interesting bit from Good Housekeeping: food of the 50 states. see if you agree. some are spot on

[angak1]

some, not so much. W VA and Missouri, to name 2 that were head scratchers, to me.http://www.delish.com/recipes/cooking-recipes/all-american-food?gt1=47085#slide-1

 

[curious1]

I was scratching my head on the MO one, too. However, did a google and found some info. I had to

laugh because I was thinking it's Missouri, anything deep-fried and sure enough the chicken is deep-fried.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/springfield-style-cashew-chicken-i/

 

[lisainla]

I didn't know about the Nevada-Basque connection - very interesting!

And I've never heard of Knoephla Soup (North Dakota) before, either.

 

[richard-in-cincy]

What a sad little forlorn picture of faux Cincinnati Chili! They've obviously never been. smileys/smile.gif

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beef/CincinnatiChili.htm

 

[music-city-missy]

Not sure about some of them