Pennsylvania

===Food===
[[File:Philly041907-002-PatsKingofSteaks.jpg|thumb|[[Pat's King of Steaks]] in [[South Philadelphia]] is widely credited with inventing the [[cheesesteak]] in 1933<ref name="Harry's Obit">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/us/22olivieri.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title=''New York Times'', "Harry Olivieri, 90, Co-Inventor of Cheese Steak in Philadelphia, Dies" July 22, 2006 retrieved July 25, 2006 | work=The New York Times | date=July 22, 2006 | access-date=May 21, 2010}}</ref>]]
[[File:Hershey Pennsylvania 1976.jpg|thumb|[[The Hershey Company]] in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania|Hershey]]]]
In 2008, author Sharon Hernes Silverman wrote in the ''[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]'' that Pennsylvania was the [[snack food]] capital of the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_546927.html |title=Pa. knack for snacks a Farm Show feature—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |publisher=Pittsburghlive.com |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=July 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108051209/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_546927.html |archive-date=November 8, 2009 }}</ref> It leads all other states in the manufacture of [[pretzel]]s and [[potato chip]]s. In 1861, as the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] was beginning, [[Sturgis Pretzel House]] in [[Lititz, Pennsylvania|Lititz]] was first to introduce the pretzel to American consumers. Two other Pennsylvania-based companies, Immergut Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels in [[Intercourse, Pennsylvania|Intercourse]] and [[Snyder's of Hanover]] in [[Hanover, Pennsylvania|Hanover]], are leading national pretzel manufacturers. Two of the nation's three leading potato chip companies are based in Pennsylvania: [[Utz Brands]], which started making chips in Hanover in 1921, and [[Wise Foods]], which started making chips in [[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]] the same year; the third, [[Frito-Lay]] is owned by [[Plano, Texas]]-based [[PepsiCo]]. Additional Pennsylvania-based companies, including [[Herr's Snacks]] in [[Nottingham, Pennsylvania|Nottingham]], [[Martin's Potato Chips]] in [[Thomasville, Pennsylvania|Thomasville]], are popular chip manufacturers.

[[The Hershey Company]] in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania|Hershey]] is a nearly $9 billion a year company and one of the world's leading manufacturers of [[chocolate]]; the company was founded in Hershey by [[Milton S. Hershey]] in 1894.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hsQfAAAAIBAJ&pg=1978,4428241 |title=Chocolate Bunnies|website=The Southeast Missourian|agency=Associated Press|date=April 1, 1996|access-date=October 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420083939/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hsQfAAAAIBAJ&pg=1978,4428241|archive-date=April 20, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ashers.com/about-asher/directions-to-asher.html |title=Directions to Asher's—About Asher's |publisher=Ashers.com |access-date=November 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003045117/http://www.ashers.com/about-asher/directions-to-asher.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012 }}</ref> [[Gertrude Hawk Chocolates]] in [[Dunmore, Pennsylvania|Dunmore]]. Other notable companies include [[Just Born]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]], makers of [[Hot Tamales]], [[Mike and Ike]]s, the Easter favorite marshmallow [[Peeps]], and [[Boyer Brothers]] of [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]], which manufacturers Mallo Cups. The pretzel company [[Auntie Anne's]] began as a market-stand in [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania|Downingtown]], and now has corporate headquarters in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Company History: Auntie Anne's Pretzels | publisher = Auntie Anne's | access-date = February 6, 2009 | url = http://www.auntieannes.com/company_history.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090123132324/http://auntieannes.com/company_history.aspx | archive-date = January 23, 2009 | url-status=dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Traditional Pennsylvania Dutch foods include chicken potpie, ham potpie, schnitz un knepp (dried apples, ham, and dumplings), [[Fasnacht (doughnut)|fasnachts]] (raised doughnuts), scrapple, pretzels, bologna, chow-chow, and [[Shoofly pie]]. [[Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe]], headquartered in [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania]], specializes in potato bread, another [[Cuisine of the Pennsylvania Dutch|traditional Pennsylvania Dutch food]]. [[D.G. Yuengling & Son]], America's oldest brewery, has been brewing beer in [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]] since 1829.

Among the regional foods associated with Philadelphia are [[cheesesteaks]], [[hoagies]], [[soft pretzels]], [[Italian water ice]], [[Irish potato candy]], [[scrapple]], [[Tastykake]], and [[Stromboli (food)|strombolis]]. In Pittsburgh, tomato ketchup was improved by [[H. J. Heinz Company|Henry John Heinz]] from 1876 to the early 20th century. Famous to a lesser extent than Heinz ketchup is the Pittsburgh's [[Primanti Brothers Restaurant]] sandwiches, [[pierogies]], and [[city chicken]]. In northeastern Pennsylvania, Italian heritage has popularized a variety of pizza styles. Outside of [[Scranton]], in [[Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Old Forge]], there are dozens of Italian restaurants specializing in pizza made unique by thick, light crust, and American cheese. [[New York–style pizza]] is popular in [[Wilkes-Barre]]. [[Erie]] also has its share of unique foods, including Greek sauce and [[sponge candy]]. [[Sauerkraut]] along with pork and mashed potatoes is a traditional meal on New Year's Day in Pennsylvania; its tradition began with the [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] who believe the meal leads to good luck in the new year to come.