List of U.S. state foods explained

This is a list of official U.S. state foods:

State	Food type	Food name	Image	Year &<br />citation
Alabama	State cookie	Yellowhammer cookie		2023^[1]
	State nut			1982^[2]
	State fruit			2004^[3]
	State tree fruit			2006^[4]
	State dessert			2016^[5]
	State vegetable			2021^[6]
	State legume			2022
Alaska				None^[7]
Arizona				None^[8]
Arkansas	State fruit			1987^[9]
	State grain			2007^[10]
	State grape	Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis)		2009^[11]
	State nut			2009^[12]
California^[13]	State nuts			2017^[14] ^[15] ^[16]
Colorado				None^[17]
Connecticut	State food			2021^[18]
Delaware	State herb	Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora)		1996^[19]
	State dessert			2009^[20]
	State fruit			2010^[21]
Florida	State fruit			2005^[22] ^[23]
	State pie			2006^[24]
	State honey			2016
Georgia^[25] ^[26]	State vegetable			1990^[27] ^[28]
	State fruit			1995^[29] ^[30]
	State prepared food			2002^[31]
Hawaii^[32]				None^[33] ^[34]
Idaho	State fruit			2000^[35]
	State vegetable			2002
Illinois	State snack food			2004 ^[36]
	State fruit	GoldRush Apple (Malus × domestica)		2007
	State vegetable			2015
	State pie			2016
	State grain			2018^[37]
Indiana^[38]	State snack food			2021^[39]
Iowa				None^[40]
Kansas	State fruit			2022^[41]
Kentucky	State fruit			2004^[42] ^[43]
Louisiana	State fruit			1980^[44]
	State jellies			2003^[45]
	State meat pie			2003^[46]
	State vegetable			2003^[47]
	State cuisine			2004^[48]
Maine	State berry			1991^[49]
	State herb			1999^[50]
	State dessert	Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries		2011^[51] ^[52]
	State treat			2011^[53]
	State sweetener			2015^[54]
Maryland	State dessert			2008^[55]
	State drink	Milk		1998^[56]
	State crustacean	Blue crab		1989^[57]
Massachusetts	State muffin			1986^[58] ^[59]
	State bean			1993^[60]
	State berry			1994^[61]
	State dessert			1996^[62]
	State cookie			1997^[63]
	State doughnut			2003^[64]
Michigan				None^[65]
Minnesota	State grain			1977^[66]
	State mushroom			1984
	State muffin			1988
	State fruit	Honeycrisp apple		2006
Mississippi				None^[67]
Missouri	State tree nut	Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra)		1990^[68]
	State grape	Norton/Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis)		2003^[69]
	State dessert			2008^[70]
Montana	State fruit			2023^[71]
Nebraska				None^[72]
Nevada				None^[73]
New Hampshire	State fruit			2006^[74]
	State vegetable			2013^[75]
New Jersey	State fruit			2004
	State sandwich	"Pork roll, egg and cheese" (sandwich containing pork roll, eggs and cheese,		2023^[76]
New Mexico	State vegetables	New Mexico chile^[77] and Frijoles pintos (pinto beans)		1965^[78] ^[79]
	State cookie			1989
New York	State fruit			1976^[80]
	State muffin			1987
	State snack			2014^[81]
North Carolina	State vegetable			1995^[82]
	State blue berry			2001
	State red berry			2001
	State fruit	Scuppernong grape		2001
North Dakota	State fruit			2007^[83]
Ohio	State fruit			2009^[84]
	State native fruit			2009
Oklahoma	State meal	Oklahoma state meal		1988^[85] ^[86]
	State fruit			2005
	State vegetable			2007^[87]
	State steak			2019^[88]
Oregon	State nut	Hazelnut (filbert)		1989^[89]
	State mushroom			1999
	State fruit			2005
Pennsylvania				none^[90]
Rhode Island	State fruit	Rhode Island Greening Apple		1991^[91]
	State appetizer			2015^[92]
South Carolina	State fruit			1984^[93] ^[94]
	State snack food			2006^[95]
	State vegetable			2011^[96]
	State picnic cuisine			2014
South Dakota	State dessert			2000^[97]
	State bread			2005
Tennessee	State fruit			2003^[98]
Texas^[99]	State dish			1977^[100]
	State fruit			1993
	State pepper			1995
	State native pepper			1997
	State vegetable			1997
	State health nut			2001
	State snack			2003
	State bread			2005
	State cobbler			2013
