List of U.S. state foods
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This is a list of official U.S. state foods:
State | Food type | Food name | Image | Year & Citation |
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Alabama | State nut | Pecan | 1982[1] | |
State fruit | Blackberry | 2004[2] | ||
State tree fruit | Peach | 2006[3] | ||
Arkansas | State fruit/vegetable | South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato | 1987[4] | |
State grain | rice | 2007[4] | ||
Florida | State pie | Key lime pie | 2006 [5] | |
State fruit | Orange | 2005 | ||
Georgia | State prepared food | Grits | [6] | |
State fruit | Peach | [citation needed] | ||
State vegetable | Vidalia Sweet Onion | [citation needed] | ||
Idaho | State food | Potato | [citation needed] | |
State fruit | Huckleberry | 2000 | ||
Illinois | State snack food | Popcorn | [7] | |
State fruit | GoldRush Apple (Malus xdomestica) | 2007[8] | ||
Indiana | State pie | Hoosier Pie (Sugar cream pie) | 2009[9] | |
Kentucky | State fruit | Blackberry | 2004[10] | |
Louisiana | State fruit | Strawberry | 1980 | |
State jellies | Mayhaw jelly and Louisiana sugar cane jelly |
2003 | ||
State meat pie | Natchitoches meat pie | 2003 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet potato | 2003 | ||
Maine | State dessert | Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries | 2011[11] | |
State fruit | Wild blueberry | 1991 | ||
State soft drink | Moxie | 2005[12] | ||
State treat | Whoopie pie | 2011[11] | ||
Maryland | State food | Blue crabs | 1989 | |
State dessert | Smith Island Cake | 2008 | ||
Massachusetts | State fruit | Cranberry | [citation needed] | |
State muffin | Corn muffin | [13] | ||
State bean | Baked navy bean | [14] | ||
State dessert | Boston cream pie | [15] | ||
State cookie | Chocolate chip cookie | [16] | ||
State doughnut | Boston cream doughnut | [17] | ||
Minnesota | State fruit | Honeycrisp apple | 2006 [18] | |
State grain | Wild rice | 1977 [18] | ||
State muffin | Blueberry muffin | 1988 [18] | ||
State mushroom | Morel | 1984 [18] | ||
Missouri | State fruit | Norton Cynthiana grape | [citation needed] | |
State dessert | Ice cream cone | |||
New Hampshire | State fruit | Pumpkin | [19] | |
New Jersey | State fruit | Highbush Blueberry | 2004[20] | |
State vegetable | Jersey Tomato | 2005[21] | ||
New Mexico | State cookie | Bizcochito | 1989[22][23] | |
State vegetable | Chiles | 1965 | ||
State vegetable | Frijoles (refried beans) | 1965 | ||
New York | State muffin | Apple muffin | [24] | |
State fruit | Apple | [citation needed] | ||
North Carolina | State blue berry | Blueberry | 2001[25] | |
State red berry | Strawberry | 2001[25] | ||
State fruit | Scuppernong Grape | 2001[25] | ||
State vegetable | Sweet potato | 1995[25] | ||
North Dakota | State fruit | Chokecherry | 2007 | |
Ohio | State fruit | Tomato | 2009[26] | |
Oklahoma | State meal | Barbecued pork | 1988[27][28] | |
State meal | Chicken fried steak | 1988[27][28] | ||
State meal | Sausages and gravy | 1988[27][28] | ||
State meal | Biscuits | 1988[27][28] | ||
State meal | Fried okra | 1988[27][28] | ||
State meal | Squash | 1988[27][28] | ||
State meal | Grits | 1988[27][28] | ||
State meal | Corn | 1988[27][28] | ||
State meal | Black-eyed peas | 1988[27][28] | ||
State meal | Cornbread | 1988[27][28] | ||
State pie | Pecan pie | 1988[27][28] | ||
State fruit | Strawberries | 1988[27][28][29] | ||
State vegetable | Watermelon | 2007[29] | ||
Oregon | State fruit | Pear | [30] | |
State mushroom | Pacific Golden Chanterelle | [30] | ||
State nut | Hazelnut (Filbert) | [30] | ||
Pennsylvania | State cookie | Chocolate chip cookie | [citation needed] | |
State Sandwich | Philly Cheese Steak | [31] | ||
State Dessert | Shoofly Pie | [32] | ||
State Snack | Pretzels | [33] | ||
State Soup | Chicken Corn Soup | [citation needed] | ||
Rhode Island | State drink | Coffee milk | [citation needed] | |
State fruit | Rhode Island Greening Apple | [citation needed] | ||
South Carolina | State fruit | Peach | 1984[34] | |
State Vegetable | Collard Greens | [35] | ||
State snack food | Boiled peanuts | 2006[36] | ||
South Dakota | State dessert | Kuchen | 2000[37] | |
State bread | Frybread | 2005[citation needed] | ||
Tennessee | State fruit | Tomato | 2003 | |
Texas | State bread | Pan de campo | 2005[38] | |
State dish | Chili con carne | 1977[38] | ||
State fruit | Texas Red Grapefruit | 1993[38] | ||
State health nut | Native pecan | 2001[38] | ||
State pastries | Sopaipilla and Strudel |
2003-2005 [38] | ||
State pepper | Jalapeño | 1995[38] | ||
State native pepper | Chiltepin | 1997[38] | ||
State snack | Tortilla chips and salsa |
2003[38] | ||
State vegetable | Sweet onion | 1997[38] | ||
Utah | State fruit | Cherry | 1997[39] | |
State historic vegetable | Sugar beet | 2002[40] | ||
State snack food | Jell-O | 2001[41] | ||
State vegetable | Spanish sweet onion | 2002[40] | ||
