The most iconic dishes of your state

[Flint1979]

Here's Michigan

Coney Island Hot Dog
Upper Peninsula Pasty
Detroit-style Pizza
Pan Fried Lake Fish
Smoked Whitefish
Flint-style Olive Burger
Saginaw-style Steak Sandwich
Mackinac Island Fudge
Superman Ice Cream
Paczkis

[CoreySamson]

Texas has a lot of interesting stuff:

Brisket/BBQ
Kolaches
Breakfast Tacos
Beaver Nuggets
Dr. Pepper
Tex-Mex
Fried Okra
Chili
Pecan Pie

[kirbykart]

New York doesn't have much. Apparently salt potatoes are a NY thing. You might get some more stuff if you go to NYC, I don't know.

[zachary_amaryllis]

Rocky Mountain Oysters. There's another forum user that lives fairly close to the best RMO's in the state.

[MATraveler128]

Massachusetts

Clam chowder
Boston Cream Pie
Fenway Franks
Fluffernutter sandwiches
Boston Baked Beans
Hoodsie Cups
Necco Wafers

[Takumi]

Brunswick stew

[Big John]

cheese curds
bratwurst

Odd one: Wisconsin cheese soup - only seen it outside of the state.

[webny99]

New York doesn't have much. Apparently salt potatoes are a NY thing. You might get some more stuff if you go to NYC, I don't know.

We have a ton of stuff, but it's more regional/city specific. Rochester has trash plates and red/white hots. Buffalo has beef on weck and buffalo chicken wings. Binghamton has spiedies. etc. etc.

NYC obviously has a renowned food scene but I'm not sure what the "most iconic" would be. NY style pizza, perhaps?

[TheHighwayMan3561]

MN

Juicy Lucy burger
Wild rice soup
Lutefisk
Tater tot hot dish

[Flint1979]

New York doesn't have much. Apparently salt potatoes are a NY thing. You might get some more stuff if you go to NYC, I don't know.

We have a ton of stuff, but it's more regional/city specific. Rochester has trash plates and red/white hots. Buffalo has beef on weck and buffalo chicken wings. Binghamton has spiedies. etc. etc.

NYC obviously has a renowned food scene but I'm not sure what the "most iconic" would be. NY style pizza, perhaps?

I think I would agree with that. Being an outsider I would say New York pizza comes to mind when you think of NYC food dishes, probably the same with Chicago style pizza for Chicago.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

New York doesn't have much. Apparently salt potatoes are a NY thing. You might get some more stuff if you go to NYC, I don't know.

We have a ton of stuff, but it's more regional/city specific. Rochester has trash plates and red/white hots. Buffalo has beef on weck and buffalo chicken wings. Binghamton has spiedies. etc. etc.

NYC obviously has a renowned food scene but I'm not sure what the "most iconic" would be. NY style pizza, perhaps?

I think I would agree with that. Being an outsider I would say New York pizza comes to mind when you think of NYC food dishes, probably the same with Chicago style pizza for Chicago.

NY pizza
Deli sandwiches
Anchor Bar wings

[LilianaUwU]

Obviously, Québec's most iconic dish is poutine.

[dlsterner]

Maryland:

Steamed blue crabs  (with Old Bay seasoning, also iconic)
Crab cakes
Cream of crab soup
Pit Beef sandwiches
"Ocean City" style fries  (cooked in peanut oil, served with malt vinegar and, of course, Old Bay seasoning)
Berger's cookies
Smith Island cake
Natty Boh beer (National Bohemian)

[Scott5114]

Frankoma Pottery made these dishes of Oklahoma in Sapulpa.

[jp the roadgeek]

CT

Steamed cheeseburger
New Haven style apizza (and DON'T forget the "a" ; it's a-BEETS)
Hot buttered lobster roll
Pez candy

[cjk374]

Louisiana.....good grief where do I start???

Gumbo
Etoufee
Jambalaya
Natchitoches Meat pies
Red fish coubion
Fried gator
Sauce piquante
Beignets
bread pudding
Bananas Foster
Catfish D'Arbonne
Crawfish
Crawfish cornbread dressing
Po Boys
Shrimp & grits
Red beans & rice
boudin
Chicory coffee
Abita Beers and Root Beer
Folgers coffee is roasted in NOLA

There is bound to be more that I am missing

[bulldog1979]

For the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, you have:

• Cornish pasty
• Cuidighi
• Smoked whitefish
• Venison
• Trenary toast
• Thimbleberry jam
• Leipäjuusto (Finnish squeaky cheese)
• Pannukakku (Finnish pancakes)
• Pulla (Finnish cardamom bread)
• Mackinac Island fudge

[index]

North Carolina has the infamous dish of livermush. You either love it or you hate it. Personally, I love it.

[Ted$8roadFan]

Rhode Island:

Clam caKes
Clam chowder (clear, *not* cream or tomato)
Stuffies (stuffed quahogs/clams)
New York system wieners
Cabinets (similar to milkshakes)
Dynamites
Pizza strips
Coffee milk
Frozen lemonade
Johnnycakes

[1995hoo]

Smithfield ham readily comes to mind.

[roadman65]

Key Lime pie🤤

[Rothman]

New York doesn't have much. Apparently salt potatoes are a NY thing. You might get some more stuff if you go to NYC, I don't know.

We have a ton of stuff, but it's more regional/city specific. Rochester has trash plates and red/white hots. Buffalo has beef on weck and buffalo chicken wings. Binghamton has spiedies. etc. etc.

NYC obviously has a renowned food scene but I'm not sure what the "most iconic" would be. NY style pizza, perhaps?

I think I would agree with that. Being an outsider I would say New York pizza comes to mind when you think of NYC food dishes, probably the same with Chicago style pizza for Chicago.

NY pizza
Deli sandwiches
Anchor Bar wings

Duff's.

[1995hoo]

New York doesn't have much. Apparently salt potatoes are a NY thing. You might get some more stuff if you go to NYC, I don't know.

We have a ton of stuff, but it's more regional/city specific. Rochester has trash plates and red/white hots. Buffalo has beef on weck and buffalo chicken wings. Binghamton has spiedies. etc. etc.

NYC obviously has a renowned food scene but I'm not sure what the "most iconic" would be. NY style pizza, perhaps?

I think I would agree with that. Being an outsider I would say New York pizza comes to mind when you think of NYC food dishes, probably the same with Chicago style pizza for Chicago.

NY pizza
Deli sandwiches
Anchor Bar wings

Duff's.

[zachary_amaryllis]

Smithfield ham readily comes to mind.

When I lived in VA as a teen, we lived in Battery Park, VA, which was within easy smelling distance of the Smithfield plants.

[formulanone]

Alabama:
Banana pudding
BBQ white sauce (usually used on pork or chicken)
Conecuh Sausage
Chicken stew
Lane Cake

New York system wieners

This always sounds like a slur, and I may have to use it at least once at a co-worker. 

Though I felt myself blush when saying "gagger". Seems like something we said in middle school.