Lots of people know that Pennsylvania is famous for pretzels and who doesn’t associate New York with bagels? But where did pancake mix come from? What about Moon Pies? And which states might challenge each other to a whoopie pie smackdown? A little culinary excavation reveals state secrets. Arizona The first barrel of tequila …
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Missouri

The Weekly List: State food trivia
By American Food Roots on January 25, 2013 in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Misc, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, The Kitchen Sink
About Missouri
Settlers, southerners, newcomers
If you’ve ever picked up a six-pack at the supermarket, you can thank Missouri. German immigrant Adolphus Busch created Budweiser ...
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