Most Popular Recipes by State

When you think Texas, do you think cookies? Or how about Washington, does fried chicken come to mind? It turns out the states of America are quickly learning the recipes of foods you wouldn’t normally associate them with.

Google Trends provides this unique insight into our internet browsing habits. By searching a specific word or term (in this case “recipe”), we discovered the most popular recipe per US state.

We’ve produced a map that hones in on what people were googling to get making in the kitchen. Do they reflect true to what you’ve attempted to cook in the past year?

Perhaps they reveal the latest food trends. Maybe Oprah revealed her biggest food love and we desperately searched how to cook it.

Or is it just down to what people want for dinner?

We may never know, but when you’re next looking for your next food fix give this map a glance. You may find you want to eat like your neighboring state.

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Most popular recipes by state

StateRecipe
MaineZucchini
New HampshireLasagna
MassachusettsTurkey
Rhode IslandChili
ConnecticutChocolate Cake
New YorkMeatloaf
New JerseyChicken Breast
PennsylvaniaChicken Soup
DelawareChocolate Chip Cookie
MarylandCheesecake
VirginiaChicken Parmesan
North CarolinaSweet Potato
South CarolinaDressing
GeorgiaCake
FloridaChili
AlabamaGravy
TennesseeTaco
KentuckySpaghetti
West VirginiaCheesecake
OhioGuacamole
MichiganGravy
IndianaTaco
MississippiCornbread
WisconsinCaramel
IllinoisCookie
MinnesotaShortcake
IowaFrosting
MissouriSmoothie
ArkansasPancake
LouisianaJambalaya
TexasCookies
OklahomaSalsa
KansasBanana Bread
NebraskaApple Pie
South DakotaPrime Rib
North DakotaApple Crisp
MontanaPie Crust
WyomingColeslaw
ColoradoSalmon
New MexicoBanana Bread
ArizonaFrosting
UtahStew
IdahoZucchini
WashingtonFried Chicken
OregonCake
NevadaBanana Bread
CaliforniaBread
AlaskaColeslaw Dressing
HawaiiMochi
VermontSoup

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