The coconut and bourbon–filled Southern layer cake in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is perfectly Alabama. Late 19th-century Clayton home chef Emma Rylander Lane developed it.
This unusual salad, a Gulf Coast staple, was invented in 1947 by Bayley's Steak House owner William Bayley, Sr.
Alaskan indigenous people make akutaq (Eskimo or Alaskan ice cream) by whisking fat or tallow (rendered suet) with berries.
This Tex-Mex classic was invented by accident in a Mexican restaurant in Arizona as a deep-fried burrito. But historians dispute on where it occurred.
This Arizona tavern favorite is a simple but tasty treat, consisting of an open-faced flour tortilla covered in shredded cheese and broiled until bubbling.
A salty, snappy dill pickle battered and fried to crispy perfection – this fried treat may not be for everyone, but we (along with many others) think it’s ingenious.
Served in a thick tomato and white wine broth, this hearty Italian-American fish stew is San Francisco's response to bouillabaisse. It may contain clams, mussels, shrimp, Dungeness crab, and halibut.
One of America’s most famous salads, this hearty dish was invented in 1938 by restaurant owner Bob Cobb, when he cobbled a few leftovers together one night after service at the Brown Derby in Hollywood.