- Idaho!
- Don't you change it now!
I only said it because we're about to show it!
- (Brian) Oh no! - Stop it, stop it!
- (PvF) How well do you know the United States?
- Uh... - Gosh, one of these?
- Well, I've lived here all my life, so...
- Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia.
- Colorado's not a state. It's a city.
- Sorry, no. (Jair laughs)
- (PvF) Today, we're gonna see if you can guess
what state is home to these iconic food items.
- I hope it's like the interesting states,
not like the fake states,
I swear nobody lives in Montana. (Daniel laughs)
- (PvF) Alright, this is a head-to-head battle
with a tasty treat for the winner, you ready?
- I'm ready.
(Brian gasps)
- (PvF) We've got a platter of Skyline Chili
served in the classic way atop a pile of spaghetti with cheese.
(Daniel laughs)
- Is it seriously just like grated cheese?
- Spaghetti, chili, and cheese!
- That's a mountain of cheese.
- Mmm! - Mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm!
- I remember specifically being in this area,
and the locals were like raving.
- Skyline Chili. - Mmm!
- So somewhere with like big cities?
- Screaming Miami.
- It's not giving me Hormel.
- I'm just gonna let you guys think that I'm stupid for this episode.
- (PvF) And I will say you can either write a state or a city.
- Well one place I know for sure it's not from
is like Ohio, because my parents lived there for a long time.
I remember going out to visit. - Oh my God, I don't know now!
- Well then it must be in Kansas, 'cause we ain't there no more!
- There are so many states!
- Three, two, one. - Two, one.
- I said Illinois and Chicago? - You can't...
No, wait.
- Illinois is the state, honey. - No!
- I put Nevada. - I put Seattle.
- Skyline chili is named for the view of Cincinnati's skyline.
- Yes! - You know what?
I saw you write Ohio, that's the only reason I said that.
- What, was I? Oh!
(buzzer rings) - Dang it!
- I think this is gonna be an interesting guessing game for me.
- Oh, some pizza. - Oh, oh, okay.
- (PvF) This square cut, thick crust pizza
is a certain city's style.
- Mmm!
- The horrible thing is that I know this style of pizza
from it being at Little Caesars for a limited time.
(laughs)
- You wrote it down already?
- But I've never been to this place.
- It's like a pie.
- This crust is like calling my name.
I love crunchy.
- The crust slaps.
- It's really good, I love crust.
- You're not gonna eat all of it?
- No.
- Well yes. - You're like my kid.
- Just not right now.
- Mm-hmm. - A true fat ass at Little Caesars
would have known the named slogan when they were advertising that.
- And that was?
- Literally the state that we need.
Don't you change it now!
I only said it because we're about to share!
- Oh no, wait! - Stop it, stop it!
- Upside down, oh yeah, we're doing it.
I put Wisconsin.
- Bang!
- Aw, it's Detroit, Michigan, I put Kansas, I had no idea.
- This variation of a Sicilian pizza with a thick crust of melted cheese
is Detroit style. - Oh my God! (laughs)
- Really? - What?
- (PvF) And it's a favorite all over Michigan.
- She's just happy 'cause she winning.
- Finally!
- I'm really shook, because I just thought of a random state.
- Oh no. - Say wiggity what now?
- Is this like some soupy soup stew?
- (PvF) So next up we've got a bowl of clear clam chowder.
-- Okay, now this is gonna take some noggin work here.
- It looked a lot like clam chowder.
- Mm-hmm.
- (laughs) I know what you wrote, because you're so basic!
- Don't let the amount of potatoes in this dish confuse you.
There are definitely not supposed to be these many potatoes.
- Thank you, Idaho. - Got it.
- Did you write that? I knew you did!
- (PvF) Do you know where this is from?
- I have an idea of like the region where it's from.
- But there's two types I've had.
Neither one of them were clear.
- I don't know that many states.
- There's only one type of clam I like to dig into,
if you know what I'm saying.
- Ooh! - No, okay.
- I have a state, I'm gonna tell you right now,
I don't know a city in that state off the top of my head right now.
- The only state I'm in is in confusion.
- I said Maine.
- You are kidding me! - What?
- I said Louisiana. - I put Boston.
- Known for its absence of milk or cream,
Rhode Island clam chowder. - Rhode Island!
- Ooh!
- Okay, I was like, I know it's an east coast one.
- Gah! Son of a biscuit eater.
- I don't even know where Rhode Island is! (laughs)
- I didn't know that was a state, low key.
I thought it was an island. I'm kidding, I'm kidding!
- Oh. - What is this?
- Holy what, it is so beautiful!
- (PvF) So this delicious open-faced, cheesy turkey sandwich
is called a hot brown,
and it is the most famous dish of this city.
- That's also what they call me at night.
(Jair laughs) Hot Brown, hey!
- How do I eat this?
- ♪ Where do I dig in ♪
♪ It's got toast ♪ ♪ But it's also bread on something ♪
- Toast, but it's also bread? Hold on.
