Johnnycakes.
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Made popular in Rhode Island, johnnycakes are primarily made from cornmeal and can be prepared to look like pancakes or as a bread. But, really, it depends on who you ask. New England Today explained the regional debate best:
"Rhode Islanders have come to blows over jonnycakes for any number of reasons–over how they originated (Indians vs. settlers), over how to spell the name (journey-cake vs. Johnny cake vs. Jonny cake vs. johnnycake vs. jonnycake), over which kind of corn to grind for jonnycake meal (whitecap flint vs. white dent), and even over how to grind that corn (hot and round vs. flat and cool)."