Vermont | State fruit | Apple | 1999[42] | |
State pie | Apple pie | 1999[43] | ||
Washington | State fruit | Apple | 1989[44] | |
State vegetable | Walla Walla sweet onion | 2007[45] | ||
West Virginia | State fruit | Golden Delicious apple | [citation needed] | |
Wisconsin | State fruit | Cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon) | 2003[46] | |
State grain | Corn (Zea mays) | 1989[47] |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "Official Alabama Nut". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2001-07-12. http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_nut.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "State Fruit of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2004-08-30. http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_fruit.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "State Tree Fruit of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2006-04-20. http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_treefruit.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ a b Arkansas State Symbols, Emblems, Flag and Seal Mockingbird Apple Blossom Pine Tree
- ^ "SB 676 - Official State Pie Key Lime". http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=32043. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Georgia Secretary of State | State Prepared Food
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Tharp, Pam (January 23, 2009). "What a sweet treat! Sugar cream is named Official State Pie". Palladium-Item. http://www.pal-item.com/article/20090123/NEWS01/901230305. Retrieved 2009-01-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. March 2007. http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ a b Associated Press (21 April 2011). "It's the law: Whoopie pie official 'treat'". Portland Press Herald. http://www.pressherald.com/news/Whoopie-pie-to-become-Maine-state-treat-.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Maine.gov
- ^ M.G.L. - Chapter 2, Section 28
- ^ M.G.L. - Chapter 2, Section 38
- ^ M.G.L. - Chapter 2, Section 41
- ^ M.G.L. - Chapter 2, Section 42
- ^ M.G.L. - Chapter 2, Section 51
- ^ a b c d Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
- ^ HB 1111
- ^ http://www.njstatelib.org/NJLH/lh2003/ch245.htm
- ^ http://reason.com/blog/2005/03/09/karen-ann-quinlan-out-tomato-i
- ^ State Flag, Seal & Symbols :: New Mexico Tourism Department
- ^ "New Mexico Secretary of State: KID'S Corner". http://www.sos.state.nm.us/KidsCorner/StateSymbols.html. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ I LOVE NEW YORK - The Official New York State Tourism Website
- ^ a b c d "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library (State of North Carolina). http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/42580847.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Field Notes: Importing the State Meal of Oklahoma
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Oklahoma State Icons". Oklahoma Department of Libraries. http://www.state.ok.us/osfdocs/stinfo.html. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ a b Weaver, Matthew (2007-04-18). "It's a scandal: Oklahoma declares watermelon a vegetable". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/18/usa.matthewweaver. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ a b c [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ South Carolina, State of (1984). "S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-680. Official State fruit.". http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-15
- ^ South Carolina General Assembly. "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-681 SO AS TO DESIGNATE COLLARD GREENS AS THE OFFICIAL STATE VEGETABLE". http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/823.htm. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ South Carolina, State of (2006). "S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-682. Official state snack food.". http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-15
- ^ South Dakota Facts
- ^ a b c d e f g h i State Symbols - Texas State Library
- ^ Utah State Fruit - Cherry from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer: Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
- ^ a b Utah State Vegetables - Spanish Sweet Onion and Sugar Beet from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer: Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
- ^ Utah Legislature SR0005
- ^ 1 V.S.A. § 513
- ^ 1 V.S.A. § 512.
- ^ RCW 1.20.035 [1989 c 354 § 63.
- ^ RCW § 1.20.140 [2007 c 137 § 1.
- ^ "Wisconsin State Symbols"
- ^ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/wisconsin_state_symbols.html. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
[edit] References
In some cases where a reference in the chart above refers to more than one food item, it will be listed only with the first food item.