[katana]

How the writer thinks Burgoo is the "Signature" dish of Kentucky is beyond my ken. My father's family comes from the Eastern part of the Commonwealth where I doubt many even know the word. In the mountainous East (Scots Irish and generally Republican) Fried Chicken (honorable mentions: Buttermilk Biscuits and Red Eye Gravy - salt ham drippings for the uninitiated) is king.

Say the name "Kentucky" to anyone anywhere in the world and unless they're aboriginal pygmies living on grubs and monkey droppings in the rain forest they will respond with "fried chicken".

The real thing, not the pressure cooked grease balls the Colonel has made so world famous, has two not-so-secret herbs and spices, salt and pepper, brined chicken double flour coated, fried in lard in a cast iron skillet. The aroma alone tells everyone within a mile of the kitchen that dinner's a'cookin'.

[Scoutmaster]

Fried chicken is a glaring omission from the author's list, although I expect it could be credited to several states. Remember the author's criteria for ranking foods:

"Rigorously scientific (not), ardently researched (nope), and scrupulously fair (not even a little bit)."