Utah’s state snack, Jell-O is one of the better state food stories of the modern era. In 2001, with the Winter Olympics looming, lawmakers drafted a bill to make Jell-O the official snack. More Jell-O is consumed in Utah per capita than any other state, and the area was nicknamed “The Jell-O Belt” due to the stereotype that Mormon families have a particular affinity for the stuff. Jell-O spokesman Bill Cosby himself even appeared before the legislature to argue that the dessert was a family treat, and that Utah was all about family. The bill passed, and the following year a collectable Olympic pin was made to celebrate the snack. It quickly became the hit of the Games.

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