Many people are familiar with their state flower, or maybe their state bird (hint: the cardinal, the mockingbird, and the Western Meadowlark all have at least five states as their “official” home). However, did you know that many states have their own official food? The following list shows the official snacky foods for each state:
Alabama (state nut): pecan
Arkansas (state fruit): tomato
California (state fruit): avocado
Colorado (state pastry): cinnamon roll
Connecticut (state cookie): Snickerdoodle
Florida (state pie): key lime pie
Georgia (state prepared food): grits
Hawaii (state muffin): coconut muffin
Idaho (state food): potato
Illinois (state snack): popcorn
Indiana (state pie): sugar cream pie
Kentucky (state fruit): blackberry
Louisiana (state fruit): strawberry
Maine (state treat): whoopie pie
Maryland (state food): blue crabs
Massachusetts (state doughnut): Boston cream doughnut
Minnesota (state muffin): blueberry muffin
Missouri (state dessert): ice cream cone
Nebraska (state soft drink): Kool-Aid
New Hampshire (state fruit): pumpkin
New Jersey (state fruit): blueberry
New Mexico (state cookie): bizcochito
New York (state snack): yogurt
North Carolina (state fruit): Scuppernong grape
North Dakota (state fruit): chokecherry
Ohio (state beverage): tomato juice
Oklahoma (state treat): cornbread
Oregon (state nut): hazelnut
Pennsylvania (state cookie): chocolate chip cookie
Rhode Island (state drink): coffee milk
South Carolina (state snack): boiled peanuts
South Dakota (state bread): frybread
Tennessee (state fruit): tomato
Texas (state snack): tortilla chips and salsa
Utah (state snack): Jell-O
Vermont (state flavor): maple
Virginia (state muffin): blueberry muffin
Washington (state vegetable): Walla Walla sweet onion
West Virginia (state fruit): Golden Delicious apple
Wisconsin (state pastry): kringle
What can you do with this seemingly useless information? Make at-work dining more fun by challenging your co-workers to a scavenger hunt; see who can find the most state foods during the course of a week! Yogurt (New York) is always easy to find at our Bistro To Go™ kiosks, and do any of our fruit drinks contain chokecherry (North Dakota)? How about a nice Cobb salad with avocado (California) or a golden delicious apple as a snack (West Virginia)? Don’t go too heavy on the Boston cream doughnut (Massachusetts) as you eat your way around the country at work!