The most searched foods to BBQ in the US: From meats to veggies

Time to stock up on fireworks, invite friends and family over and fire up the grill.

As Independence Day fast approaches, you may be planning a cookout.

From ribs and pork chops to baked beans and asparagus, the list of grilled edible options is long, but as a nation, our tastes are varied.

Residents in sixteen states prefer veggies. The rest of the nation wants meat.

Would you believe ribs are only No. 1 in five states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Connecticut and Texas)?

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Across all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, over the last week, BBQ chicken was the most searched for food, according to Google Trends data shared with USA TODAY Thursday.

Here’s a look at the rest of the top 10, plus the most searched-for “how to grill” food by state, based on Google’s data, as well as the most searched BBQ in each state so far this year.

What are the top 10 most searched BBQ foods?

Here are the top 10 most searched BBQ in the country, based on Google search data:

1. BBQ chicken
2. BBQ ribs
3. BBQ pork chops
4. BBQ meatballs
5. BBQ shrimp
6. BBQ pulled pork
7. BBQ brisket
8. BBQ baked beans
9. BBQ salmon
10. BBQ meatloaf

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The most searched “how to grill” food by state:

Trends show 16 states and Washington D.C led the search with vegetables , the most popular being asparagus (7), followed closely behind by corn (6).

Here’s the full list:

Alabama – Corn on the cob

Alaska – Corn

Arizona – Burgers

Arkansas – Ribs

California – Tri tip

Colorado – Chicken breast

Connecticut – Spare ribs

Delaware – Salmon

District of Columbia – Chicken breast

Florida – Mahi mahi

Georgia – Wings

Hawaii – Ahi tuna

Idaho – Steak

Illinois – Pork chops

Indiana – Corn in husk

Iowa – Asparagus

Kansas – Salmon

Kentucky – Shrimp

Louisiana – Steak

Maine – Chicken

Maryland – Eggplant

Massachusetts – Swordfish

Michigan – Asparagus