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

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