50 States, 50 Dishes: America’s Favorite Foods and Where to Get Them

Okay, technically there are 52—we see you, D.C. and Puerto Rico. With some help from our friends at Goldbely, state tourism departments, and our network of travel editors and food fiends, we’ve compiled an (un)official list of the dishes that capture the hearts, souls, and (oh, yes) stomachs of these 50 states (plus D.C. and Puerto Rico), and where you should order them. Many are fried (so many); many are meaty. None save Alabama’s feature vegetables—and those tomatoes, we’d note, are fried. This is America, after all: home of chicken fried steak, toothache-inducing desserts, and so, so much butter. Each state is different from the next: 50 States, 50 Dishes: America’s Favorite Foods and Where to Get Them