List of U.S. state foods

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

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Georgia declared peanuts the state crop.
  3. ^ Hawaii's official state plant is kalo (Colocasia esculenta; taro).
  4. ^ Indiana Senate Resolution 59 (2009) made sugar cream pie (renamed "Hoosier Pie") "unofficial state pie" in 2009.
  5. ^ New Mexico's official state question, "Red or green?", refers to chilies. The official answer is, "Red and green, or Christmas."
  6. ^ In 2003, Texas law made sopaipilla and strudel state pastries until 2005.

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