Southern Minnesota food
March 6th, 2008Believe it or not the cooking in Minnesota both in Restaurants and in homes is responsible in part for the amount of southern Minnesota tourism that takes place. This is the one real area of the US that has true Scandinavian prepared just the way it was in the old country. The food is actually what allows the people to endure the cold like they do. It is full of the right amount of fat and calories to maintain body heat during the harsh winters. Some of the dishes such as lutefisk are not to my liking, but some people think it is the greatest food on earth. It was originally developed as a way to preserve fish and it turned into a delicacy. Now some of the dishes are really wholesome and hardy and really good to eat. Take lefsa, a bread made out of potatoes. That is some good eating. Families come home from far and wide because they just can’t get that kind of cooking anywhere else. Even the local restaurants will make both these dishes during certain parts of the year just to satisfy their customers. Love it or hate it, it is a special food with a special flavor of Minesota.