What foodie fare does your state love to binge-watch? Let’s find out.

Taste of Home

Connecticut natives adore Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten, who whips up meals for her husband Jeffrey in their house in the Hamptons.

Louisianans welcome Cajun cuisine with a kick from their hometown hero, Emeril Lagasse, who hosted Emeril Live.

Locals in Massachusetts and Rhode Island both prefer fare whipped up in America’s Test Kitchen, filmed just outside of Boston.

District of Columbia residents satisfy their sweet tooths by watching DC Cupcakes, starring sisters from Georgetown.

New Jersey faithfuls bake it like a boss with Buddy Valastro, a New Jersey native who hosts the reality show Cake Boss.

Folks in Indiana devour facts about junk food on Unwrapped, hosted by native Hoosier Marc Summers.

Regional Flavor

The Mountainous West

Craving a little foodie TV? You’re not alone. The entire nation has a taste for shows that cook up all manner of fare from the sweet and savory to the strange and scientific. Come take a culinary tour of America that shows the true flavors of each state with our map of favorite food shows. We ascertained each state’s favorite indulgence by analyzing the top 100 food and cooking shows and cross-referencing it with data from Google Trends from the past year. Our team stirred the numbers, baked them at 350, and pulled out a range of delicious data on all things foodie, state by state.You’ll notice that folks love to serve up a side of TV that reflects their hometown. Whether it’s because we enjoy hearing homespun accents or seeing places we recognize, it’s obvious many states have a taste for the familiar:Some regions of the United States lean toward certain types of cuisine when it comes to their favorite cooking shows. These states have viewing habits that partner together to create regional trends of foodie flavor.

Idaho and Utah have a sweet tooth that can only be satisfied by the Next Great Baker and Cupcake Wars.

The Gulf Coast

Florida and Texas like to mimic each other with Top Secret Recipes, a show that cooks up copycat recipes from some of our favorite restaurant eats.

North Atlantic

Maine and Pennsylvania are caught in Kitchen Nightmares together, where chef Gordon Ramsay presides over a reality shows designed to rescue failing restaurants.

The Midwest

Kentucky and Indiana like to chow down on the facts behind junk food on Unwrapped, a show that blends science, food, and an unbearable craving for French fries.

The South

South Carolina and Tennessee are obsessed with discovering the next Food Network Star, a reality show that has put forth icons of future foodie fame like Guy Fieri and Nathan Lyon.

Cooking up a Cliché

A few states have definitely crossed into stereotype territory with their favorite TV fodder. Cooking TV in these locales seems to sum up a regional cliché:Curious to find out your state’s other favorite TV shows? Check out your state’s favorite TV show and your state’s favorite reality TV show