The 50 States' Grossest Dishes

From reindeer fat ice cream to 2-foot-long hot dogs
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 29, 2010 12:29 PM CDT
The 50 States' Grossest Dishes
The Luther Burger, complete with donuts.   (Flickr)

Some states are pudgier than others—here's looking at you, Texas—but none escapes this list of beloved yet fat-filled dishes. Health.com tracked down the worst offender in each of the flabby 50:

  • Alaska: Eskimo Ice Cream, a mix of blackberries and salmon berries—in reindeer fat and seal oil.
  • Connecticut: The Hartford-area Doogie's hot dog joint serves one of the insanest franks known to man: a 2-foot-long pork and beef hot dog topped with a half-pound of chili, cheddar cheese sauce, bacon, and more.

  • Georgia: The state's Luther Burger, reportedly named after Luther Vandross, sandwiches a bacon cheeseburger between two Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
  • Iowa: Unveiled at the state fair in 2006, the "hot beef sundae" blends mashed potatoes, roast beef, gravy, cheddar cheese, and tomato.
  • Michigan: The BLT at Tony's I-75 restaurant is mostly "B"—the sandwich contains more than a pound of bacon.
  • New Jersey: New Brunswick's Fat Darrell is a college kid's dream: a sandwich stuffed with chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, and french fries.
Click here for more stomach-filling, and stomach-turning, dishes. (More lists stories.)

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