This German pastry is pronounced “bee-rock”, and as if the name of these pastries weren’t off-putting enough, they’re stiffed with one of the most boring vegetables in the produce aisle, cabbage, because among the German’s achievements is the ability to find a way to stuff cabbage into anything possible. In Kansas, a state with heavy German ancestry, you can find the “cabbage rolls” nearly everywhere.
Once you bite into what seems like a harmless pastry, you’ll quickly notice that the innards resemble cat food, then probably keep taking bites because although it’s not yummy, it really isn’t horrible. They’re basically bland Hot Pockets.
Illinois -- Gravy Bread
As someone who hates soggy bread with a passion, I want to meet the people who love this dish just to see what type of people they are. If you have never heard of this dish then let me describe it to you. You take the Chicagoland delicacy known as Italian beef, put that to the side but take the juice. Yes, just the juice. Then you soak a white bun in it, and there you go, a wet, soggy roll saturated in seasoned beef juice.
Sound appetizing? Some locals love this so much that they even order this for delivery. So just imagine that horrendous description but just cold. I can't...
Iowa -- Loose Meat
It's hard to believe how much the classic combination of ground beef and carbs can go so wrong. Well, Iowa's famed loose-meat sandwiches (most associated with their famous Maid-Rite chain) will surely make you a believer.
It kinda resembles a Sloppy Joe minus the sauce, seasoning... and everything that makes a Sloppy Joe good for that matter. It's not that the taste is absolutely disgusting — again, it's essentially bread and meat — but it just seems lazy, and even offensive to waste such ingredients on such a mediocre dish.
Massachusetts -- Marshmallow Fluff
This one is just plain weird, and makes you wonder, "why"? Marshmallow Fluff is exactly what its name implies, a gooey white substance that salutes the infamous all-processed American food industry.
Whoever thought to make a shelf-stable marshmallow spread that you could ruin any dish with and put the eater at risk of getting diabetes, should definitely spend some time in jail.
Michigan -- Something Your Neighbor Killed
Eat in Michigan at your own risk. You never know what your gonna get.... on every corner of Detroit and Flint and pretty much everywhere in between, you'll probably come across some guy in a camo hat selling venison chili, whitefish dip, possum jerky, or God knows what else he hunted and gutted on the spot.
You'll be surprised that sometimes it's absolutely delicious but other times you'll end up with a chipped tooth or stomach poisoning. But hey, in life, you gotta take chances.