1. Alabama: Smoked chicken with white sauce
2. Alaska: Basically, anything made from wild salmon
3. Arizona: Carne asada tacos
4. Arkansas: Chocolate gravy and biscuits
5. California: Street tacos
6. Colorado: Lamb chops with roasted red San Luis Valley potatoes
7. Connecticut: New Haven–style pizza
8. Delaware: Scrapple, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich on a toasted pretzel bun
9. Florida: Publix subs
10. Georgia: Shrimp and grits
11. Hawaii: Pan-fried slices of Spam, two scoops of white rice, and scrambled eggs
12. Idaho: Finger steaks with fry sauce
13. Illinois: Deep dish pizza
14. Indiana: Hoosier breaded pork tenderloin sandwich
15. Iowa: Pork tenderloin
16. Kansas: Chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes covered in white gravy
17. Kentucky: Hot brown
18. Louisiana: Gumbo
19. Maine: Lobster boil
20. Maryland: Crab feast with Old Bay seasoning
21. Massachusetts: Clam chowder
22. Michigan: Coney dogs
23. Minnesota: Jucy Lucy (a cheeseburger with cheese inside the meat instead of on top of it)
24. Mississippi: Fried catfish with fries, hush puppies, collard greens, and black-eyed peas
25. Missouri: BBQ burnt ends
26. Montana: Bison burgers
27. Nebraska: Runza
28. Nevada: Shrimp cocktail and prime rib
29. New Hampshire: Blueberry pancakes with fresh maple syrup
30. New Jersey: Taylor ham, egg, and cheese on a bagel with salt, pepper, and ketchup
31. New Mexico: Green chile enchiladas
32. New York: NY-style pizza
33. North Carolina: Pulled pork sandwich with a vinegar-based sauce
34. North Dakota: Knoephla soup
35. Ohio: Kielbasa and sauerkraut
36. Oklahoma: Fried catfish
37. Oregon: Marionberries
38. Pennsylvania: PA Dutch food
39. Rhode Island: Clam cakes
40. South Carolina: She-crab soup
41. South Dakota: Chislic
"South Dakota is definitely chislic."
Runner-up: "A really good Buffalo burger from Al's Oasis." —u/armlessfarmboy