https://crystal.castle.cc/tag/infographics/ Recent content in Infographics on adventures of an omnomnomnivore in NYC Hugo en-US Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:36:14 -0500 https://crystal.castle.cc/2011/01/14/a-foodie-state-of-mind-or-damn-theyre-strange-in-flyover-country/ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:36:14 -0500 https://crystal.castle.cc/2011/01/14/a-foodie-state-of-mind-or-damn-theyre-strange-in-flyover-country/ <p><a href="http://feeds.seriouseats.com/~r/seriouseatsfeaturesvideos/~3/_dxcFwtSQkw/does-this-food-by-state-map-look-accurate-regional-foods.html">Serious Eats</a> links to the above map of food-by-state produced by the hard working folks at <a href="http://cheezburger.com/sites">I Can Haz Cheezburger</a>, which is actually a lot more interesting than I had anticipated. Sure, lots of the chosen foods are obvious regional specialties or major crops associated with the state (MA clam chowder, Idaho potatoes, Georgia peaches), and then there are the lesser-known items coming from the (let&#8217;s be honest) lesser-known states. Michigan and pasties, is there a large population descended from Yorkshire miners in Michigan? Arkansas and jelly pie, an item invented out of the necessities of poverty, like Indiana&#8217;s sugar cream pie? And Colorado&#8217;s Denver omelette looks an awful lot like a burger to me, rather than fried eggs folded around diced ham, onions and bell peppers.</p>