The state grape of Arkansas is the Cynthiana, but there are plenty of other grapes grown through Arkansas, including varietals of table, wine and juice grapes.  September is a big grape month in Arka [..]

 Back at the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries, Arkansas was actually known as the Apple State.  Washington and Benton Counties were the two top apple-producing counties in the entire United States. [..]

Brown sugar and peppercoated bacon has been made by the Ruff Family, which owns Petit Jean Meats, for more than 60 years. Each slab is cured in a “family secret” wet brine of salt, sugar and spices fo [..]

Most bacon sold in U.S. stores today is made from pork bellies. "Arkansas-style" bacon is made from the Boston roast/shoulder of the hog.  Not all bacon made in Arkansas fits this example, b [..]

 These sausage-wrapped cheese-filled jalapeno peppers are a specialty on the menu at Main Street Pizza in El Dorado

  We're just to the Bs and this is the third reference to bacon on this list!  While Arkansas-style bacon is particular to the state, Arkansas's largest bacon producer makes its bacon the us [..]

Arkansas lost one of its original meats -- goat! -- thanks to changing tastes after World War II.  However, the state has never been tied to one particular barbecue meat over another.  There are menti [..]

 Primarily a side component at The Cow Pen in Lake Village, bean dip or refried beans are also featured across the state at various Ark-Mex, Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurants.

 Northwest Arkansas in particular is home to dozens of family-owned beef and dairy cattle farms.  The Ozark plateau and Arkansas's four-season year provides a great place for bovine production.   [..]

 My friend Joe Jacobs insisted I include beer.  Beer is pretty universal and dates back to Egyptian times, but in Arkansas there are two epicenters of beermaking -- northwest Arkansas (noted by the ne [..]