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North Carolina’s Favorite Chocolate Covered Treat is Creepy Crawly

Look I’ll be the first to admit my bias. I don’t like chocolate. That being said most of these treats I can see how, if you were normal and did,…

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Photo by Francois G. Durand/Getty Images

Photo by Francois G. Durand/Getty Images

Look I'll be the first to admit my bias. I don't like chocolate. That being said most of these treats I can see how, if you were normal and did, you would enjoy them. But North Carolina, I'm shocked and honestly disgusted. While there is not one thing on this list I'd personally want to eat we by far have the worst option. But let's take a step back. This list came from Shane Co. which looked at Google Trends Search Data over the last 5 years to determine to most popular chocolate covered treat in each US State.

The most popular winner was bacon, which I mean if it involved bacon I'm probably a fan. Other popular answers were fruits and nuts- though chocolate covered pineapple seems a little peculiar to me. And a chocolate covered pickle honestly seems like a gimmicky fair food but Ohioans seem to like it. Another interesting to me food? Chocolate covered coffee beans. I get coffee, but I'd never heard of eating the beans. But nothing, I mean nothing shocked me more than the creep crawly insect that North Carolina chose. I mean I get it this was just search data so you aren't all eating it. But why are you even looking for this?

Read the full study here and keep reading for the top chocolate covered treat in each US state including the shocking North Carolina favorite.

Alaska

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Alabama

Bacon

Arkansas

Pecans

Arizona

Chocolate Covered Banana

California

Blueberries

Colorado

Bacon

Connecticut

Chocolate Covered Banana

Washington DC

Chocolate Covered Raisins

Delaware

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Florida

Chocolate Covered Popcorn

Georgia

Bacon

Hawaii

Macadamia Nuts

Macadamia Nuts

Iowa

Bacon

Idaho

Coffee Beans

Illinois

Chocolate Covered Raisins

Indiana

Bacon

Kansas

Coffee Beans

Kentucky

Grapes

Louisiana

Pecans

Massachusetts

Chocolate Covered Banana

Maryland

Almonds

Maine

Chocolate Covered Cherry

Michigan

Chocolate Covered Banana

Minnesota

Chocolate Covered Banana

Missouri

Bacon

Mississippi

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Montana

Chocolate Covered Cherry

North Carolina

Cricket

Yes, somehow North Carolina's favorite (or at least most searched) chocolate covered treat is a cricket. Disgusting. I had to google to see if this was actually a real thing. But yes it is. You can buy them on Amazon. There is not enough money you could pay me to eat even one of these much less a whole bag. In fact, I think I lost my appetite for dinner tonight. Apologies if you like these, clearly a lot of y'all do. It just sounds so gross.

North Dakota

Chocolate Covered Chips

Nebraska

Chocolate Covered Cherry

New Hampshire

Chocolate Covered Cherry

New Jersey

Pineapple

New Mexico

Almonds

Nevada

Chocolate Covered Banana

New York

Almonds

Ohio

Pickle

Oklahoma

Bacon

Oregon

Chocolate Covered Banana

Pennsylvania

Chocolate Covered Apple

Rhode Island

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

South Carolina

Pecans

South Dakota

Chocolate Peanuts

Peanuts

Tennessee

Bacon

Texas

Almonds

Utah

Almonds

Virginia

Chocolate Covered Banana

Vermont

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Washington

Almonds

Wisconsin

Bacon

West Virginia

Chocolate Covered Cherry

Wyoming

Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Melanie Day is a graduate of North Carolina State University. She has worked for Beasley since 2012 in a variety of behind-the-scenes roles in both digital and promotions. Melanie writes about a diverse range of topics some of her favorites include travel, restaurants, Taylor Swift, and college athletics. When not at work you'll find her at a country concert or NC State sporting event.