Here’s the food SC folks love grilling the most — it’s not burgers or hotdogs, new ranking shows

What’s better than bringing out the grill on a beautiful, sunny summer day, listening to your favorite tunes while your family hangs around as you attempt to cook delicious food?

Grilling is one of America’s favorite warm-weather traditions. Whether it’s a quick dinner on the patio or a family cookout, millions of people turn on the grill every year. Grilling culture is more popular in some states than others, however.

According to a report from Innerbody, a health and wellness platform, South Carolina is one of the most grilling-obsessed states in the nation, and its residents are far more passionate about grilling than you might expect.

In their report, Innerbody analyzed Google Trends search data across all 50 states and the District of Columbia to find the states that loved grilling the most and the foods that are the most cooked in each state.

Here’s the food that South Carolinians can’t get enough of on the grill:

SC’s favorite food to grill

There’s no doubt the people in SC are interested in grilling. Based on the report’s analysis, SC ranked 3rd in the country for its grilling enthusiasm.

There are so many great slabs of meat, seafood and vegetables to slap on the grill that will taste infinitely better once it’s properly grilled, but South Carolinians have a favorite food to cook that’s unique to only the Palmetto State.

Burgers are the top-ranked grilled food across the country, but oysters are the food of choice to grill in SC, according to the study. SC is one of the few states that loves to cook seafood the most, with Hawaii, Massachusetts, Louisiana and Virginia as the only other states where seafood wins.

10 most grilling-obsessed states

These states don’t play around with grilling and are the nation’s most passionate grillers, according to the study:

1. Minnesota (Green beans)
2. Wisconsin (Burgers)
3. South Carolina (Oysters)
4. Maine (Mushrooms)
5. New Hampshire (Sausage)
6. Missouri (Chicken wings)
7. Connecticut (Flank steak)
8. Alabama (Chicken wings)
9. Colorado (Ribeye)
10. North Carolina (Hot dogs)

America’s top 10 grilled foods

These are the foods that Americans, on average, can’t get enough of when it’s time to grill:

1. Burgers
2. Chicken breast
3. Ribeye
4. Corn
5. Chicken thighs
6. Hot dogs
7. Chicken wings
8. Ribs
9. Filet mignon
10. Asparagus

Methodology

Innerbody used the past 12 months of search data from Google Trends to determine overall grilling interest in each of the states and the District of Columbia.