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Cashew Chicken could become Missouri’s official dish

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Mo. – Springfield Cashew Chicken has been a staple in the Ozarks for years, but this year, Representative Jamie Gragg wants to put the dish in the books.

Rep. Gragg has pre-filed a bill in the Missouri House of Representatives that would make cashew chicken the official dish of the State of Missouri (House Bill 1624).

If House Bill 1624 is passed, it will go into effect on August 28, 2024. The bill was pre-filed on December 1. It is not yet on the House calendar.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Emilee Kuschel, ozarksfirst.com)

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