	State pie			2013
	State squash			2013
Utah	State fruit			1997^[101]
	"a favorite snack food"	Jell-O (recognized by a Senate resolution only)		2001^[102]
	State historic vegetable			2002
	State vegetable			2002^[103]
Vermont	State flavor			1993^[104]
	State fruit			1999^[105]
	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^[106] ^[107]
	State vegetable	Gilfeather Turnip		2015^[108]
Virginia				None^[109]
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Washington	State fruit			1989^[110]
	State vegetable			2007^[111]
West Virginia	State fruit	Golden Delicious apple		1995^[112]
	State Food	Pepperoni Roll
Wisconsin	State grain	Corn (Zea mays)		1989^[113] ^[114] ^[115]
	State fruit	Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)		2003
	State pastry			2013^[116]
	State dairy product			2017
Wyoming				None

See also

• List of U.S. state beverages

External links

• The Food Timeline: State Foods and Recipes
• NetState: All states symbols

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-06-02 . Alabama governor signs legislation naming Yellowhammer Cookie as official state cookie . 2023-06-06 . AP NEWS . en.
2. Web site: Official Alabama Nut . 2007-03-18 . 2001-07-12 . Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . . 2008-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080110063804/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_nut.html . dead .
3. Web site: State Fruit of Alabama . 2007-03-18 . 2004-08-30 . Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . . 2008-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415050701/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_fruit.html . dead .
4. Web site: State Tree Fruit of Alabama . 2007-03-18 . 2006-04-20 . Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . . 2008-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415050756/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_treefruit.html . dead .
5. Web site: Lane Cake Named Official State Dessert by Alabama Lawmakers . 2016-04-30 . 2016-04-30 .
6. Web site: Ivey OKs Naming Sweet Potato as Alabama's State Vegetable . . April 17, 2021 . 2021-04-20.
7. Web site: State Symbols . Alaska Kids' Corker . State of Alaska . 2018-07-28.
8. Web site: State Symbols of Arizona . Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records . 2018-07-26.
9. Encyclopedia: Official State Fruit and Vegetable —aka: South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture . The Central Arkansas Library System . David . Ware . March 8, 2018. 2018-07-27.
10. Encyclopedia: Official State Grain—aka: Rice . The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture . The Central Arkansas Library System . Steven . Teske . March 8, 2018. 2018-07-27.
11. Encyclopedia: Official State Grape-aka: Cynthiana Grape . The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture . The Central Arkansas Library System . David . Ware . March 8, 2018. 2018-07-27.
12. Encyclopedia: Official State Nut—aka: Pecan . The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture . The Central Arkansas Library System . David . Ware . March 8, 2018. 2018-07-27.
13. 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.
14. Web site: State Symbols . State History . California Stale Library . 2018-07-26.
15. News: California declared four nuts the official state nut. Technically they're all seeds . Shalby . Colleen . LA Times . July 19, 2017 . 2018-07-26.
16. News: Newsom busy; artichokes, avocados elevated in Jerry Brown's absence . York . Anthony . LA Times . April 22, 2013 . 2018-08-21.
17. Web site: Symbols & Emblems . CO Facts & History . Colorado State Archives . 2018-07-26.
18. Web site: Moore . Cortney . 2021-05-12 . Connecticut makes pizza a 'state food' after Barstool's Dave Portnoy says New Haven has best slice . 2022-03-19 . FOXBusiness . en-US.
