Here Are The Most Popular Foods In Each State, According To People Who Actually Live There

—nikkiloc

"I was born in and grew up in Alaska. At one point, we consumed more ice cream per capita than any other state. We don't know why. We just really love ice cream."

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"Every Mexican restaurant serves it. Everybody eats it. It is life."

—caseyd4b71fad47

"As a Californian, I’d have to say we’re probably most known for avocados, and the stereotypically millennial avocado toast. What, it’s good!"

—karap491bb409f

Runner-up: "In California, we can’t live without In-N-Out."

—skyew4fd6050f5

Runner-up: "Green chile and the original Chipotle."

—mollys44

"They were actually invented here! They first came about at Perry's restaurant in Milford, Connecticut, in 1929!"

—marybeth20

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—gypsyfun

—melinal4ad994282

Runner-up: Spam musubi.

—tdmaui

—daniellem4c84012fc

"I’m from Illinois, and we are known for our Chicago deep dish pizza. It’s iconic, and so, so, so good. You cannot come here and not get it"

—elinorhanner

Runner-up: "Horseshoes in Illinois. It's toast with a beef patty (or any other type of meat, really), french fries, and melted cheese open face sandwich. I've never been to a diner that doesn't serve them."

—rebeccajeannee

—roxannez2

Runner-up: "Corn and popcorn."

—alexisj45e4ec0f3

—beckbot

FYI: Bierocks are rolls typically filled with ground beef, onion, and cabbage.

"Bierocks are extremely popular here and are even served at school lunches." —catsienna03

FYI: A Hot Brown is a hot, open-faced sandwich with turkey, bacon, Mornay sauce that's broiled until crispy and brown.

—courtneylc25

—miamonireed

Runner-up: Whoopie pies.

—savannacopap

"Almost everyone around here knows how to crack a crab."

—daniellem456094353

—quiteafewfandoms

Runner-up: "Boston cream pie and fluffernutter sandwiches."

—sydneyb44e9f9d2e

FYI: Coney dogs are traditionally topped with chili topping.

—s4d6cb1108

FYI: A Jucy Lucy is a type of hamburger made with the cheese cooked inside the meat instead of on top of it.

—jennyaz

—emmaa4e13b302c

—rachels400bc03e5

—jordanp4b1fa86ca

FYI: Runzas are similar to a bierock, filled with beef, cabbage onions, and sauerkraut with seasonings. It's also a fast-food restaurant.

—kyannaskinner

Note: All the submissions for Nevada were sarcastic (I know y'all don't eat CIGARETTE BUTTS). But according to the Food Network, the Awful-Awful is a popular treat!

Note: No one submitted anything for poor New Hampshire, but our coworker who's from there is here to assure us that cider donuts are a staple.

FYI: Also called Taylor ham, this sandwich is made of up pork and cheese.

—erinm93

"Hatch, to be specific, but Bueno is good too. We put it on everything: burritos, eggs, pizza, burgers, and we have green chile chicken enchiladas, green chile stew — hell, it's even on our license plates! It originated in New Mexico, comes from New Mexico, and is a staple New Mexico food. We take great pride in it and love it!"

—raen41c93d8b9

"I'm New York born and raised and nothing, and I mean nothing, compares to the bagels from New York. Every trip to visit family usually involves bringing back a few dozen bagels."

—elanac3

Runner-up: Pizza, of course.

—elanac3

—candacerosem

FYI: Lefse is traditionally a Norweigen flatbread made from potatoes, flour, butter, and cream.

—brooklynm41386f22f

—laurenb4b2089220

—merrishaniquab

"Oregon is most famous for our donuts! Voodoo Donuts kills the game with their yummy yet creative donuts!"

—madelynhigginsp

Runner-up: Perogies.

—megans4d3205631

FYI: Coffee milk is a combination of milk and sweet coffee syrup.

—karenb49

"It’s just rice that’s cooked a certain way, chicken, and sausage. You have to cook the chicken in a huge thing of chicken stock, take it out and shred it, cook the rice in the leftover stock, and then you add in the cooked sausage and put it all together. Just thinking about it is making my mouth water!"

—sarahb49586f7a2

FYI: Chislic is cubed, red meat typically salted and fried.

—sophieh482515f68

"Just don't ask anyone which hot chicken place is their favorite, unless you want to start a debate/argument!"

—jeller4314

"In Texas, barbecue will ALWAYS be number one. Brisket is my go to."

—kelseyj4

"They’re basically grated potatoes with cheese and sour cream and butter and yummy goodness! They're called funeral potatoes because they’re usually saved just for funerals."

—ashtonh46c53b674

Runner-up: Fry sauce.

—caitlinpaigel

—syd535

—haleyl4402f1bd9

—paris90

"No one outside of West Virginia knows what a pepperoni roll is, it's weird! They’re so popular here. When it’s pepperoni roll day for school lunch, our teachers line us up and let us out early because it’s literally a stampede."

—unicornlover603

—meyervanessa621

Note: Nobody submitted anything for poor Wyoming, but according to the Food Network, soda bread is one of their food staples.

FYI: Mambo sauce is sweet, tangy, and similar to barbecue sauce.

—tvb2112