We all know that New York State is massive and diverse, but there is a new online contest to find an official state food for every state, including New York State. So if you had to pick a food to represent New York, what food would you pick?
What Should Be New York State’s Official Food?
First off, I was shocked to learn that New York State doesn’t have an official state food yet. The state does have an official State Fruit, an apple, a State muffin, an apple muffin, and a State snack, yogurt, but no official state food.
An online poll is currently underway to answer the question: What is the official state food of New York? The website statefood.org, has a poll going on right now for every state to find the official state food.
In New York State, at the time of this writing, a pizza slice was in first place. That was followed by bagels, then Wings. I assume the pizza and bagels were ranked high because of New York City votes.
Rounding out the top 5 were pastrami on rye and cheesecake. So what food do you think should represent New York State? You can vote in the poll HERE.
This hurts to say, but I don’t think it should be wings. I am from Buffalo, and it is hard to find good Buffalo wings outside Western New York, so it is not a good representation of New York State.
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I also think a pizza slice shouldn’t be the food. There are too many styles in New York to have one uniform pick. From New York style to Buffalo style and in between, there are too many choices.
I do like cheesecake, since a New York-style cheesecake is the same across the state. I also like Apple. There are tons of apple growers across the state, and of course New York City is known as the “Big Apple,” so that fits for the whole state.
What food would you pick? Let me know HERE or send a message using our free APP.
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