Potatoes Illinois Horseradish Indiana Pork Iowa Corn Kansas Wheat Kentucky Bourbon Louisiana Crawfish Maine Lobster or Blueberries Maryland Blue Crab Massachusetts Cranberries Michigan Cherry Minnesota Butter or Walleye Mississippi Catfish Missouri Beer Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Pumpkin New Jersey Tomato New Mexico Chile New York Foie gras or Duck or Milk or Clam North Carolina Sweet Potato North Dakota Sugar Beet Ohio Egg Oklahoma Pecan Oregon Marion berries Pennsylvania Chocolate Rhode Island South Carolina Shrimp South Dakota Tennessee Corn Meal Texas Beef Utah Honey Vermont Maple Syrup Virginia Ham Washington Apples West Virginia Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese Wyoming Great Northern Bean or Pinto Bean

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07-18-2011, 01:33 PM	#2
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	I am happy to here that California did not get it wrong in official food selection. Everyone know that it's Wisconsin that people go to for cheese. Go Cheese Heads! (Tongue firmly in cheek )

07-18-2011, 01:48 PM	#3
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Nah, Illinois should be roadkill - after our not-dear-thankfully-departed-ex Gov. Dead Meat. Alternatively, corn. Since it seems to be what we're best known for, outside of corrupt politicians, anyway.

07-18-2011, 03:09 PM	#4
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Washington should be salmon, coffee and potatoes (we produce far more than Idaho), add rocky mountain oysters to Colorado, and New Mexico should be chilieS to make certain that it is the fruit and not the dish

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