North Dakota has a whole menu of regional foods that anyone who grew up here will know and love. There are the Germans-from-Russia or Scandinavian recipes passed down from generation to generation, and there are the local dishes we just happen to like. There’s a bit of everything here, and all of it is delicious.
If you grew up in the Peace Garden State, how many of these do you like?
- Hot Beef/Turkey Sandwich
hawaiidiva/Flickr Who could say no to that much gravy? This sandwich favorite in North Dakota has hot beef or turkey piled high on bread with a generous scoop of mashed potatoes in the middle. Smother it all in gravy and you’ll make any North Dakotan happy.
- Lefse
Jessie Thorstad/Flickr Lefse is a well-known Norwegian treat that is well appreciated in North Dakota. We even have entire events dedicated around it, like the Lobster and Lefse festival in Fargo.
- Knoephla
Jimmy Emerson/Flickr Many North Dakotans know and love knoephla. The creamy goodness and delicious dumplings of this soup can warm anyone’s day.
- Tator-tot hot dish
srsldy/Flickr If there is any sort of gathering in North Dakota, like a pot luck or event, you can bet someone is probably going to bring tator-tot hot dish. And no, it’s not called a casserole!
- Caramel rolls
Annie/Flickr Mmmmm, warm and gooey caramel rolls are the best way to start the day or end a meal. North Dakota’s caramel rolls are the best of the best - and the biggest - and that’s just how we like them.
- Kuchen
like_the_grand_canyon/Flickr Speaking of desserts, kuchen is another North Dakota favorite. This German cake comes in tons of different flavors that many North Dakotans absolutely love. It’s the ultimate comfort food.
- Cheese buttons
Carmen R/Tripadvisor Cheese buttons, or kase knoephla, are pretty much exactly as they sound and they are simply scrumptious. This is one of those foods that you can never have just one of!
Which of these are your favorite? Any essential NoDak dishes we missed that should be on this list?
hawaiidiva/Flickr
Who could say no to that much gravy? This sandwich favorite in North Dakota has hot beef or turkey piled high on bread with a generous scoop of mashed potatoes in the middle. Smother it all in gravy and you’ll make any North Dakotan happy.
Jessie Thorstad/Flickr
Lefse is a well-known Norwegian treat that is well appreciated in North Dakota. We even have entire events dedicated around it, like the Lobster and Lefse festival in Fargo.
Jimmy Emerson/Flickr
Many North Dakotans know and love knoephla. The creamy goodness and delicious dumplings of this soup can warm anyone’s day.
srsldy/Flickr
If there is any sort of gathering in North Dakota, like a pot luck or event, you can bet someone is probably going to bring tator-tot hot dish. And no, it’s not called a casserole!
Annie/Flickr
Mmmmm, warm and gooey caramel rolls are the best way to start the day or end a meal. North Dakota’s caramel rolls are the best of the best - and the biggest - and that’s just how we like them.
like_the_grand_canyon/Flickr
Speaking of desserts, kuchen is another North Dakota favorite. This German cake comes in tons of different flavors that many North Dakotans absolutely love. It’s the ultimate comfort food.
Carmen R/Tripadvisor
Cheese buttons, or kase knoephla, are pretty much exactly as they sound and they are simply scrumptious. This is one of those foods that you can never have just one of!
North Dakota knows how to do foods that aren’t regional, too, and these fantastic ethnic restaurants in the state with cuisines from around the world prove it.
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