Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
West Virginia's ballot starts in a lunch bucket. The Pepperoni Roll was built for the mine shift, and the Hot Bologna Sandwich and Slaw Dog kept the same hours. Beans & Cornbread and Country Fried Steak with Sausage Gravy feed the rest of the day. Spring brings Ramps & Potatoes. Fall brings Apple Butter in copper kettles and Golden Delicious Apple Pie, from an apple bred on a Clay County farm. Buckwheat Cakes and Pawpaw Pudding are festival food. What West Virginia is famous for was built to survive a mine shift. So what is West Virginia's official state dish? Voting closes November 1, 2026.