State Plate with Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across the islands of Hawaii, filling up on the state's iconic foods; along the way, he tries Spam Musubi, slow-smoked Kalua pig, honey-sweet pineapple, hand-ground Poi, and tasty Haupia from the tree of life.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across South Carolina, filling up on the state's iconic foods; along the way, he tries she-crab soup, spicy Low Country boil, farm-to-table collard greens, iced sweet tea, and Benne wafers.

Entertainer Taylor Hicks tastes his way across West Virginia, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries tasty pepperoni rolls, tangy buttermilk biscuits, wild, pungent ramps, local brook trout, and classic apple dumplings.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Virginia, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries creamy peanut soup, bronzed flounder, sweet fried sugar toads, aged Virginia ham and decadent old-fashioned hot chocolate.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Delaware; along the way, he tries a sweet slice of seedless watermelon, savory chicken and slippery dumplings, buttery baby lima beans, double-fried Boardwalk fries, plus a crumbly state-loved peach pie.

Taylor fills up on Tennessee's most iconic foods, including famous Nashville hot chicken, Memphis barbecue, bacon-wrapped snap beans, Southern-style cornbread and creamy banana pudding.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Arkansas, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries a legendary cheese dip, savory corned beef, fluffy long-grain rice, crispy fried pickles, and, finally, sweet possum pie.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Oklahoma, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way he samples fried rattlesnake, chicken fried steak, summer squash, fried okra, and a rare fried pie.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Kansas, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries some German bierocks, Kansas City barbecue, a zwiebach bread roll, creamed spinach, and a sour cream and raisin pie.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Michigan, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries tart cherries with brie, indigenous wild rice, celery salad, a whitefish boil, and a Polish dessert called paczki.

Entertainer Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Indiana, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries a traditional corn dog, grilled duck breast, roasted sweet corn, stewed tomatoes, and an old-fashioned sugar cream pie.

Entertainer Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Idaho, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries sturgeon caviar blinis, finger steaks, classic Idaho baked potatoes, Basque croquetas, and a unique ice cream potato.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Utah, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries salt-encrusted beef, funeral potatoes, a variety of Jello salads, fry sauce with fries, and dried cherry cookies.

Entertainer Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Wyoming, filling up on the state's most iconic foods. Along the way, he tries bison jerky, elk fillet, quick-rising soda bread, a bowl of ranch-cooked beans and sauce and finally, healthy cowboy cookies.