MIDWESTERN FOODS

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

• It's considered Americas heartlands
• It's usually plain good quality food, not spicy
• Many of the food comes from
• Eastern Europe like Poland and Hungary
• Germany, Ireland, and Scandinavia.

Hot dish

• Known also as casserole, from MN
• Used to feed large groups
• Includes: starch, meat, vegetables and a liquid
• Common ones are: tuna and noodles
• Tater tot, and green bean casserole

CINCINNATI CHILI

• Is an iconic dish from Cincinnati
• Has no beans, and includes sweet seasoning
• Cinnamon, allspice and even chocolate
• There are many types, including two-way,
• Three way, and four way. All served with pasta

CORNISH PASTY

• Also known as a meat pie
• is from Cornwall England
• It came from miners in Michigan
• It's convince use of a pocket dish
• Filled with meat and vegetables

PIEROGI

• Filled with potato, sauerkraut, ground meet, and cheese
• Dessert ones are filled with various fruits
• Polish for dumplings.
• National dish of Poland
• There are similar ones in Eastern Europe

GOULASH

• Derived from Hungarian goulash
• Includes beef, paprika, macaroni, tomato,
• Vegetables, corn, peppers, or beans
• Very popular in Cleveland, Ohio
• Sometimes baked into a casserole

LOOSE MEAT SANDWICH

• Other known as loose hamburger
• Made of seasoned ground beef on a hamburger bun
• Served with coleslaw, crusty rolls, and baked beans
• Cousin is the sloppy joe
• Otherwise known as "cowboy food"

LEFSE

• From Norwegian immigrants
• That traveled to MN
• Flat bread made of potato
• Popular during Christmas
• Served with butter

LUTEFISK

• A Norwegian dish very popular in MN
• Is dried cod, cured with lye
• Eaten during cold winters, and Christmas
• Because of its natural preservatives
• Minnesotans the lutefisk Capitol of the world

POPULAR ACTIVITIES

• Farmers markets are very popular in the summer
• Hunting and fishing
• Including "wild game feeds"
• Heritage festivals
• And mushroom picking

WILD RICE

• Mostly harvested in MN and WI
• From Native American heritage
• Can be a fun activity or tradition
• California is the current largest producer

NATIVE FRUITS

• Blueberries
• Cranberries
• Concord grapes
• Blueberry is the MN state muffin
• All grow wild

SOURDOUGH AND CORN

• Are both some of the most american foods
• Sourdough was used everyday as a starter
• Corn was planted since the first settles came
• If times were bad, it was all they would eat
• Cornfields are seen far