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Turkey Day is upon us. Tonight is Thanksgiving Eve, the biggest drinking night of the year, and tomorrow morning we’ll all awaken early to start cooking up turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and all of the other recipes our families crave.
I’m a born and raised Floridian and I’m fully aware that some of the things my family eats on Thanksgiving is drastically different than what a family in Oregon might eat. For instance, we often start the meal with raw oysters and Florida Stone Crab as appetizers. When it comes to the actual meal, we’re pretty basic: Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Mac and Cheese, Green Bean Casserole, Cranberry something, Pies, etc.
I’m not really into straying from the norm when it comes to Thanksgiving foods because I see it as a day when I know exactly what I’ll be eating and I can get excited about those foods in advance. You know what those foods don’t include? Keto Brisket (whatever the f*ck that is) and Stone Soup. Those are just a few of the recipes that states across America are searching in anticipation of Thanksgiving.
Using Google search data, CNBC tracked which recipes each state in America is searching disproportionately to other states. This led them to find the most uniquely popular recipe for each state compared to others. It doesn’t necessarily mean this recipe is the *MOST POPULAR* dish in that state, just that the state is searching for that recipe a lot more than the other states. Let’s check out the results from CNBC:
Alabama: dressing
Alaska: cranberry sauce
Arizona: ham
Arkansas: dressing
California: creamed corn
Colorado: pumpkin pie
Connecticut: cranberries
Delaware: keto brisket
Florida: green bean casserole
Georgia: green bean casserole
Hawaii: stone soup
Idaho: stuffing
Illinois: stuffing
Indiana: dressing
Iowa: casserole
Kansas: pumpkin pie
Kentucky: sweet potato
Louisiana: chicken soup
Maine: turkey gravy
Maryland: cranberry
Massachusetts: butternut squash
Michigan: dressing
Minnesota: stuffing
Mississippi: dressing
Missouri: sweet potato
Montana: cranberries
Nebraska: pumpkin pie
Nevada: soup
New Hampshire: butternut squash
New Jersey: soup
New Mexico: dressing
New York: soup
North Carolina: dressing
North Dakota: punch
Ohio: pumpkin pie
Oklahoma: dressing
Oregon: sweet potato
Pennsylvania: vegetable
Rhode Island: stuffing
South Carolina: sweet potato casserole
South Dakota: corn
Tennessee: dressing
Texas: cornbread dressing
Utah: salad
Vermont: vegetables
Virginia: green beans
Washington: salad
Washington, D.C.: cookies
West Virginia: roast turkey
Wisconsin: cranberry salad
Wyoming: roasted carrots (via CNBC)
Keto Brisket in Delaware, seriously? Stone Soup in Hawaii? I thought that stuff ceased to exist after Pre-K when teachers taught every kid how to make it as a way to keep them busy.
Soup in New Jersey? We had a discussion amongst the BroBible team and we’ve never heard of a single family from New Jersey making soup on Thanksgiving. Maybe for leftovers, sure, but still not as common as sandwiches or turkey salad. PUNCH is the most uniquely popular dish for North Dakota?! Who the hell serves punch on Thanksgiving? Who serves punch anywhere outside of a middle school dance?
For more on these results you can click here to visit CNBC.