A 1930 pictorial map of the United States with a focus on the foods produced by each state. The colors of the map are vibrant, and the decoration stylized. Within each state, the artist/cartographer has drawn in imagery of the food products. Additionally, each state contains images of the peoples and cultural components of the state. These images are often racialized and stereotyped. Often, images are combined to create tableaux (chases, thefts, interactions), which usually serve to enforce stereotypes, particularly of African Americans. The bottom of the map contains a banner which gives a romanticized account of American progress. The map was published by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, and also serves as an advertisement for the company, noting all the locations of Great Atlantic and Pacific outposts and the efficiency of their shipping. Insets on the corners also highlight A&P, as well as representative circle maps showing the distribution of meat, fish, and poultry throughout the country.
Don't just settle for the same dish wherever you go: Each state is packed with iconic local flavors that share its history and define its geography. Whether you're craving Alabama barbecue, Alaskan seafood or a deep-fried favorite in Arizona, here are the dishes you have to try in every state, and the best places to find them.
When chocolate and vanilla are excluded from consideration, the most popular ice-cream flavor in the U.S. is, believe it or not, coffee. According to a review of sales by Frozen Desert Supplies, it's the most beloved flavor in 17 states. Cookies n' cream is a close second, earning raves in 15 states.
While flavor preferences vary, Americans are in wide agreement that ice cream is awesome — 90 percent of people in the U.S. like to eat ice cream and frozen treats.
n 2017, dating app Hater's 750,000 users were matched based on shared things they hated. And one of those "things" was food.
There's plenty of American fare that deserves widespread disdain, like spray cheese, gas station wine, Flaming Hot Cheetos and well-done steaks (just why?). But there are also plenty of good things that, for whatever reason, just aren't universally loved. Montana doesn't like gluten-free foods, Idaho doesn't want dim sum, Florida doesn't like licorice and Kentucky hates on hummus, for example.
