Oregonian Haruspex > wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "jinx the minx" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>> "Tara" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> http://www.yumsugar.com/US-State-Foo...photo-23678585
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you think about the food for the states with which you are
>>>>> familiar?
>>>>>
>>>>> Alabama - fried apple pie - the best fried pies I have ever had were >>> made
>>>>> by an Alabama grandmother, so I won't argue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Georgia - peach pie - I've never eaten peach pie here in Georgia,
>>>>> although our peaches are delicious. I might have guessed a Vidalia >>> onion
>>>>> dish.
>>>>>
>>>>> Florida - Cuban sandwich - never ate one in Florida. I do love them. I
>>>>> think I would have guessed key lime pie, seafood, or something with
>>>>> oranges.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alabama and Georgia would be well represented by some good southern
>>>>> vegetables with cornbread.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> North Dakota and South Dakota: Knoephla. This is a German dumpling
>>>> soup. I just looked it up because I wasn't sure which Dakota I ate it in.
>>>> Apparently common to both and also Minnesota.
>>>>
>>>> Oregon: Tillmaook Cheese. marionberries.
>>>>
>>>> Washington: Smoked Salmon, huckleberries.
>>>>
>>>> Idaho: Potatoes.
>>>>
>>>> Kansas: Sunflower seeds, popcorn.
>>>>
>>>> Nebraska: Beef.
>>>>
>>>> New York: Pizza
>>>>
>>>> California: Avocados.
>>>>
>>>> Maine: Lobster, blueberries.
>>>>
>>>> Massachusetts: Seafood, Portuguese food.
>>>>
>>>> Pennsylvania: Cabbage rolls, Pierogi, poppy seed rolls.
>>>
>>> Knoephla may be common in parts of Minnesota (I'm guessing parts that
>>> border the Dakotas), but it is most definitely not common to most of
>>> Minnesota. I have never once seen it on a menu across the state, nor have
>>> I ever heard a single person talk of making it. You can't believe
>>> everything you read on the net.
>>
>> My friend in Minnesota has never mentioned it either but I don't think I ever asked her.
>
> I am from Minnesota originally and I would have voted for corn dogs, which
> while ubiquitous now, we're invented and popularized in good old Minnesota
> at the state fair.
For MN I would have listed hotdish!! Second to that, lefse. I would never
call the Juicy Lucy "iconic" because for the most part it's only known to
people that live in the Twin Cities.
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jinx the minx