Detroit-style pizza is a rectangular pan pizza with a thick, airy crust, crispy cheese edges, and tomato sauce spooned on top.

A signature Tampa, Florida, delicacy consisting of a spicy, hand-held, football-shaped croquette filled with seasoned blue crab meat and Cuban breadcrumbs.

Dilly Casserole Bread is a no-knead dill bread made with cottage cheese, onion, dill seed or dill weed, and yeast, then baked in a casserole dish.

Dip Dog is a bright red hot dog dipped in slightly sweet batter and fried until golden, then traditionally covered with mustard.

Disco fries are New Jersey’s late-night diner masterpiece: crispy fries covered with melted cheese and brown gravy.

A Washington Dungeness crab cake is a tender crab patty made with sweet local Dungeness crab and just enough binder to hold it together.

East Texas style BBQ is tender, saucy barbecue where pork, beef, ribs, links, and chopped sandwiches all have a place.

Eastern North Carolina barbecue is whole hog pork cooked low and slow, chopped, and dressed with a sharp vinegar-pepper sauce.

Eggs Benedict is an elegant brunch dish of poached eggs and Canadian bacon on English muffins, topped with buttery hollandaise.

Étouffée is a Louisiana dish of seafood smothered in a rich, seasoned sauce and served over rice. Crawfish is the classic star, but shrimp and crab know their way around the pot too.

A New Jersey fat sandwich is an overstuffed sub packed with things like cheesesteak, chicken fingers, fries, mozzarella sticks, burgers, sauces, and whatever else can survive inside a roll.

Fiddleheads are the tightly curled young shoots of ostrich ferns, harvested in spring and cooked like a wild green vegetable.

Finger steaks are strips of beef dipped in batter, fried until golden, and served with fries and dipping sauce. Think chicken fingers, but Idaho looked at beef and said, “Your turn.”

A Door County fish boil is a dramatic outdoor meal of whitefish, potatoes, and onions boiled in a big kettle, then served with melted butter, coleslaw, and cherry pie.

A Fluff Screamer is a Pennsylvania Coal Region burger topped with spicy chili sauce, raw onions, butter, and Marshmallow Fluff.

A legendary, ultra-caloric sandwich consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of French bread filled with an entire jar of peanut butter, a jar of jelly (grape or strawberry), and a pound of bacon. 

A classic American sandwich made with thinly sliced roast beef served on a French roll or baguette, usually toasted or warmed, and traditionally served with a side of au jus (light beef broth) for dipping.

French-bread pizza is split French bread topped with sauce, cheese, and pizza toppings, then baked until crisp and melty.

Mississippi fried catfish is mild, flaky catfish coated in seasoned cornmeal and fried until golden.

Fried cheese curds are fresh Wisconsin cheese curds battered and fried until golden outside and molten inside.