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Late night thought on a road trip in the US and I can't stop think what an "All American meal with a great from every state" would consist of. Like something that a state is know for being exceptional in from beef to white tail to peaches to oastets to sunflowers to almonds to coffee. Even better it's something an average American could actually eat in one meal.

Extra bonus points include the greater US (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)!

If others want to through other wide geographic/culture dishes like an EU, North African, all of China please do so too, it would be interesting to see too!

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

If you're putting 50+ things in one meal, you're definitely already eating American

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Anywhere in the US you go, if they have a β€œCalifornia-style” anything it has avocado.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Every US state has official state foods, sometimes getting as specific as state vegetable, state dessert, state grape, etc.

This list should give you a head start: list of official US state foods

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Only 5 states with a non desert, prepared food, LA gumbo, CT pizza, OK has a whole meal, TX chilli, and NJ taylor swift sandwich

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Grind up one of every official state bird, and make it into a hot dog.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Besides Rhode Island not a lot of state birds looking tasty πŸ˜…

But maybe on to something for options looking at state game birds, water fowl, and duck!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You're not gonna get much off a goldfinch

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So much cardinal in there.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You could have a month (or quarter year) featuring food from the different states. Louisiana is known for boiled crabs and crawfish, as well as Cajun and creole cooking. Maryland is known for crab cakes. Utah is known for gelatin salads. Nebraska (Omaha) is known for its steaks. North Carolina is known for two distinct types of barbecue sauce.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maryland: blue crab, Old Bay, and soft shell blue crab.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

All great! A seasoning should be super versatile in different recipes (I know people who would old bay on litterally anything too, so it probably would be the first time if it seemed weird).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Minnesota is home to the juicy lucy, a cheeseburger with the cheese being cooked inside the patty. Serve that with a tater tot hot dish

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

you forgot lutefisk and lefse!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not including Minnesota cheese would feel like a crime!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Brisket. Tx.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think Pasties for Michigan.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Cherries in your coffee, cherries in your wine, cherries in your toothpaste, cherries all the time!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Taylor brand Pork Roll.

No, stop. You're wrong.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Colorado is known for its lamb, green chili, melons, and peaches.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you put a peach in this meal, tho - that’s Georgia’s peach.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think Georgia comes to mind for peaches

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And Chili Colorado- not because it has any relation to the state but because it shares a name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Love all those myself! Great choices to pick from

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Green Chile from Hatch, New Mexico.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Virginia ham is quite tasty.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ooh what kinda of flavor is Virginia ham normally?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

These snozz berries taste like snozz berries

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Salty but also I've had some great spiral cut sugar cured ham.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gotta be pizza for Connecticut.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting what makes Connecticut pizza stand out to you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There is a particular style called New Haven apizza which has thin, crispy crust. It's baked in a very hot, usually coal-fired oven. It's the best.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kentucky I can only assume. Great choice could used in cooking, sauce or you know as a drink!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Kentucky also has the Hot Brown and Derby Pie.

Derby pie is delicious.

The wiki someone posted mentions blackberry as the state fruit, which I didn't know but could definitely see. I have fond memories of picking blackberries outside so grandma could make blackberry cobbler.

As far as drinks go, we also have the Mint Julip and the Oaks Lily, which are basically signature drinks of the Kentucky Derby.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For the Virgin Islands, maybe go with salt fish, callaloo, and fungi (cornmeal & okra dumplings, not mushrooms).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Salt fish, and corn meal seem super versatile options!

Callaloo seems really interesting, but it is new to me, what plant(s) would you say would be the most best from the Virgin Islands for it? (If that question even makes sense, my ddg searches tell different places have different sources).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in Ohio, and my reluctant suggestions for your meal would be Buckeyes (the chocolate-coated peanut butter candy, not the actual nut), that weird "Cincinnati-style" chili served over spaghetti noodles, and a big buttery ear of sweet corn. "Reluctant" because the idea of eating all 3 in one sitting really grosses me out, let alone in combination with anything else from any other state.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Buttery sweet corn feels super versatile in my mind for meals! Buckeyes as a or part of a larger desert maybe!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I love your enthusiasm and positivity even more than I love your clever username. I hope you get your epic American meal someday!

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