Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
“Kenyon Grist Mill. It’s spelled Jonnycake. No H.”
“This dish kept me alive after I moved to Rhode Island in 1986. Two for $1”
“Nothing better than digging for clams in Galilee and then baking stuffies with my family at home in the summer. I love mine well-done with lemon and hot sauce!”
“There’s nothing else quite like them and there is nothing that feels more Rhode Island than eating clam cakes and chowder at the beach.”
“This is a historic dish dating back to Rhode Island’s indigenous people and still served in restaurants today. Melgies in Wakefield makes the best!”
Rhode Island has its own vocabulary and the ballot is written in it. Quahog Chowder is clear, with no cream and no tomato, and Stuffies pack the same clam back into its shell. Clam Cakes come by the dozen. Hot Wieners are ordered all the way, with celery salt. Federal Hill supplies Spinach Pies, Hot Pepper Calamari, Doughboys, and Wandies. Pizza Strips are served cold and cheeseless. Johnnycakes predate every other item here. What Rhode Island is famous for you cannot order correctly anywhere else. So what is Rhode Island's official state dish? Ten dishes are on the ballot.