19. Web site: Chapter - Delaware General Assembly.
20. Web site: Delaware Miscellaneous Symbols. Delaware.gov. 3 April 2018.
21. Web site: Delaware State Plants. Delaware.gov. 2018-07-26.
22. Web site: Orange State Fruit . State Symbols USA. 17 May 2014. 31 May 2016.
23. Web site: Long overlooked, oranges finally get their due . Associated Press . Gainesville.com . May 21, 2005 . 2018-07-27.
24. News: SB 676 - Official State Pie Key Lime. March 31, 2011.
25. Georgia declared peanuts the state crop.
26. Web site: State Crop . Georgia Secretary of State . Georgia State Symbols . 2018-07-27.
27. Web site: State Vegetable . Georgia Secretary of State . Georgia State Symbols . 2018-07-27.
28. Ga. Code Ann. § 50-3-65 (West)
29. Web site: State Fruit . Georgia Secretary of State . Georgia State Symbols . 2018-07-27 . 2019-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529182638/http://sos.ga.gov/state_symbols/state_fruit.htm . dead .
30. Ga. Code Ann. § 50-3-70 (West)
31. Web site: State Prepared Food . Georgia Secretary of State . Georgia State Symbols . 2018-07-27 . 2019-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190408131711/http://sos.ga.gov/state_symbols/state_prepared_food.htm . dead .
32. Hawaii's official state plant is kalo (Colocasia esculenta; taro).
33. Web site: 5-15.5 State plant . 2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes TITLE 1. General Provisions 5. Emblems and Symbols . 2018-07-27.
34. Web site: 5-15.5 State plant . 2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes TITLE 1. General Provisions 5. Emblems and Symbols . 2018-07-27.
35. Web site: Facts about Idaho . 2018-07-27 . 2018-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180728002935/https://capitolcommission.idaho.gov/education/idaho_facts.html . dead .
36. Web site: 5 ILCS 460/ State Designations Act . Ilga.gov . 2003-10-17 . 2017-11-12.
37. Web site: Exciting days for corn lovers as corn to become official state grain of Illinois . Chicago Tribune . December 28, 2017 . 2018-01-01 .
38. Indiana Senate Resolution 59 (2009) made sugar cream pie (renamed "Hoosier Pie") "unofficial state pie" in 2009.
39. Web site: Mills . Wes . It's Official: Popcorn is Indiana's State Snack . Inside Indiana Business . July 2, 2021 . November 6, 2022.
40. Web site: State Symbols of Iowa . Iowa Official Register . 2018-07-28.
41. Web site: Sandhill plum officially named Kansas state fruit. Taborda. Noah. 2022. 12 April 2022.
42. Web site: Kentucky State Symbols . Kentucky.gov . 2018-07-28.
43. Web site: 2.089 State fruit . Statutes . ky.gov . 2018-08-18.
44. Web site: RS 49:166 . Revised Statutes . Louisiana State Legislature . 2018-07-28.
45. Web site: RS 49:170.8 . Revised Statutes . Louisiana State Legislature . 2018-07-28.
46. Web site: RS 49:170.9 . Revised Statutes . Louisiana State Legislature . 2018-07-28.
47. Web site: RS 49:170.11 . Revised Statutes . Louisiana State Legislature . 2018-07-28.
48. Web site: RS 49:170.12 . Revised Statutes . Louisiana State Legislature . 2018-07-28.
49. Web site: §219. State berry . Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions . Maine Legislature . 2018-07-28.
50. Web site: §221. State herb . Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions . Maine Legislature . 2018-07-28.
51. Web site: §226. State dessert . Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions . Maine Legislature . 2018-07-28.
52. News: Associated Press. It's the law: Whoopie pie official 'treat'. 21 April 2011. Portland Press Herald. 21 April 2011.
53. Web site: §225. State treat . Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions . Maine Legislature . 2018-07-28.
54. Web site: §228. State sweetener . Maine Revised Statutes: Title 1: General Provisions/Chapter 9: Seal, Motto, Emblems and Flags/Subchapter 1: General Provisions . Maine Legislature . 2018-07-28.
