# Foods with State Names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 9, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624 "2019-12-09T23:35:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/21 "2019-12-10T08:43:01Z")
Carolina Reaper pepper? Does it have to specify North or South Carolina to qualify? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/22 "2019-12-10T09:12:19Z")
Rhode Island clam chowder (different from Mew England or Manhattan) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/23 "2019-12-10T09:17:20Z")
Being as how NJ is my adoptive\* state, is New Jersey Salt Water Taffy a common enough construction/descriptor to count? j - - as in, it adopted me. I’m not crazy, y’know. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/24 "2019-12-10T09:20:14Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > OK, we have acceptable entries (some multiple - keep them coming) for: > > Alabama > Alaska > California > Florida > Georgia > Idaho > Kentucky > Maine > Maryland > Mississippi > New York > Texas > Vermont > Washington > > Nebraska corn and Wisconsin cheese seem not specific enough - too generic. New Mexico chiles? Agree - Hawaiian is not a state - that one is iffy. > > How about chili Colorado? > Arizona tea In support of New Mexico chiles I’ll link to [the wiki article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile): > [@](#): > > New Mexico chile, which typically grows from a green to a ripened red, is popular in the cuisine of the Southwestern United States, the broader Mexican cuisine, and Sonoran and Arizona cuisine, and an integral staple of New Mexican cuisine… > The New Mexican type cultivars were developed by pioneer horticulturist, Fabián Garcia, whose major release was the ‘New Mexico No. 9’ in 1913… > New Mexico chile plants grown in New Mexico are the most sought after, since their flavor, texture, and hardiness are heavily dependent on their growing environment… > The most common New Mexico chile plants are the ‘New Mexico 6-4’, ‘Big Jim’, ‘Sandia’, ‘No. 6’, and ‘No. 9’ cultivars. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/25 "2019-12-10T11:03:07Z")
[Maryland Fried Chicken](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/75927943688982974/) (take _that_, Kentucky!) My understanding is that it used to be a chain, but that apparently was decades ago. But there are still a number of Maryland Fried Chicken locations, operating independently, scattered across the Southeast. There’s one in Plant City, FL where my in-laws live, and it’s got damned good fried chicken. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/26 "2019-12-10T11:05:33Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > OK, we have acceptable entries (some multiple - keep them coming) for: > > Alabama > Alaska > California > Florida > Georgia > Idaho > Kentucky > Maine > Maryland > Mississippi > New York > Texas > Vermont > Washington What happened to Virginia ham? ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/27 "2019-12-10T11:30:34Z")
[Tennessee whiskey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_whiskey) is a real thing, defined by state law. (It has to be [filtered or steeped in charcoal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_County_Process).) Aside from Jack Daniel’s, the other big brand is George Dickel, owned by Diageo. There are a handful of other small-time distillers that make it. ---
**Author:** ![UCBearcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/77aa72/32.png) [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/28 "2019-12-10T12:40:04Z")
Michigan Blueberries ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/29 "2019-12-10T13:08:06Z")
**Dork Vader** mentioned Wisconsin cheese. I think it counts if you specify Wisconsin _cheddar_. I guess if Hawaiian pizza doesn’t count then neither does Hawaiian Punch? :o Arizona Iced Tea? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/30 "2019-12-10T13:31:05Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > What about a whole country, canadian bacon(in the US anyway) If so, American cheese. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/31 "2019-12-10T13:31:54Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > Thats funny, I was looking in my cupboard, staring at a bottle of maple syrup clearly labeled “Vermont” and wondering why when lobsters come from Vermont and syrup comes from Maine:smack: > > I should go lay down before I hurt myself Maine actually does produce a lot of maple syrup. In fact Somerset County, Maine produces more than any other county in the nation. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/32 "2019-12-10T14:00:10Z")
Rhode Island clam chowder It’s a version of chowder without cream or milk, just clams, potatoes and some veg in a briney broth. From NYT Cooking Rhode Island Clam Chowder by SAM SIFTON Time: 1 hour Yield: 8 to 10 servings > **[Rhode Island Clam Chowder Recipe](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016718-rhode-island-clam-chowder?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share)** > > Clear clam chowder originated along the southern coast of Rhode Island, where it is a local delicacy much to be preferred over the creamier version of Boston to the north and the (to them) criminally tomato-hued style served in Manhattan to the south... INGREDIENTS 24 medium-size quahog clams, usually rated ‘‘top neck’’ or ‘‘cherrystone,’’ rinsed 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1/4 pound slab bacon or salt pork, diced 1 large Spanish onion, diced 2 large ribs celery, cleaned and diced 12 red bliss potatoes, cubed 1/2 cup dry white wine 3 sprigs thyme 1 bay leaf Freshly ground black pepper to taste 1/4 cup chopped parsley. Download The New York Times Cooking App on the App Store. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/33 "2019-12-10T14:39:48Z")
