Midwestern Cuisine
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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MIDWESTERN CUISINE
- Most Midwestern meals are culture based
- A surge of immigration began and people from Germany, Scandinavia, Ireland moved here
- Many of their meals impacted the type of food served here
- New wave of immigrants adopted many regional dishes
- Adding their own tastes and fusing them with their own and traditional meals
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HOT DISH
- Hot dish is an all in one meal, known for its conveince and ability to feed many people
- Invented for a fast way to make dinner for a large family or church event
- Common types of hot dish are: tuna with noodles or tater tot casserole
- Hot dish meals are often followed by a desert called bars
- They are cookies baked in a casserole dish and then cut into rectangular bars
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LOOSE MEAT SANDWHICH
- Made of seasoned loose ground beef on a hamburger bun
- It's close cousin is the Sloppy Joe
- Cooked in tomato sauce or ketchup
CINCINNATI CHILI
- Includes cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and even chocolate
- Have different names and numbers for each types of chili
- Cincinnati chili can even be served over fries, or as a cheese coney
- Distinct chili menu is fairly standard for buying chili in Cincinnati
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CORNISH PASTRY OR MEAT PIES
- Originated in Cornwall, England
- Brought by miners who worked in the UP of Michigan
- Conveinant food consists of pastry pocket filled with meat and vegetables
- Perfect meal for miners during lunch
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PIEROGI
- Dumplings similar to ravioli or pot stickers
- Typically filled with potato, sauerkraut, ground meat, and cheese
- National dish of Poland
- Northeast and Midwest are primary areas for this dish
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GOULASH
- Diverged significantly from the traditional meal
- American version contains beef and paprika, macaroni, tomato sauce and vegetables
- American goulash can be baked life casserole
- Especially popular in Cleveland, Ohio
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LEFSE AND LUTEFISK
- Originated in Norway
- Lefse is a type of flatbread
- Lutefisk is fish
- Lutefisk is usually eaten during cold winters, the curing process preserves the fish
- Lutefisk and lefse are a typical Christmas meal for Americans of Norwegian descent
FARMERS MARKET
- Farmers Markets are a place where you can see friends and get fresh produce
- Known for having best and freshest ingredients
- Great place to get many fresh vegetables and fruits
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HUNTING AND FISHING
- Out doors is appreciated
- Hunting and fishing is very appreciated
- Many families enjoy hunting snd fishing trips all year
- Many service or hunting clubs have wild game feeds
- Wild game feeds are where one can sample almost any type of wild game
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MUSHROOMS
- Often wild fish or game would be served with mushrooms
- Best kept secrets in Minnesota is the spot where morels grow
- State mushroom is crinkle-capped mushroom
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NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE FRUIT
- Blueberries, cranberries, and concord berries are 3 fruits native to North America
- Blueberries are used to make delicious pies, breads, and desserts
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WILD RICE
- Part of winter for native Americans was harvesting wild rice
- Native American would go out into the rice growing lake in a canoe
- With one stick they would bend the rice stalk over and beat the stalk
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SOURDOUGH
- One of the most American foods
- When commercially packed yeast was introduced to America sourdough disappeared
- Sourdough was used everyday to make bread
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CORN
- Before settlers from the Midwest dug their well they would plant corn
- If times were bad corn might be all there was to eat
- Middle or late summer people would take turns having corn on the cob
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FESTIVALS
- Many communities who celebrate their cultures
- Each weekend in the summer is dedicated yo various festivals of each culture
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