55. Web site: Maryland State Dessert - Smith Island Cake . Maryland at a Glance: State Symbols . Maryland State Archives . 2018-07-28.
56. Web site: Milk, Maryland State Drink . 2022-10-17 . msa.maryland.gov.
57. Web site: Blue Crab, Maryland State Crustacean . 2022-10-17 . msa.maryland.gov.
58. Web site: Massachusetts Facts . Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2018-07-28.
59. Web site: Section 28: Muffin of commonwealth . General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2 . The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2018-07-28.
60. Web site: Section 38: Bean of commonwealth . General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2 . The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2018-07-28.
61. Web site: Section 39: Berry of commonwealth . General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2 . The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2018-07-28.
62. Web site: Section 41: Dessert or dessert emblem of commonwealth . General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2 . The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2018-07-28.
63. Web site: Section 42: Cookie of commonwealth . General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2 . The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2018-07-28.
64. Web site: Section 51: Donut of commonwealth . General Laws, Part I, Title I, Chapter 2 . The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2018-07-28.
65. Web site: Symbols of Michigan Pride . seekingmichigan.org . Michigan Historical Center . 2018-07-28 . 2018-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729013111/http://seekingmichigan.org/learn/symbols . dead .
66. Web site: Minnesota State Symbols . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 2017-11-12.
67. Web site: State symbols . ms.gov . 2018-07-28 . 2018-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081428/http://www.ms.gov/Visitors/About_Mississippi/State_Symbols . dead .
68. Web site: Missouri's State Tree Nut . Missouri Secretary of State . www.sos.mo.gov. en-US. 2008-07-28.
69. Web site: The State Grape . Missouri Secretary of State . www.sos.mo.gov. en-US. 2018-07-28.
70. Web site: The State Dessert . Missouri Secretary of State . www.sos.mo.gov. en-US. 2017-12-05.
71. Web site: Gamboa . Ryan . Vaughn students cheer as huckleberries are named the state fruit . May 10, 2023 . KRTV Great Falls . 2023-06-20.
72. Book: Nebraska: The Cornhusker State . 2016–17 Nebraska Blue Book . Nebraska Legislature . 18 . 2018-08-18.
73. Web site: Nevada Facts and State Emblems . Nevada Legislature . 2018-08-18.
74. Web site: HB 1111 . Gencourt.state.nh.us . 2017-11-12.
75. Web site: HB 535 . Gencourt.state.nh.us . 2017-11-12.
76. News: Governor declares 'Taylor ham, egg and cheese' official NJ state sandwich ahead of tour stop . Kurtz . Judy . The Hill . May 25, 2023 . May 27, 2023.
77. New Mexico's official state question, "Red or green?", refers to chilies. The official answer is, "Red and green, or Christmas."
78. Web site: State Symbols . New Mexico Secretary of State . 2018-08-18.
79. Web site: NM Stat § 12-3-4 (2017) . 2018-09-04.
80. Web site: New York State Symbols . New York State Department of State . 2018-08-18 . 2020-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125185519/https://www.dos.ny.gov/kids_room/508/symbols2.html . dead .
81. Web site: After Lengthy Debate, NY Senate OKs Yogurt As State Snack . CBS New York . 2014-05-06 . 2017-11-12.
82. Web site: Chapter 145. State symbols and other adoptions . 2001. North Carolina Legislature . 2018-08-18.
83. Web site: Chokecherry . North Dakota Studies . nd.gov . 2018-08-18 . 2018-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214916/https://www.ndstudies.gov/state_fruit . dead .
84. Web site: Symbols of Ohio . Ohio Secretary of State . 2018-08-18.
85. Web site: Oklahoma State Symbols . Oklahoma Historical Society . 2018-08-18.
86. Web site: State Meal . Oklahoma Historical Society . 2018-08-18.
87. News: It's a scandal: Oklahoma declares watermelon a vegetable . The Guardian . London . Matthew . Weaver . 2007-04-18 . 2010-05-11.
