Desserts Of Our States - Officially Recognized Treats!

By Marquerite Velasquez


Do you know that some states have special official food or dessert, just like how every state can have their official flag, animal and motto? Some of the sweet treats being referred here that are loved by individuals living in some of these states can be uncovered if you read on.

It might be surprising but truth is Florida has a State Pie being the Key lime Pie. You will find this particular tart that is a meringue-topped dessert to be made out of key limes which for a fact is abundant in the famous Florida Keys. Even when records show that it officially became state pie only in 2006, Floridians have been known to be making this particular pie since the late 1800s.

Several other states also have official state pies. Maine's state fruit is the blueberry and the state pie is the blueberry pie. Maine also has an official state treat, which is the Whoopie Pie. The world's largest Whoopie Pie, which weighed more than 1,000 pounds, was creating in Maine. Massachusetts also has a state pie, the Boston cream pie, which is actually a cake comprised of layers of sponge cake separated by vanilla custard and topped with a chocolate glaze. Massachusetts also has a state cookie, the chocolate chip cookie.

Still, other states find it enjoyable to have sweet treats. For Minnesota it is the blueberry muffin that is their official state muffin. And for New Mexico it is that unique cinnamon and anise flavored treat known as bizcochito that is their official state cookie. Even when Utah has no official dessert the state snack food for them is Jell-O. Highly famous after the St. Louis World Fair in the year 1904, the ice cream cone eventually became the official state dessert of Missouri.

Maybe California has no official food or dessert but it does not take away the fact that citizens of the Golden State extremely love treats too. Proof is that it is in the area of Los Angles that you can find several ice treats and frosty treats too in its Culver City ice cream shop, YoKuMon. Their offers come in a wide range of ice cream, shakes, sundaes and shave ice but they are also famed for that signature $2 ice cream sandwich that is gourmet.

These ice cream sandwiches are not the typical treats one finds in their grocer's freezer. YoKuMon's ice cream sandwiches are created by sandwiching a huge scoop of ice cream between two freshly baked cookies. The staff at this Culver City dessert spot bakes eight different varieties of cookies throughout the day and you can mix or match any flavor of cookie with any flavor of ice cream that you prefer.




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