- ♪ Just let me be ♪ (Brian laughs)
- Can I like...
- That's a good [censored] sandwich.
- We're playing a game, I forgot, this is really good.
- Mmm, God damn, who made the bacon though?
- It's like creamy, cheesy.
- That's a lot of cheese!
- I know exactly where this is from.
- You do? - Yep.
- The bacon's helping me think.
- The sauce is like really yummy.
I enjoyed this whole thing.
- 1000% confident that I got this right.
- All the seven states that I know.
- The seven! (both laugh)
- I put Virginia. - South Dakota.
- I said Maryland. - Wisconsin.
♪ (Heavenly music) ♪
- Created in the 1920s, the hot brown
became one of the most famous dishes in Louisville, Kentucky.
(buzzer rings) - Oh!
- Everybody thinks that's fried chicken.
- Phew. - Every time I think of Kentucky,
I think of fried chicken. - I was like...
- Oh, okay. - Ugh!
- I mean, get yourself some fried chicken and a hot brown,
you know what I'm saying?
A hot brown probably made that fried chicken.
You know what I'm saying?
- Ooh, what's this? - Ooh!
- What is this? - I have no idea.
- My grandma used to make this for me.
- So, what's it called?
- She didn't make it that often.
- Okay, uh huh.
How about we let Nicole tell us what it's called.
- (PvF) This is a bowl of green chile chili.
- It smells spicy.
- What, you know this one? - Actually,
I actually think that I do.
- (laughs) I have no idea.
- Whatever it is, it's wrong.
I have the correct answer.
- It tastes more like a soup than a chili.
- I can definitely taste the chili component to it.
We got chicken in it, I think there's tomatoes?
- A lot of things going on in here. It's like a party.
- Let me sit down. - I keep thinking about fried chicken!
And it's not 'cause I'm black, I just keep thinking about that!
(laughs)
- Should I go with a Carolina?
- You wrote yours already? - I already wrote mine.
- Ugh, you always do this to me!
As in like, we just met. (laughs)
- For all of 20 minutes, you always do this to me.
- I know! (laughs)
- I put North Carolina. - Texas!
- Ooh.
- I don't know, I said Texas.
- (PvF) Jair, you're right!
- Woo!
- Pueblo green chiles are a favorite of pork verde chili dishes
from Denver, Colorado.
- Really? - Ooh!
- I was just in Denver in November, and I can guarantee you,
I did not eat any green chiles.
- (PvF) Hatch chiles are from New Mexico.
- Oh!
- I thought it was Mexico, but I knew that wasn't a state.
- This is who's beating me right now.
(Sharon laughs)
- Yes!
- (PvF) This loaded up chili dog
is topped with a heavy helping of coleslaw,
and it's affectionately known as a slaw dog
and emblematic of this state.
- Eat it first, 'cause it tastes good.
- No, I told you, once I eat it,
I'm not gonna be able to focus.
- (PvF) How does it taste? - It's so good.
- (PvF) How's the combo of coleslaw and chili?
- I really liked it, 'cause I love coleslaw.
- 'Sup slaw dog, what's up?
You know?
(Sharon laughs) - Man, you just leave me hanging!
- I don't know if it's like back to the east coast.
- This is definitely some east coast kinda [censored].
- There's just so many guesses.
- I'm not confident in my answer at all.
This one's tough.
This is the hardest food challenge we've done so far.
- I know where this is from!
- She said that like she was on the Disney channel.
- I feel like it could also be like Missouri.
- (gasps) I put New York too!
- I said Chicago again,
even though I know this isn't a Chicago dog.
- Idaho! - Montana!
- You wrote the same state twice and then got one of them right!
- I only know seven! They're gonna repeat!
- (PvF) Created in the early 1920s, during the great depression,
the combo of hot dogs and cabbage,
which were both cheaper commodities
became somewhat of a fan-favorite in West Virginia.
- Ah! ♪ West Virginia ♪
- ♪ And your mama ♪
- Who would've thought? - I guess...
- Not me.
- I would not have guessed that.
- That's where my mama's family is from!
- Now you have to let her know, and be like hey.
- And we've never had that.
- (PvF) Jair with two points, you are our winner today.
- I can't believe this. - Oh my God!
In yo face, Brian! (both laugh)
- (PvF) So for our winners, we have some lovely Cheerwine.
- It's Cheerwine, baby!
- I'm like, had no idea how difficult that was.
- (PvF) Any ideas where Cheerwine is from?
- Okay, I'm just gonna say, it's from the happy state.
- (PvF) The happy state of North Carolina.
- Got it, okay.
- My uncle would be proud.
- You got family everywhere! - Not really.
- Okay.
- Only in the states I know! - Only in the seven states you know!
- Thank you guys so much for watching.
- What did you think of this game?
(Brian laughs) (laughs) What is wrong with you?
- How many of these did you know?
- Let us know in the comments below.
- And be sure to like and subscribe to People Vs Food.
- I'm Jair, and you're watching People Vs Food.
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