Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Arkansas, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries a legendary cheese dip, savory corned beef, fluffy long-grain rice, crispy fried pickles, and, finally, sweet possum pie.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Oklahoma, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way he samples fried rattlesnake, chicken fried steak, summer squash, fried okra, and a rare fried pie.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Kansas, filling up on the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he tries some German bierocks, Kansas City barbecue, a zwiebach bread roll, creamed spinach, and a sour cream and raisin pie.