Robbie,
You may list Poi as the food for Hawai'i -- made from the taro plant ("kalo"
in Hawaiian).
'A'ohe 'ina'i komo 'ole o ka 'ai ("there is no meat that doesn't taste good
with poi").
Bob
On 6/11/09 1:22 AM, "Davis, Robbie" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Everyone,
>
> As most of you know, we are preparing a revised version of Key Ingredients for
> an extension tour beginning in 2010. As part of that work, we're planning to
> put in a graphic element showing the official or best known foodstuff for an
> individual state (and territory if you have it). We have researched official
> foods and only 33 states have an official food. Some have many. We can
> included one foodstuff per state.
>
> We'd love to have your input as we prepare this list. Here is what we have so
> far:
>
> Alabama: blackberry (official)
> Arkansas: South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato (official)
> Florida: orange (official)
> Georgia: Vidalia onion (official)
> Idaho: potato (official)
> Illinois: apple (official)
> Kentucky: blackberry (official)
> Louisiana: sweet potato (official)
> Maine: wild blueberry
> Maryland: blue crabs
> Massachusetts: cranberry
> Minnesota: morel mushroom
> Missouri: Norton Cynthiana grape
> New Hampshire: pumpkin
> New Jersey: Jersey tomato
> New Mexico: chiles
> New York: apple
> North Carolina: scuppernong grape
> North Dakota: chokecherry
> Oklahoma: strawberry
> Oregon: pear
> Pennsylvania: chocolate chip cookie
> Rhode Island: Rhode Island greening apple
> South Carolina: peach
> South Dakota: kuchen
> Tennessee: tomato
> Texas: jalapeno pepper
> Utah: sugar beet
> Vermont: apple
> Washington: apple
> West Virginia: Golden Delicious apple
> Wisconsin: cranberry
>
> If your state is not listed here, please let me know what top crop your
> citizens would be most likely to call their own. If your state is here and you
> disagree with the selection, let me know. In each of these cases, the item we
> selected is a designated state symbol. Because the graphic will appear in a
> section of the exhibition that discusses crops and ingredients, please avoid
> suggesting any prepared dishes. (We realize that we violated that convention
> for both Pennsylvania and South Dakota. A prepared food is the only one with
> an official designation and we do not want to leave out any state.)
>
> Please reply to me off the list at [log in to unmask] by Friday, June 11. And, no
> food fights! :-)
>
> Best wishes,
> Robbie
>
> Robbie Davis
> Project Director, Museum on Main Street (MoMS)
> Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
> P.O. Box 37012 MRC 941
> Washington, DC 20013-7012
> [log in to unmask]
> 202-633-5335
>
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