Chicago style pizza was invented in 1943. Uniike traditional Italian pizza, it has a three inch high, buttery crust made of cornmeal dough and is baked in a deep dish pan. Cheese and other toppings are traditionally sliced versus shredded and thick tomato sauce with tomatoes tops it. Tasteofchicago.com

Kansas City's notority for its steaks dates to its historic stockyards and the city is said to be home to some of the best steak houses in the country. Known for its high quality meat, the city has been providing steaks of all kinds to restaurants and food merchants locally and nationally since the 1930. Kansascitysteaks.com

Wisconsin first landed on the map as a premiere place to purchase cheese in the 1800s when the first cheese vat was invented, no doubt in part from its history as a dairy production state. Today, it produces over a hundred varieties of cheese known for its high quality. Wisconsincheesemart.com

Cheesecake hails from Greece but it was New York that has made it famous here. The city's variation was invented in the 1800s and gets its rich, creamy texture from use of egg yolks. Unlike traditional cheesecake it is not served with fruit or sauce., though you'll find plenty of variations today that do. Carnegiedeli.com

Most of the east coast has some type of chowder fare but none has quite the fame of Boston's variation which is made with cream or milk broth, potatos, onions and flour. While other cities use tomatos, it was actually illegal to by law in Maine chowder in 1939. Thefreshlobstercompany.com

Florida was actually where peach growing originated in America, but a farmer had migrated this fruit to Georgia and the state has owned the title as the premiere peach producer since. Its said that farmers in the state had sought to differentiate their crops and that was in part why. Pearsonfarm.com

Like a lot of America's famous foods, Key Lime pie was invented in the 1800s. It gets its name from the limes grown in the Florida Keys. During mixing, the acid from the limes and milk create a chain reaction, giving it its thick texture without baking. Newrivergroves.com

In 1977, Texas declared chili its state food but chili's history dates back to the 17th century. Legend has it that it was originally created by a nun, but it's the cowboy and cattle drive era in American history that has made it a notorious dish. You can make this from scratch or buy a mix. Texasfoods.com