This is a list of official U.S. state foods:
State | Food type | Food name | Image | Year & citation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | State cookie | Yellowhammer cookie | 2023 | |
State nut | Pecan | 1982 | ||
State fruit | Blackberry | 2004 | ||
State tree fruit | Peach | 2006 | ||
State dessert | Lane cake | 2016 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet potato | 2021 | ||
State legume | Peanut | 2022 | ||
Alaska | None | |||
Arizona | None | |||
Arkansas | State fruit |
South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato | 1987 | |
State grain | Rice | 2007 | ||
State grape | Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis) | 2009 | ||
State nut | Pecan | 2009 | ||
California | State nuts | Almond, walnut, pistachio, and pecan | 2017 | |
State mushroom | California golden chanterelle | 2023 | ||
Colorado | None | |||
Connecticut | State food | Pizza | 2021 | |
Delaware | State herb | Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) |
1996 | |
State dessert | Peach pie | 2009 | ||
State fruit | Strawberry | 2010 | ||
Florida | State fruit | Orange | 2005 | |
State pie | Key lime pie | 2006 | ||
State honey | Tupelo honey | 2016 | ||
Georgia | State vegetable | Vidalia sweet onion | 1990 | |
State fruit | Peach | 1995 | ||
State prepared food | Grits | 2002 | ||
Hawaii | None | |||
Idaho | State fruit | Huckleberry | 2000 | |
State vegetable | Potato | 2002 | ||
Illinois | State snack food | Popcorn | 2004 | |
State fruit | GoldRush Apple (Malus × domestica) | 2007 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet corn | 2015 | ||
State pie | Pumpkin pie | 2016 | ||
State grain | Corn | 2018 | ||
Indiana | State snack food | Popcorn | 2021 | |
Iowa | None | |||
Kansas | State fruit | Sandhill plum | 2022 | |
Kentucky | State fruit | Blackberry | 2004 | |
Louisiana | State fruit | Louisiana strawberry | 1980 | |
State jellies | Mayhaw jelly and Louisiana sugar cane jelly |
2003 | ||
State meat pie | Natchitoches meat pie | 2003 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet potato | 2003 | ||
State cuisine | Gumbo | 2004 | ||
Maine | State berry | Wild blueberry | 1991 | |
State herb | Wintergreen | 1999 | ||
State dessert | Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries | 2011 | ||
State treat | Whoopie pie | 2011 | ||
State sweetener | Pure Maine maple syrup | 2015 | ||
Maryland | State dessert | Smith Island Cake | 2008 | |
State drink | Milk | 1998 | ||
State crustacean | Blue crab | 1989 | ||
Massachusetts | State muffin | Corn muffin | 1986 | |
State bean | Baked navy bean | 1993 | ||
State berry | Cranberry | 1994 | ||
State dessert | Boston cream pie | 1996 | ||
State cookie | Chocolate chip cookie | 1997 | ||
State doughnut | Boston cream doughnut | 2003 | ||
Michigan | State native grain | Manoomin | 2023 | |
Minnesota | State berry | Blueberry | ||
Minnesota | State pop (soda) | Orange | ||
Minnesota | State tree | Red pine | ||
Minnesota | State grain | Wild rice | 1977 | |
State mushroom | Morel | 1984 | ||
State muffin | Blueberry muffin | 1988 | ||
State fruit | Honeycrisp apple | 2006 | ||
Mississippi | State Fruit | Blueberry | 2023 | |
Missouri | State tree nut | Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) | 1990 | |
State grape | Norton/Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis) | 2003 | ||
State dessert | Ice cream cone | 2008 | ||
Montana | State fruit | Huckleberry | 2023 | |
Nebraska | None | |||
Nevada | None | |||
New Hampshire | State fruit | Pumpkin | 2006 | |
State vegetable | White potato | 2013 | ||
New Jersey | State fruit | Northern highbush blueberry | 2004 | |