88. It's official; ribeye designated as state steak . Oklahoma Senate . May 3, 2019 . 2021-01-06.
89. Encyclopedia: Oregon State symbols . Oregon Encyclopedia . Oregon Historical Society . 2018-08-18.
90. Web site: Miller . Kaitlin . 2019-11-13 . United States of Food: Official State Foods . 2022-03-30 . The Daily Meal . en . Pennsylvania doesn’t have any official state foods, besides the state beverage milk, but it does claim to be the birthplace of bubblegum and banana splits. Another famous Pennsylvania food creation is the cheesesteak, which was invented in Philadelphia..
91. Web site: State Symbols. 2018-08-19.
92. Web site: Calamari is now Rhode Island's official appetizer. 27 June 2014. 2018-08-19.
93. Web site: Plants and edibles . South Carolina Statehouse . 2018-08-19.
94. Web site: South Carolina . State of . S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-680. Official State fruit. . 1984 . 2007-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630155619/https://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm . 2007-06-30 .
95. Web site: South Carolina . State of . S.C. Code of Laws, SECTION 1-1-682. Official state snack food. . 2006 . 2007-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630155619/https://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm . 2007-06-30 .
96. Web site: South Carolina General Assembly. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-681 SO AS TO DESIGNATE COLLARD GREENS AS THE OFFICIAL STATE VEGETABLE. 1 January 2012.
97. Web site: State Seal and State Emblems . South Dakota Secretary of State . 2018-08-19.
98. Web site: State Symbols . TN.gov . 2018-08-19.
99. In 2003, Texas law made sopaipilla and strudel state pastries until 2005.
100. Web site: State Symbols . Texas State Library and Archives Commission . 2017-08-30 . 2018-08-19.
101. Web site: Utah State Fruit - Cherry. Pioneer: Utah's Online Library . 2008-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081204170234/http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/fruit.html . 2008-12-04.
102. Web site: 2001 . Utah Legislature SR0005 . 2021-12-28 . Utah State Legislature .
103. Web site: Utah State Vegetables - Spanish Sweet Onion and Sugar Beet . Pioneer: Utah's Online Library . 2008-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081228005938/http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/vegetable.html. 2008-12-28.
104. Web site: 1 V.S.A. § 510 . Leg.state.vt.us . 2010-08-19.
105. Web site: 1 V.S.A. § 513 . Leg.state.vt.us . 2018-08-19.
106. Web site: 1 V.S.A. § 512 . Leg.state.vt.us . 2018-08-19.
107. Web site: ACTS OF THE 1999-2000 VERMONT LEGISLATURE. 2020-07-24. www.leg.state.vt.us.
108. Web site: 1 V.S.A. § 519 . Legislature.vermont.gov . 2018-08-19.
109. Web site: Code of Virginia § 1-510. Official emblems and designations.. Commonwealth of Virginia: Legislative Information System. 3 April 2018.
110. Web site: RCW 1.20.035 (1989 c 354 § 63.) . Washington State Legislature . 2017-11-02 . 2017-11-12 . The official fruit of the state of Washington is the apple..
111. Web site: RCW § 1.20.140 (2007 c 137 § 1.) . Apps.leg.wa.gov . 2017-11-02 . 2017-11-12.
112. Web site: State Symbols. www.wvlegislature.gov. 2020-01-06.
113. Web site: Wisconsin's State Symbols . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 2018-08-19 . 2017-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170430161703/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/publications/state-symbols/ . dead .
114. Web site: Wisconsin State Symbols . 23 May 2012 . Wisconsin Historical Society . 2018-08-19.
115. Book: Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-2012. 2005. Legislative Reference Bureau. 969–970. WISC:89096552161.
116. Web site: https://archive.today/20130820054846/http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/213832791.html . Kringle becomes Wisconsin state pastry . 2013-08-20. todaystmj4.com. Jaclyn . Brandt. July 1, 2013.