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.
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.
Kansas -- Bierocks
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.
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.
New Hampshire -- Grape-Nuts Ice Cream
Some things should be left alone, like ice cream for example. There are toppings that work and others that don't. Grape-Nuts AKA grandpa's favorite cereal is surely one of the toppings that should never touch ice cream.
New Englanders claim that this adds a crunchy counterpoint to the loved dessert but I argue that the concrete pebble texture and dry taste do nothing for the already-perfect-as-it-is dessert. Not sure if this was just a sneaky plan to get more fiber into the local's diet...whatever it is. It isn't right and it must stop.