State sandwich | "Pork roll, egg and cheese" (sandwich containing pork roll, eggs and cheese, |
2023 | ||
New Mexico | State vegetables | New Mexico chile and Frijoles pintos (pinto beans) |
1965 | |
State cookie | Biscochito | 1989 | ||
New York | State fruit | Apple | 1976 | |
State muffin | Apple muffin | 1987 | ||
State snack | Yogurt | 2014 | ||
North Carolina | State vegetable | Sweet potato | 1995 | |
State blue berry | Blueberry | 2001 | ||
State red berry | Strawberry | 2001 | ||
State fruit | Scuppernong grape | 2001 | ||
North Dakota | State fruit | Chokecherry | 2007 | |
Ohio | State fruit | Tomato | 2009 | |
State native fruit | Pawpaw | 2009 | ||
Oklahoma | State meal | Oklahoma state meal: Chicken-fried steak, barbequed pork, fried okra, squash, cornbread, grits, corn, sausage with biscuits and gravy, black-eyed peas, strawberries, and pecan pie |
1988 | |
State fruit | Strawberry | 2005 | ||
State vegetable | Watermelon | 2007 | ||
State steak | Ribeye | 2019 | ||
Oregon | State nut | Hazelnut (filbert) | 1989 | |
State mushroom | Pacific golden chanterelle | 1999 | ||
State fruit | Pear | 2005 | ||
Pennsylvania | none | |||
Rhode Island | State fruit | Rhode Island Greening Apple | 1991 | |
State appetizer | Calamari | 2015 | ||
South Carolina | State fruit | Peach | 1984 | |
State snack food | Boiled peanuts | 2006 | ||
State vegetable | Collard greens | 2011 | ||
State picnic cuisine | Barbecue | 2014 | ||
South Dakota | State dessert | Kuchen | 2000 | |
State bread | Frybread | 2005 | ||
Tennessee | State fruit | Tomato | 2003 | |
Texas | State dish | Chili | 1977 | |
State fruit | Texas red grapefruit | 1993 | ||
State pepper | Jalapeño | 1995 | ||
State native pepper | Chiltepin | 1997 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet onion | 1997 | ||
State health nut | Native pecan | 2001 | ||
State snack | Tortilla chips and salsa |
2003 | ||
State bread | Pan de campo | 2005 | ||
State cobbler | Peach cobbler | 2013 | ||
State pie | Pecan pie | 2013 | ||
State squash | Pumpkin | 2013 | ||
Utah | State fruit | Cherry | 1997 | |
"a favorite snack food" | Jell-O (recognized by a Senate resolution only) | 2001 | ||
State historic vegetable | Sugar beet | 2002 | ||
State vegetable | Spanish sweet onion | 2002 | ||
Vermont | State flavor | Maple | 1993 | |
State fruit | Apple | 1999 | ||
State pie | Apple pie, required by law to be served with: a glass of cold milk, a slice of cheddar cheese weighing a minimum of 1/2 ounce, or a large scoop of vanilla ice cream. |
1999 | ||
State vegetable | Gilfeather Turnip | 2015 | ||
Virginia | None | |||
Washington | State fruit | Apple | 1989 | |
State vegetable | Walla Walla sweet onion | 2007 | ||
West Virginia | State fruit | Golden Delicious apple | 1995 | |
Wisconsin | State grain | Corn (Zea mays) | 1989 | |
State fruit | Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) | 2003 | ||
State pastry | Kringle | 2013 | ||
State dairy product | Cheese | 2017 | ||
Wyoming | None |
Notes
- In a proclamation as acting governor, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the artichoke state vegetable, the avocado state fruit, the almond state nut, and rice state grain. The legislature did not enact these.
- Georgia declared peanuts the state crop.
- Hawaii's official state plant is kalo (Colocasia esculenta; taro).
- Indiana Senate Resolution 59 (2009) made sugar cream pie (renamed "Hoosier Pie") "unofficial state pie" in 2009.
- New Mexico's official state question, "Red or green?", refers to chilies. The official answer is, "Red and green, or Christmas."
- In 2003, Texas law made sopaipilla and strudel state pastries until 2005.
See also
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