Arkansas: Cheese Dip
No one could have guessed that cheese dip originated in Arkansas. In fact, many Texans don’t believe that’s the case, but it’s true. Little Rock, Arkansas is a location where cheese dip became the popular mealtime addition we know and love today. Blackie Donnelly, a former Texas ranger, and his wife, Margie, opened the Mexico Chiquito restaurant in Little Rock in 1935. They’re said to be the originators of the famous concoction that many Americans enjoy nowadays.
Arkansas Cheese dip
California: Avocados
While it’s not a cruffin, sourdough load, or french dip, avocado had ruled the coast of California for over a century now. You can spread it on toast in the morning, mix it into a fresh salad for lunch, and include it in a California roll for dinner. Nowadays, the Hass avocado that was created by California postman Rudolph Hass in the 1920s, makes up roughly 95% of the avocados that are grown in California.
California Avocados