# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/61 "2019-12-10T20:58:43Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > In fact, the signature cheese of Wisconsin is named for a town in the north-central part of the state, a blend of young cheddar and something white that is emblematic of the ethos of bland that pervades their cheesy culture. There are well-known cheddars that come from other states that actually taste like something. This post actually seems a bit light on the facts. [Colby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colby_cheese) may be one type of cheese that originated in WI but I’m not sure we consider it our signature cheese, which would almost certainly be cheese curds. Colby itself isn’t a blend, but you can often find it blended with Monterrey Jack, a similarly mild, but white cheese. As for the libelous 😉 “bland” comment, it seems likely you haven’t stepped into a WI cheese shop within the last few decades. WI produces hundreds of cheeses with aged/sharp cheddars being some of the finest. Take a gander at the 2019 US Championship Cheese Contest results and it’s clear that WI dominates in most categories. > **[MyEntries \> Login](https://myentries.org)** ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/62 "2019-12-10T21:06:56Z")
Virginia peanuts Texas toothpicks ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/63 "2019-12-10T21:20:11Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Long Island makes an abomination (called LI clam chowder) that is Manhattan and NE chowders mixed together. > > It is to weep. Just thinking about this one is giving me a little unintended gerd. I relent on New Mexico chiles - they count. I kinda agree on Idaho potatoes and Arkansas rice. But, to save Idaho on the list there is this candy bar: [Idaho Spud](https://idahospud.com/bar-idahospud.html). Beck - WTH is ‘Chocolate Gravy’? The visuals this phrase is giving me are not pretty. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/64 "2019-12-10T23:49:08Z")
> [@SmellMyWort](#): > > As for the libelous 😉 “bland” comment, it seems likely you haven’t stepped into a WI cheese shop within the last few decades. WI produces hundreds of cheeses with aged/sharp cheddars being some of the finest. Take a gander at the 2019 US Championship Cheese Contest results and it’s clear that WI dominates in most categories. I was in that one in, I think, Delavan a few years ago. I bought a bit of that 7y/o stuff which, to my palate, seemed a bit unbalanced. And the price, well, I can get a 5lb brick of Tillamook White for what that Wisconsin stuff goes for the pound and it has better flavor balance at only 2 years. I found one store in Mad City that had one flavor of Tillamook for lactose intolerants or somesuch, but that is the _only_ place in Wisconsin that had any kind of it, which seems no accident, as they could never handle the competition. ---
**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 11, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/65 "2019-12-11T00:11:12Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Beck - WTH is ‘Chocolate Gravy’? The visuals this phrase is giving me are not pretty. It’s a thick chocolate sauce/syrup you pour on biscuits. > **[Easy Chocolate Gravy](https://southernbite.com/chocolate-gravy/)** > > This amazingly delicious and easy Chocolate Gravy is great on hot biscuits, pound cake, or even ice cream! The perfect sauce for just about anything! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/66 "2019-12-11T00:35:38Z")
Not a state, but Cincinnatti (city) is in a state (Ohio) and Cincinnatti chili is a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/67 "2019-12-11T00:43:26Z")
Apparently there is a thing called a [Utah scone](https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/fried-scones-aka-utah-scones/). ---
**Author:** ![JWT\_Kottekoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@JWT\_Kottekoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JWT_Kottekoe)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/68 "2019-12-11T03:15:24Z")
Minnesota Wild Rice ---
**Author:** ![UCBearcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/77aa72/32.png) [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/69 "2019-12-11T05:48:24Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Not a state, but Cincinnatti (city) is in a state (Ohio) and Cincinnatti chili is a thing. Nitpick- There is not a city in Ohio spelled “Cincinnatti”. The chili in Cincinnati is very good though. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/70 "2019-12-11T06:42:59Z")
Narrow it down. Hatch chiles. Napa wines. Havana cigars. Genesee cream ale. Olympia beer. Milwaukee’s Finest. Bisbee Electric Ale. Acapulco Gold. Fresno peppers. Mission grapes. Humboldt oysters. Xalapeño peppers. Has anyone mentioned Lone Star (Texas) beer or the Bear Republic (California) brewery? ---
**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 11, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/71 "2019-12-11T07:27:13Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > Narrow it down. Hatch chiles… Hatch chiles are just one variety. From the article I linked to earlier: > [@](#): > > The chile grown in the Hatch Valley, in and around Hatch, New Mexico, is called Hatch chile, but no one cultivar of chile is specific to that area, which is smaller than the acreage used to produce chile with the “Hatch” label… > > 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 plants were originally grown by the Pueblo, and each of their distinct Pueblo plants grows best in its heritage soil… Among New Mexico-grown chile, the ones with the most accolades are grown along the Rio Grande, especially along the Hatch Valley… > > Towns and cities across New Mexico have strong chile traditions, including; Chimayo, Española, Corrales, Lemitar, and San Antonio; and from Bosque, New Mexico to Los Ranchos de Albuquerque in the Albuquerque area. My brother prefers chiles from Chimayo. Here is a link to [the New Mexico chile article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile) so you don’t have to go looking for it. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/72 "2019-12-11T09:15:17Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > … Acapulco Gold … Is that some thing other than cannabis? ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/73 "2019-12-11T15:26:19Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > The iced tea is the only good thing I can think of that starts with ‘Long Island’. Long Island duck ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/74 "2019-12-11T15:26:43Z")
Note that I am only interested in foods with a State in the name (or province or equivalent in other countries). I know there are lots of examples of other locations. Here is what I have so far (I may have missed one): US: Alabama Alaska California Florida Georgia Idaho Kentucky Maine Maryland Mississippi New Mexico New York Rhode Island Texas Utah (good one! I would have thought Utah would be one of the most difficult to find a food with it in the name) Vermont Virginia (missed that on my prior list) Washington Canada: Nova Scotia Yukon (Yukon Gold potatoes - altho I don’t think they are from there - another marketing thing) ---
**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 11, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/75 "2019-12-11T16:08:38Z")
> [@DaveRaver](#): > > Long Island duck Ya got me there. I haven’t even heard of those for ages. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/76 "2019-12-11T16:23:37Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I think in a lot of cases we have more specific geographic indicators- Vidalia onions, Cajun gumbo, Monterey Jack, Chicago style pizza, etc… instead of state-specific ones. Even stuff like “Central Texas BBQ” versus the rest of the state. Buffalo wings ---
**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 11, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/77 "2019-12-11T16:41:07Z")
> [@Isosleepy](#): > > Buffalo wings Gotta say- no one from Buffalo calls them buffalo wings. Just wings. But that’s neither here nor there. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/78 "2019-12-12T15:08:46Z")
There’s the [Iowa chop](https://roadfood.com/dishes/iowa-chop/), an especially thick and succulent pork chop which I am now developing a hankering for. > [@kayaker](#): > > Ohio buckeyes? It’s the state tree. I have two planted in my yard by a previous homeowner, who apparently didn’t care that Ohio buckeyes have little in the way of floral display and drop leaves in late summer with (usually) minimal fall color. Mrs. J. once worked with a woman named Virginia Ham (or Hamm). She went by Ginny Ham. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/79 "2019-12-12T15:18:26Z")
Pennsylvania Dutch pretzels Kansas Fried Chicken (a competing chain) Wisconsin cheese New Jersey blueberries North Carolina barbecue ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624/80 "2019-12-12T17:29:32Z")
The Arkansas Black is a variety of apple with excellent keeping qualities. It actually improves after it’s been stored a few months. [Arkansas Black - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Black) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-state-names/844624.md?page=5)