Oregonzola: An award-winning bleu cheese made by Rogue Creamery. It’s well known in the cheese world. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/34 "2019-12-10T15:02:45Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Rhode Island clam chowder (different from Mew England or Manhattan) That could be Rhode Island Red Chowder, quite different from that swill known as Manhattan Clam Chowder. There are some that use the term Rhode Island Clam Chowder for a clear chowder with no cream or tomato sauce. White Chowder, as it’s known around here is the same as typical New England Clam Chowders. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/35 "2019-12-10T15:03:53Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Rhode Island clam chowder > > It’s a version of chowder without cream or milk, just clams, potatoes and some veg in a briney broth. > From NYT Cooking > Rhode Island Clam Chowder > by SAM SIFTON > > Time: 1 hour > Yield: 8 to 10 servings > [Rhode Island Clam Chowder Recipe](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016718-rhode-island-clam-chowder?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share) > > INGREDIENTS > > 24 medium-size quahog clams, usually rated ‘‘top neck’’ > or ‘‘cherrystone,’’ rinsed > 1 tablespoon unsalted butter > 1/4 pound slab bacon or salt pork, diced > 1 large Spanish onion, diced > 2 large ribs celery, cleaned and diced > 12 red bliss potatoes, cubed > 1/2 cup dry white wine > 3 sprigs thyme > 1 bay leaf > Freshly ground black pepper to taste > 1/4 cup chopped parsley. > Download The New York Times Cooking App on the App Store. Do not use New York Times recipes for Rhode Island dishes. That doesn’t resemble Rhode Island Red Chowder at all. I know of what I speak, I have won awards for my chowder. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/36 "2019-12-10T15:09:29Z")
(missed edit window) I note the above is for Clear Chowder, not Red, but also an abomination. [Here is a recipe for actual Rhode Island Red of the award winning variety.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15834898&postcount=16) The clear variety is about the same without the tomato sauce. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/37 "2019-12-10T15:10:47Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > How about chili Colorado? > Arizona tea Doesn’t have anything to do with the state- it’s “colorado” as translated as “colored”, meaning that it’s made with a bunch of chiles that are brightly colored. Arizona tea, AFAICT, is just some marketing BS that some guy in New York came up with to popularize his canned tea. Again, nothing to do with the actual state. I’d vote that marketing-related state foods don’t count; Idaho potatoes and Arkansas rice are both totally marketing related- there’s no actual indication of quality with either of these- they’re both just major producers of potatoes and rice, respectively. Same with say… Wisconsin cheese, California cheese, Florida oranges- they’re all generic attempts at differentiating themselves from all the other exactly identical versions of their product/produce. I mean, can you tell without looking at the label if a french fry came from an Idaho or a Maine potato? Or if your orange juice is from Florida, Arizona, Texas, Brazil or all four at the same time? Or if that shredded cheese on your taco is from California, Oregon or Wisconsin? Or if your maple syrup is from Vermont, NY, Ontario, Maine, Quebec or New Brunswick? ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/38 "2019-12-10T15:25:47Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Doesn’t have anything to do with the state- it’s “colorado” as translated as “colored”, meaning that it’s made with a bunch of chiles that are brightly colored. > > Arizona tea, AFAICT, is just some marketing BS that some guy in New York came up with to popularize his canned tea. Again, nothing to do with the actual state. > > I’d vote that marketing-related state foods don’t count; Idaho potatoes and Arkansas rice are both totally marketing related- there’s no actual indication of quality with either of these- they’re both just major producers of potatoes and rice, respectively. Same with say… Wisconsin cheese, California cheese, Florida oranges- they’re all generic attempts at differentiating themselves from all the other exactly identical versions of their product/produce. > > I mean, can you tell without looking at the label if a french fry came from an Idaho or a Maine potato? Or if your orange juice is from Florida, Arizona, Texas, Brazil or all four at the same time? Or if that shredded cheese on your taco is from California, Oregon or Wisconsin? Or if your maple syrup is from Vermont, NY, Ontario, Maine, Quebec or New Brunswick? Picky, picky, picky… ~VOW ---
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> [@WildaBeast](#): > > New York Cheesecake (Although technically it’s probably named for the city) The same is true for New York pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/40 "2019-12-10T15:38:38Z")
There are Michigan hot dogs. But they’re actually a regional specialty in northern New York. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624.md?page=3)