Hey we get that we’re a craft beer site…but don’t act like you don’t have a favorite Thanksgiving side dish you can’t do without.
Here’s the deal…
A couple of years back online career site Zippia released a map of favorite Thanksgiving sides by state. Their research was hardly rocket science but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t stupid fun.
Zippia basically used Google keyword trends to find the favorite of more than 20 traditional side dishes and ranked foods that came in at #1.
Key Findings
Mashed potatoes are the favorite of 10 states. (How come we’re not surprised?)
Right behind mashed potatoes is mac n’ cheese (We would have thought stuffing.)
While most states are reaching for the carbs, Maine went with the side salad and we have to ask WTF?
The Midwest is all about casseroles, especially of green bean casseroles.
In Alabama stuffing isn’t called stuffing, it’s called “dressing” down there.
Only New Hampshire is a big fan of cranberry sauce, even Massachusetts, where most cranberries are farmed, went with stuffing.
Biscuits. Rolls. Crescent rolls. Forget the fancy sides, hot bread rules!
47 states went with carbs. Only 3 went with vegetable, and we bet those dishes are drenched in fat.
Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish by State
State
Side
Alabama
Dressing
Alaska
Hashbrown casserole
Arizona
Green bean casserole
Arkansas
White Gravy
California
Mashed Potatoes
Colorado
Mashed Potatoes
Connecticut
Mashed Potatoes
Delaware
Mac And Cheese
District of Columbia
Mac And Cheese
Florida
Sweet Potato Casserole
Georgia
Mac And Cheese
Hawaii
Turkey gravy
Idaho
Green bean casserole
Illinois
Mashed Potatoes
Indiana
Deviled Eggs
Iowa
Corn
Kansas
Cream Corn
Kentucky
Broccoli Casserole
Louisiana
Cornbread Dressing
Maine
Side Salad
Maryland
Mac And Cheese
Massachusetts
Stuffing
Michigan
Green bean casserole
Minnesota
Mashed Potatoes
Mississippi
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Missouri
Rolls
Montana
Mashed Potatoes
Nebraska
Green bean casserole
Nevada
Mashed Potatoes
New Hampshire
Cranberry Sauce
New Jersey
Stuffing
New Mexico
Green bean casserole
New York
Stuffing
North Carolina
Mac And Cheese
North Dakota
Mashed Potatoes
Ohio
Green bean casserole
Oklahoma
Rolls
Oregon
Biscuits
Pennsylvania
Stuffing
Rhode Island
Stuffing
South Carolina
Mac And Cheese
South Dakota
Crescent Rolls
Tennessee
Sweet Potato Casserole
Texas
Green bean casserole
Utah
Rolls
Vermont
Stuffing
Virginia
Mac And Cheese
Washington
Mashed Potatoes
West Virginia
Rolls
Wisconsin
Mashed Potatoes
Wyoming
Brown Gravy
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Happy Thanksgiving from the American Craft Beer crew…Now back to beer.
2024-11-28