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Weird Foods by State
Weird Foods by State: compare 50 US states on 2 metrics.
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50 states
 Alabama | Ambrosia Salad | Side dish made of fruit, marshmallows, and whipped cream, served cold. |
 Alaska | Muktuk | A dish that consists of frozen whale skin and blubber. Muktuk is usually eaten raw but it can also be consumed frozen and cooked. |
 Arizona | Scorpion Lollipops | Actual scorpions are visible from inside a lollipop |
 Arkansas | Pork brains and eggs | Pork brains and eggs |
 California | Sushirrito | Sushi burrito made with different sushi elements but served in the form of a burrito |
 Colorado | Rocky Mountain oysters | Made from the testicles of bulls or pigs, chopped up and then deep-fried |
 Connecticut | Steamed burger | Burger steamed on a tray in a custom steamer |
 Delaware | Slippery dumplings | Dumplings filled with a combination of noodles and chicken and coated in a gravy-like broth. |
 Florida | Gator | Alligator meat, usually breaded and fried |
 Georgia | Pear salad | Salad made of canned pears and mayonnaise |
 Hawaii | Spam musubi | Grilled Spam enclosed in a square of sushi rice and wrapped in nori seaweed |
 Idaho | Potato Ice Cream | Made by blending cooked potatoes, milk, sugar, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth |
 Illinois | Gravy Bread | Italian roll drenched in au jus, sans meat |
 Indiana | Brain Sandwich | A cow or pig brain placed in fried buns and topped with mustard |
 Iowa | Fried Butter | Frozen butter on a stick, dipped in cinnamon- and honey-flavored batter and deep fried, then frosted with glazed sugar |
 Kansas | Chili and cinnamon rolls | Chili and cinnamon rolls |
 Kentucky | Wilted lettuce | Heated fat, such as bacon grease, poured over a mix of lettuce and cabbage |
 Louisiana | Nutria | Nutria (a semi-aquatic rodent) boiled in a crockpot for four hours |
 Maine | Tomalley | Lobster pancreas and liver served as spread on toast or whisked into sauces or softened butter |
 Maryland | Barbecue muskrat | Self-explanatory. Muskrats have has lean, dark meat and many tiny bones |
 Massachusetts | Fluffernutter | Peanut butter and marshmallow crème white-bread sandwich topped with several different sweet, salty, and savory ingredients |
 Michigan | Dessert nachos | Tortilla chips topped with cinnamon, sugar, smoked-chocolate-cherry Nutella sauce, chocolate-covered cherries, sprinkles, and whipped cream. |
 Minnesota | Pickle corndog | Several variations, ranging from a pickle spear slathered in cream cheese (or sauerkraut) and wrapped in pastrami to a huge pickle that has been cored and stuffed with a bratwurst, then dipped in corn dog batter and deep-fried. |
 Mississippi | Banana Sandwich | Banana, mayo and cheddar cheese |
 Missouri | Provel cheese | Melty processed cheese product that is a combination of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone cheeses, and liquid smoke. Particularly popular in St. Louis cuisine, |
 Montana | Roadkill | Any animal killed by a motor vehicle. Salvaging and eating roadkill is both legal and common, and the meat is used in a variety of dishes, including stews, casseroles, and tacos. |
 Nebraska | Hot Beef Sundae | A scoop of mashed potatoes (resembling ice cream) topped with shredded roast beef and gravy, shredded cheese, a dollop of cream and, yes, a cherry (tomato) on top. |
 Nevada | Cotton Candy Burrito | Ice cream topped with sprinkles, gummy bears and any other sweet topping on ice cream, wrapped in a shell of compressed cotton candy |
 New Hampshire | Apple cider doughnut | Apple cider doughnut. Not terribly crazy, but delicious nonetheless. |
 New Jersey | The Oreo Overload | Chocolate-and-vanilla-swirled bagels are topped with Oreos mixed with cookies and cream cheese |
 New Mexico | New Mexican Sundae | Frozen custard with green chili sauce and salty pecans. |
 New York | Garbage plate | Dish that looks like a microwaved combination from yesterday’s leftovers |
 North Carolina | Livermush | Pig livers mushed with various ingredients including pig head parts (ears and snouts), cornmeal, and seasonings. |
 North Dakota | Lutefisk | Made by soaking codfish in lye until it becomes soft (for a week or so) The lutefisk is then boiled and served with melted butter or white sauce. |
 Ohio | Skyline Chilli | This dish consists of half-liquid meat soaked in cinnamon topped with noodles |
 Oklahoma | Fried Rattlesnake | Rattlesnake battered and deep-fried. Second place goes to lamb fries, which are deep-fried lamb testicles also popular in Kentucky |
 Oregon | Salt & Straw ice cream | Strange ice cream flavor combinations including pear and blue cheese, arbequina olive oil, pickled mango, and strawberry honey balsamic with black pepper |
 Pennsylvania | Scrapple | Cornmeal and wheat flour and an array of pork scraps, including head, heart, and liver, mashed together |
 Rhode Island | Chop suey sandwich | Chicken noodles cooked in a starch-thickened sauce topped with mixed vegetables and served as a sandwich |
 South Carolina | Fried Pig Ears | Made by frying pig ears in oil until they are crispy |
 South Dakota | Cinnamon rolls with chili | Gooey-sweet cinnamon rolls dipped in or topped with spicy-hot chili |
 Tennessee | The Fat Elvis | Sandwich of peanut butter, jelly, banana, and bacon |
 Texas | Frito pie | Fritos, chili, cheese, and assorted veggies |
 Utah | Pickle pie | Pie filled with chopped, sweetened pickles and flavored with cinnamon and allspice |
 Vermont | Sugar on snow | Giant bowls of snow from the ground covered in maple syrup |
 Virginia | Chitlins | Small intestine of the pig, cut and fried |
 Washington | Geoduck | Geoduck, which is a shellfish not unlike a clam but whose body extends far out of its shell and resembles a massive male member |
 West Virginia | Fried squirrel | Fried squirrel |
 Wisconsin | Beer Cheese Soup | Beer Cheese Soup |
 Wyoming | Jackalope summer sausage | Sausage made from a combination of rabbit, venison, and pork meat |
Quick answers
- Where does this weird foods by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Far & Wide; Chicago Tribune; Finance Buzz; BuzzFeed.