Yeah, that’s weird. I lived there for 4 years and never saw it.
I lived in Denver, and the weird thing about Colorado green chiles versus New Mexican chiles was prominent.
For Florida they listed Key Lime pie; while it’s iconic to key West, the Cuban Sandwich has larger reach; there’s a competition between Tampa and Miami over who has the better one.
(Tampa, you see, had the original Cuban exiles, before Miami became a haven once Castro arrived)
New Hampshirite here. Poutine for NH is WTF for me. I have NEVER had it. New Hampshire is kind of hard state to think of a food EXCLUSIVE to the state and not one of the surrounding states. Chicken fingers were invented in Manchester NH at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant so I guess I would choose them.
Massachusetts first thought was Boston Baked Beans for me. Or Boston Brown Bread. or Fluffernutter(it is Mass’s official state sandwich!!)
Vermont. I would have gone with Maple Syrup or Maple Sugar Candy. Or Maple Pie. Or Maple Walnut Ice Cream
The article doesn’t work for me, but based on my experiences living in various states I’m guessing:
Pennsylvania - either something PA Dutch like scrapple or the Philly cheesesteak
Nebraska - corn dogs or Runzas
Florida - actually, I don’t even want to think about what an iconic food from Florida might be. Unless it’s Cuban cuisine or orange juice, it’s probably something gross.
How’d I do?
ETA: I’ve just seen the post about Florida and Key Lime Pie (and Cuban sandwiches). Better than I expected.
So does anyone who can do arithmetic. The Chicago metropolitan area is 8.9 million people, while the state as a whole is 12.6 million. 70% is definitely “most”.
Confirmed. You even see it on some menus as the Oklahoma burger.
Virginia has peanut soup which is only served where they are trying to show Revolutionary era foods. And it is not that good. At least choose cornbread skillet. Or Ham.
In NOVA (northern VA) I would pick Peruvian chicken and plantains.
In the rural part of the state I would say biscuits or grits.
Though they got it wrong. The describe tater tot hot dish - which is the epitome of Minnesota hot dish (for those that want to try, brown a pound of ground beef - onions are completely optional - dump it in a casserole - the serving dish is called a casserole, the thing you eat is a hot dish - add some frozen or canned vegetables of your choice - corn is our favorite, but I’ve had it with green beans or peas. Add a can of cream of mushroom soup - Campbells, please - and salt and pepper. Mix it altogether and spread it evenly, then put one layer of tater tots on top and bake according to the tater tot directions on the bag. Its amazingly good, kids tend to love it, and its a winter comfort food that takes almost no effort).
But hot dish - with elbow macaroni and canned tomatos and ground beef or with tuna and cream soup and those fried french onion things, or with chicken and salsa and cheddar cheese and a packet of taco seasoning - is far more flexible. It doesn’t ALWAYS involve tater tots - heck, around her, lasagna qualifies.
Have you been to Oklahoma… that IS about the best thing the state can offer.
True also for Utah. I had to laugh when I read that their iconic food is… fry sauce. And it’s true! I know that fry sauce. I grew to adolescence in Utah. What else could you pick?
Oh, gosh, I haven’t thought of runzas in years.
My dad told me a story once, and he may have got it second- or third-hand, about the owner of the Runza Hut restaurant chain. He owned a racehorse and named it Runzaton (emphasis on the first syllable). At his first race, the announcer kept mispronouncing it as Runzation (second syllable), so they didn’t realize at first that they’d won.
I thought chicken fried steak might be Texas. Or for Texas…tacos or burritos, or Blue Bell Ice Cream (Butter Pecan or Homemade Vanilla).
What is the food for Texas, anyone?
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I lived full time in NH from 1970-1976, and it was my home base for years after that while I was off at college and grad school, and I agree. (Cool story about chicken fingers - I didn’t know that!) All I know about poutine I learned from my son’s Canadian girlfriend.
Oh actually, I’d probably want to choose a Friendly’s sundae for the iconic food - but they went out of business years ago, didn’t they?
There are still a handful of Friendly’s around. I don’t know if there are any in New Hampshire, but I know they exist in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania at least. Not like in the old days though… And the ice cream is still available in grocery stores in my part of New York State, even though the restaurants have been gone for 25 years here.
Mmm, Friendly’s.
I always thought Frito pie was Texan. Made with Wolf’s chili, tell ya whut.
Bet that nine out of ten people who know it at all would pick the Juicy Lucy as Minnesota’s iconic food. Either that or lutefisk (which is not all that bad, actually).
Personally, I’d nominate the breaded onion rings served at Porky’s drive-ins. Delicious, especially when accompanied by a vanilla malt!
See No. 73. 
That’ s how I remember it. No lettuce or tomatoes.
Especially since fritos originated in San Antonio
Brisket, apparently. I would have put Tex-Mex first, but the number of BBQ restaurants, Tex-Mex restaurants and places serving chicken fried steak are probably almost equal
I splurged a while back and ordered a six-pack of Wolf’s from Amazon. Cost me almost $70, but I just had to try it!
Pretty darned good, but my chili is still better. 
You paid seventy bucks for six cans of chili? Ones that might cost two or three dollars each in a supermarket?