An Oklahoma Indian taco is fry bread topped with seasoned meat, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and sometimes salsa or chile.

Irish potato candy is a Philadelphia-area St. Patrick’s Day treat made from coconut cream rolled in cinnamon so it looks like a tiny potato.

An Italian Beef Sandwich is thin-sliced seasoned roast beef piled onto a roll, soaked or dipped in jus, and topped with sweet peppers or spicy giardiniera. It is messy, juicy, and pure Chicago.

Jersey corn is sweet summer corn from the Garden State, best eaten fresh, buttered, and barely off the farm stand.

Jo Jo potatoes are thick, seasoned potato wedges, usually pressure-fried until crisp outside and fluffy inside.

A hearty scramble of ground beef, spinach, and eggs, usually seasoned simply with garlic, onions, and sometimes a touch of nutmeg or Parmesan.

Johnny Marzetti is a Columbus-born casserole made with pasta, ground beef, tomato sauce, and cheese.

A Jucy Lucy is a Minneapolis-born burger with the cheese sealed inside the beef patty instead of sitting on top.

Kansas City Style Barbecue is slow-smoked meat served with a thick, sweet, tangy tomato-based sauce.

Kentucky Cheese Pudding is a savory baked casserole made with cheese, crackers or bread, eggs, milk or cream, and a little peppery heat.

A classic American dessert originating from the Florida Keys, featuring a tart, creamy filling made from key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk, typically set in a graham cracker crust.

A klobasnek is a Texas-Czech pastry made by wrapping soft, slightly sweet dough around sausage, cheese, jalapeños, or other savory fillings.

A knish is a Jewish deli pastry filled with mashed potato, kasha, meat, or other savory fillings.

Knoephla soup is a creamy North Dakota dumpling soup made with little doughy dumplings, potatoes, onions, carrots, and broth.

Kool-Aid pickles, also called Koolickles, are dill pickles soaked in Kool-Aid and sugar until they turn neon-bright and sweet-sour.

Wisconsin kringle is a flaky oval Danish pastry filled with fruit, nuts, or sweet cheese and finished with icing. It is buttery, layered, celebratory, and Racine’s pastry pride.

Kuchen is South Dakota’s official state dessert, usually made as a German-style custard-and-fruit pastry with a soft crust and creamy filling.

A popular Korean BBQ dish featuring beef short ribs cut thinly across the bones (flanken-cut), usually marinated in a sweet and savory soy sauce mixture with assorted fruits like pear, onion, and garlic. 

Lady Baltimore cake is a grand Charleston-style white layer cake filled with dried fruit and nuts and covered in fluffy boiled frosting.

Lau Lau is pork, fish, or chicken wrapped in taro leaves and steamed until tender, earthy, and rich. It is one of Hawaii’s great slow-cooked comfort foods.