Someone could make an educated guess on what food you’re preparing over Memorial Day based on where you live.
Zoom in: Google Trends’ tells us that these are the top recipes searched with “Memorial Day” in each U.S. state, between May 16 of last year and this year.
- Alabama: Mole poblano
- Alaska: Tomatillo salsa
- Arizona: Grilled jalapeño poppers
- Arkansas: Coleslaw
- California: Jalapeño poppers
- Colorado: Crushed cucumber salad
- Connecticut: Guasacaca sauce
- Delaware: Veggie burgers
- Florida: Hamburgers
- Georgia: Tacos
- Hawaii: Keke pua’a
- Idaho: Caprese pasta salad
- Illinois: Prosciutto melon mozza skewers
- Indiana: Fruit pizza cookies
- Iowa: Pasta salad
- Kansas: No-bake cookies
- Kentucky: Cowboy-calico beans
- Louisiana: Chicken tacos
- Maine: Blueberry cobbler
- Maryland: Guacamole
- Massachusetts: Moist hazelnut cake
- Michigan: Peach cake
- Minnesota: Watermelon sugar cookies
- Mississippi: Cornbread
- Missouri: Chicken buffalo meatballs
- Montana: American flag layered cake
- Nebraska: Peach pie
- Nevada: Pasta salad
- New Hampshire: Shoepeg corn dip
- New Jersey: Cucumber salad
- New Mexico: BBQ chicken pizza
- New York: Strawberry shortcake
- North Carolina: Coconut lime chicken
- North Dakota: Pizza crust
- Ohio: Ambrosia salad
- Oklahoma: Shotgun shells
- Oregon: Smoked brisket
- Pennsylvania: Potato soup
- Rhode Island: Taco salad
- South Carolina: Angel food cake
- South Dakota: Steak kebabs
- Tennessee: Hush puppies
- Texas: Crostini
- Utah: Pasta salad
- Vermont: Maple cookies
- Virginia: Oatmeal cookie
- Washington: Firecracker cake
- West Virginia: Poke cake
- Wisconsin: Strawberry cheesecake dump cake
- Wyoming: BBQ chicken
