Time to stock up on fireworks, invite friends and family over and fire up the grill.
As Independence Day fast approaches, you may be planning a cookout.
From ribs and pork chops to baked beans and asparagus, the list of grilled edible options is long, but as a nation, our tastes are varied.
Residents in sixteen states prefer veggies. The rest of the nation wants meat.
Would you believe ribs are only No. 1 in five states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Connecticut and Texas)?
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Across all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, over the last week, BBQ chicken was the most searched for food, according to Google Trends data shared with USA TODAY Thursday.
Here’s a look at the rest of the top 10, plus the most searched-for “how to grill” food by state, based on Google’s data, as well as the most searched BBQ in each state so far this year.
What are the top 10 most searched BBQ foods?
Here are the top 10 most searched BBQ in the country, based on Google search data:
- BBQ chicken
- BBQ ribs
- BBQ pork chops
- BBQ meatballs
- BBQ shrimp
- BBQ pulled pork
- BBQ brisket
- BBQ baked beans
- BBQ salmon
- BBQ meatloaf
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The most searched “how to grill” food by state:
Trends show 16 states and Washington D.C led the search with vegetables , the most popular being asparagus (7), followed closely behind by corn (6).
Here’s the full list:
Alabama – Corn on the cob
Alaska – Corn
Arizona – Burgers
Arkansas – Ribs
California – Tri tip
Colorado – Chicken breast
Connecticut – Spare ribs
Delaware – Salmon
District of Columbia – Chicken breast
Florida – Mahi mahi
Georgia – Wings
Hawaii – Ahi tuna
Idaho – Steak
Illinois – Pork chops
Indiana – Corn in husk
Iowa – Asparagus
Kansas – Salmon
Kentucky – Shrimp
Louisiana – Steak
Maine – Chicken
Maryland – Eggplant
Massachusetts – Swordfish
Michigan – Asparagus
Minnesota – Asparagus
Mississippi – Ribs
Missouri – Corn on the cob
Montana – Asparagus
Nebraska – Corn on the cob
Nevada – Burgers
New Hampshire – Asparagus
New Jersey – London broil
New Mexico – Chicken
New York – Clams
North Carolina – Filet mignon
North Dakota – Asparagus
Ohio – Chicken
Oklahoma – Corn on the cob
Oregon – Lamb chops
Pennsylvania – Filet mignon
Rhode Island – Salmon
South Carolina – Pork chops
South Dakota – Burgers
Tennessee – Pork chops
Texas – Ribs
Utah – Chicken
Vermont – Salmon
Virginia – Portobello mushrooms
Washington – Flank steak
West Virginia – Asparagus
Wisconsin – Brats
Wyoming – Burgers
Most searched BBQ sauce by state
Meanwhile, the most searched type of BBQ sauce by state (34 of them) was homemade, Google data shows.
- Carolina: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware;
- Korean: Hawaii, California, Nevada, New Jersey, and Connecticut;
- Japanese: Washington, Oregon, South Dakota, Kansas, and Alaska;
- Homemade – all other states.
Natalie Neysa Alund covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @nataliealund.
