A Lot More Foods You’ve Eaten If You Grew up around Here!
I've got to say "Wow!" When I posted my little story on 5 Things You've Eaten If You grew up Around Sioux Falls, I did not expect all of the fantastic responses from our friends.
It is clear to me though, that some regional foods are common to us all and some may have to do with the city or town you came from or perhaps family traditions and ethnicity.
Whatever the situation, the fact is that food brings back memories: of childhood, of grand celebrations, sad gatherings, Sunday picnics, conversations in small booths and favorite diners, of beloved friends and family and so much more!
With that in mind, I want to share just a fraction of the food favorites and memories with anyone who may have missed them. These came in from right here in Sioux Falls and from across the country from former residents who only get to indulge in their favorites when here in our part of the world.
- Debra Jerentowski- Peanut butter, raisins and dill pickle sandwich.
- Jan Hoffman Diedrich- Funeral sandwiches: egg salad, chicken salad, ham and turkey salad
- Jennifer Chapin- Deep fried pb&j
- Clark Muhlenkort- OK I got one, 7 layer salad
- Stacey Wilcox- Pheasant
- David Koenig- lefse
- Glenda Walth- We are certainly forgetting the ultimate regional food. You are all skirting around it as if afraid. Ready? LUTEFISK!!!!! Drowned in buttery cream sauce next to boiled, buttered pototoes with a side of peas and lefse. Num Num. Even if one never actually ATE it, you have certainly enjoyed the delicious aroma, lol! I personally love it, but there are those. . . My dad, full Norwegian, loved it but he always told the traditional joke that "in the old days they kept huge bales of the stuff frozen on the docks on purpose so the dogs could come and pee on it to enhance the flavor. Yust yokin' wid ya, don'tcha knooow?!"
- Nicole Slocum- I know they mentioned loose meat sandwiches but just had to add to it that in my circle they are known as "taverns".
- Nikki Lopez- Scotcharoo's!!!!!
- Mary Claus- Smorgasbord. Everyone in the upper Midwest had eaten smorgasbord, especially with pickled herring.
- Karla Tolley- Mountain Oysters/ Swingin' Sirloin
- Cheryl 'Dobie' Ziegler- How about kuchen? Had never heard of it until we moved out here!
- Jodie Jensen- Knefla is a german dish, it is a type of dumpling (flour and water) boiled and then put in a soup with fried onions or my favorite is to fry the knefla after it has been boiled and then put sauerkraut over it. Left over knefla is pretty good with scrambled eggs and ham fried with them and a little cheese on top. Many, many great things about knefla - but definitely german.
- Roy Gries- How about creamed chip beef on toast? Or more commonly called s*** on a shingle back in the day
- Deidra Bonte - Oyster stew, a must have at every Christmas!
- Karen Willers- Fresh Sweet corn, dowsed in real butter!!
- Jeff Lewis -Porcupine balls
- Gina M Cummings-Slagle -Tuna casserole with potato chips over the top
- Christie Sauby- Fry bread and Indian tacos
- Erik Burkman- Brenda's bakery bear claw and long johns
- Connie Birgen- The round slices of swirl bread with cheese whiz and a green olive slice. Staples at church events.
- Myrna Dillon- Sour cream raisin pie.
- Sue Berry Van Doren - How 'bout a coney at the Frosty Treat?