MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Not only is booyah an all-time favorite food in Wisconsin, there’s now a push to make it the official state soup.
Wisconsin State Rep. John Macco (R-Ledgeview) has introduced a bill to add Belgian booyah to the list of state symbols.
“Wisconsin’s Belgian community is unique to Wisconsin; Northeast Wisconsin has the largest Belgian community in the world outside of Belgium,” Macco said in a news release. “This bill will designate Belgian booyah the state soup as a way to honor Wisconsin’s Belgian heritage and celebrate booyah’s ability to bring Wisconsin communities together.”
Among the co-sponsors of this tasty bipartisan plan are Wisconsin State Sens. Frank Lasee (R-De Pere) and Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay), along with Wisconsin State Reps. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay), Eric Genrich (D-Green Bay) and David Steffen (R-Green Bay).
As of now, Wisconsin has 21 official state symbols. They include the state animal, the badger, to the state bird, the robin, to the state dance, the polka, to the state pastry, the kringle.
