The most searched foods for BBQ in the USA: From meat to vegetables
Time to stock up on fireworks, invite friends and family over and fire up the grill.
With Independence Day fast approaching, you might 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 of sixteen states prefer vegetables. The rest of the nation wants meat.
Would you believe that ribs are only #1 in five states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Connecticut and Texas)?
In all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, over the past week, BBQ chicken was the most searched for food, according to Google Trends data shared with USA TODAY on Thursday.
Here̵[ads1]7;s a look at the rest of the top 10, plus the most searched for “how to grill” food by state, based on Google data, as well as the most searched BBQ in each state so far this year.
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What are the 10 most searched barbecue foods?
Here are the 10 most searched barbecues in the country, based on Google’s 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” foods by state:
Trends show that 16 states and Washington DC led the search with vegetables, the most popular being asparagus (7), closely followed by corn (6).
Here is the full list:
Alabama – Corn on the cob
Alaska – Maize
Arizona – Burgers
Arkansas – The ribs
California – Three tips
Colorado – Chicken breast
Connecticut – Spareribs
Delaware – Salmon
District of Columbia – Chicken breast
Florida – Do work
Georgia – Wings
Hawaii – Tuna fire
Idaho – Steak
Illinois – Pork chops
Indiana – Corn in the shell
Iowa – Asparagus
Kansas – Salmon
Kentucky – Shrimp
Louisiana – Steak
Maine – Chicken
Maryland – Eggplant
Massachusetts – Swordfish
Michigan – Asparagus
Minnesota – Asparagus
Mississippi – The ribs
Missouri – Corn on the cob
Montana – Asparagus
Nebraska – Corn on the cob
Nevada – Burgers
New Hampshire – Asparagus
New Jersey – London is boiling
New Mexico – Chicken
New York – Mussels
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 – The 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;
- Home team – all other states.
Natalie Neysa Alund covers the latest and trendy news for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on Twitter @nataliealund.
