THE VERY BEST
of sharp cheddar cheese spiked with A-1 Sauce. Five simple
ingredients add up to a lot of love in Ohio’s shaker lemon pie. Whole lemons are sliced paper- thin and soaked in sugar before being immersed in a sweet egg custard. If it comes
from the oven in a casserole dish, contains potatoes or noodles, green beans or corn, and most essentially, canned cream- of-anything soup, it’s a Minnesota hotdish. Guaranteed to restore order to a chaotic world. In Sioux City, Iowa, the loose
meat sandwich is happiness on a hamburger bun. The ground beef, sautéed with onions, is loose and crumbly. Mustard or ketchup is acceptable, but any other kind of sauce or gravy is blasphemy. When they’re not dousing their
french fries in sacred, down-home fry sauce (a pink ketchup-tinged mayo
Rhode Island JOHNNYCAKES
dip), the people of Utah like their comfort food wiggly and jiggly. So say the lawmakers who proclaimed Jell-O the official state food. Who knew that Utahns are the largest per-capita consumers of Jell-O in the known universe?
NORTHEAST You haven’t had
a hot dog till you’ve had a dirty water dog from a New York food cart. There’s something about the tepid, greasy water the Sabrett franks float in before getting smothered with onions in a soft, mustard- drizzled bun. Ex-Rhode Islanders yearn for their
johnnycakes (deep-fried cornmeal patties) and “stuffies” (giant clams called quahogs, breaded and baked in the shell). Add a cold glass of coffee milk, sweetened with coffee syrup, and harmony is restored on earth. If you’re from Woonsocket, R.I.,
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the dynamite sandwich is love on a torpedo roll. This 1900s milltown workers’ staple of meat, peppers, and onions in spicy spaghetti sauce is like a sloppy joe on steroids.
FLORIDA How to pick a fight
in Florida: debate politics, religion, or key lime pie. First rule: If it’s green instead of yellow, it’s fake. Second rule: The crust must be made from original Honey Grahams. Purists take their pie straight, no whipped cream. But if you insist, make sure it’s real. Meringue is strictly for tourists.
WEST COAST On your next visit to Anchorage,
stop at a street cart for a hearty reindeer sausage roll: sliced mixed- meat links (yes, there can be reindeer in there) sautéed with onions and garlic on a mustard- slathered soft hot dog bun. California
Florida KEY LIME PIE
has long been a haven for the health-conscious, calorie-counting crowd — and therefore it sadly lacks the artery- clogging, nap- inducing foods enjoyed by many other states. But anybody
who has lived in Southern Cal will reminisce about the iconic taco trucks that churn out tortilla-wrapped food to die for. The Pacific Northwest has salmon,
great wine, and tons of other fantastic delicacies, but
TasteofOregon.com tells us that the ultimate Oregon comfort food is truffle mac ’n’ cheese. Don’t forget to top it off with a glass o’ pinot. Now that’s a meal in which anybody could take comfort!
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