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The Great American Menu: Foods of the States, Ranked and Mapped by Albert Burneko of Deadspin

What are the United States' best regional foodstuffs? Its worst? These are the questions that bedevil the mind of man—but no longer! For here, we have ranked them. Rigorously scientific (not), ardently researched (nope), and scrupulously fair (not even a little bit): this is the Great American Menu! Each state (plus the District of Columbia) gets one, and only one, signature foodstuff. And we selected actual food preparations; no state gets credit merely for being the geographic location where a certain edible flora or fauna happens to grow or swim or graze. But enough of that bullshit. On to the rankings!
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Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza
Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza
1
Shrimp and Grits
Shrimp and Grits
2
Mission Style Burrito -California-
Mission Style Burrito -California-
3
Crab Cakes
Crab Cakes
4
Peach Pie
Peach Pie
5
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes
6
Gumbo
Gumbo
7
Key Lime Pie
Key Lime Pie
8
Stacked Enchilada With Green Chile -New Mexico
Stacked Enchilada With Green Chile -New Mexico
9
Marionberry Pie
Marionberry Pie
10
Hot Wieners -Rhode Island
Hot Wieners -Rhode Island
11
Burgoo
Burgoo
12
Pulled Pork Barbecue -North Carolina
Pulled Pork Barbecue -North Carolina
13
New England Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder
14
Kansas City Style Ribs
Kansas City Style Ribs
15
Memphis Style Barbecue
Memphis Style Barbecue
16
Chili and Slaw Dog
Chili and Slaw Dog
17
Chimichanga
Chimichanga
18
Frozen Custard - Wisconsin
Frozen Custard - Wisconsin
19
Texas - Brisket
Texas - Brisket
20
Fried Okra
Fried Okra
21
New York-Style Pizza
New York-Style Pizza
22
Hot Hawaiian Breakfast
Hot Hawaiian Breakfast
23
Lobster Rolls
Lobster Rolls
24
Prairie Oysters (Bull Testicles)
Prairie Oysters (Bull Testicles)
25
Fried Catfish
Fried Catfish
26
Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup
27
Scrapple
Scrapple
28
Corndogs
Corndogs
29
Cedar Planked Salmon
Cedar Planked Salmon
30
Cowboy Cookies
Cowboy Cookies
31
Mud Pie
Mud Pie
32
Bratwurst
Bratwurst
33
Virginia Country Ham - Virginia
Virginia Country Ham - Virginia
34
Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
35
Half-Smoke Sausage - Washington, DC
Half-Smoke Sausage - Washington, DC
36
Chicken Fried Steak
Chicken Fried Steak
37
Finger Steaks (Idaho)
Finger Steaks (Idaho)
38
Hamburger Casserole (Kansas)
Hamburger Casserole (Kansas)
39
Minnesota: Hot Dish
Minnesota: Hot Dish
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