Life and living: Eat your way across the USA
Whether your summer travels lead you to the trees of the Pacific Northwest, up the Rocky Mountains region, through the plains of the Midwest or down to the hot and humid South, here are the top foods to try within each region of the United States.
Pacific Northwest
Salmon candy
Rogue River blue cheese
Dungeness crab
Beecher’s mac and cheese
Red Delicious apples
Rainier cherries
Idaho baked potatoes
Southwest
Hatch chiles
Calabacitas
Fry bread
Huevos rancheros
Sonoran hot dogs
Tamales
Cactus fries
The Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain oysters
Pueblo chiles
Colorado bison
Denver omelet
Elk burgers
Cutthroat trout
Soda bread
Midwest
Cheese curds
Chicago-style hot dogs
Deep-dish pizza
Scotcheroos
Juneberry pie
Pan-fried walleye
Bratwurst
The South
Fried green tomatoes
Boiled peanuts
Chitlins
Shrimp and grits
Moon pies
Hushpuppies
Pimiento cheese
Mid-Atlantic
Philly cheesesteak
Manhattan clam chowder
Shoofly pie
Pork rolls
Black and white cookies
Whitefish salad
New York-style hot dogs
New England
Anadama bread
Boston cream pie
Whoopie pies
Tourtiere
Stuffies
Red flannel hash
Lobster roll