Foursquaretracked hoi polloi ’s tastes across America to follow up with a very interesting way to settle the uniqueness of discernment : they mine their exploiter data to fancy out which food for thought or deglutition was disproportionately popular in each body politic . So this map does n’t show what ’s the most democratic item in each land , but what detail is most unambiguously pop in each state ( in copulation to other places ) .
This way , you get slimly more interesting selections that are n’t the usual pizza , burrito and burgers . you could see an interactional variant of the maphere . Here ’s the full list :
Alabama – Fried Green Tomatoes
Alaska – King Crab
Arizona – Prickly Pear
Arkansas – Catfish
California – Chinese Chicken Salad
Colorado – Chili Rellenos
Connecticut – Cuban sandwich
Delaware – Crab Soup
Florida – Conch Fritters
Georgia – Brunswick Stew
Hawaii – Poke
Idaho – Sweet Pork
Illinois – Italian gripe
Indiana – Lemon Rice Soup
Iowa – Potato Wedges
Kansas – Cherry Limeade
Kentucky – Country Ham
Louisiana – Crawfish
Maine – Lobster
Maryland – Crab cake
Massachusetts – Lobster Rolls
Michigan – Perch
Minnesota – Juicy Lucy Burger
Mississippi – Po’boys
Missouri – Toasted Ravioli
Montana – Huckleberry
Nebraska – Mini Corn pawl
Nevada – Bottle Service
New Hampshire – Haddock
New Jersey – Pork Roll
New Mexico – Sopapillas
New York – Avocado Toast
North Carolina – Hush pup
North Dakota – Bison
Ohio – Pierogies
Oklahoma – Chicken Fried Steak
Oregon – Salad Rolls
Pennsylvania – Chicken Cheesesteaks
Rhode Island – Fried Clams
South Carolina – Grits
South Dakota – Walleye
Tennessee – Banana Pudding
Texas – Breakfast Tacos
Utah – Chile Verde
Vermont – Maple Syrup
Virginia – Crab Sandwich
Washington – Dungeness Crab
West Virginia – Pepperoni Rolls
Wisconsin – Fried Fish
Equality State – Elk
Foursquare excuse its methodology :
Foursquare ’s data science team name the remarkable gustatory modality of all 50 state and D.C. , using a admixture of data readiness ( menus , bakshish , ratings , and more ) and normalizing for sizing against other state . Then the editorial team review the data point and selected the winning taste that is most special and unique to each state . The percentage equals the affinity for that taste over the national average . Also included are the 50 best places in each State Department for that predilection .
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