The Most Popular Thanksgiving Food In Each State

Joanna Borns
2 min readNov 20, 2020

After researching regional cuisine and taking a national poll, here are the most popular foods, by state, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Alabama:

Green bean casserole, extra slippery

Alaska:

Lil’ turkey dunkers

Arizona:

Jumbo turkey dunkers

Arkansas:

Daddy’s pie

California:

Almond dust

Colorado:

Sour potatoes

Connecticut:

Little shredded pieces of food

Delaware:

Cranberry gobblers

Florida:

Key lime chowder

Georgia:

Butter babies

Hawaii:

Peanut butter & turkey sandwich

Idaho:

Onion slappers

Illinois:

Spaghetti & yam balls

Indiana:

Cool Whip and some other stuff you wouldn’t expect in a salad

Iowa:

Jenny’s Pumpkin Promise

Kansas:

Bread circles

Kentucky:

Sprite

Louisiana:

Pumpkin mistake

Maine:

Trail of rose petals leading to roasted turkey in the bedroom

Maryland:

Caramel dipping sauce (for…???)

Massachusetts:

Bowl of Special K

Michigan:

Unheated can of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup

Minnesota:

Bean pudding

Mississippi:

Shredded cheese

Missouri:

Turkey nuggets, no dipping sauce

Montana:

Marshmallows and cinnamon on the white potatoes

Nebraska:

Turkey in a hat

Nevada:

Big pumpkin hamburger

New Hampshire:

Giblet brûlée

New Jersey:

Two turkeys (so the first doesn’t get lonely)

New Mexico:

Bowl of M&Ms and Skittles mixed

New York:

Dirty Sandwiches

North Carolina:

Pie in a rectangle

North Dakota:

Pizza

Ohio:

Deep dish green bean slop

Oklahoma:

Double A batteries

Oregon:

Green bean lattes

Pennsylvania:

Unopened can of cranberry sauce

Rhode Island:

Yams-a-go-go

South Carolina:

Everyone gets their own stick of butter

South Dakota:

Trash can full of sweet potatoes

Tennessee:

Sloppy pudding

Texas:

Cubes of food

Utah:

Pumpkin nachos

Vermont:

Extra thick gravy

Virginia:

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Dark Meat

Washington:

Green bean shooters

West Virginia:

Hot dog

Wisconsin:

Make your own custom baked potato bar

Wyoming:

Hot Green Bean Dessert

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Joanna Borns
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Written by Joanna Borns

Joanna Borns is a writer in New York City.

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