Coffee milk is Rhode Island’s official state drink, made by stirring sweet coffee syrup into cold milk.

Rhode Island hot weiners are small beef, pork, and veal weiners served in steamed buns with mustard, meat sauce, onions, and celery salt.

Manhattan clam chowder is the tomato-based red chowder made with clams, potatoes, vegetables, herbs, and a bright brothy base.

Rhode Island clam chowder is the clear-broth chowder: clams, potatoes, onions, pork, and clam liquor with no cream and no tomato.

Stuffies are Rhode Island stuffed quahogs: chopped clams baked in their shells with breadcrumbs, herbs, peppers, onions, and often chouriço or linguiça.