page_title: Culture of Minnesota
section_title: Cuisine
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Minnesota / Cuisine
caption_attribution_description: A crepe from a different country with a potato base. w:Lefse at the Minnesota State Fair
context_page_description: The culture of Minnesota is a subculture of the United States with influences from Scandinavian Americans, Irish Americans, German Americans, Native Americans, Czechoslovak Americans, along with numerous other immigrant groups. They work in the context of the cold agricultural and mining state.
context_section_description: Some common wild edibles include wild rice, serviceberry, chokecherry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, thimbleberry, and hazelnuts. A variety of fish, such as trout and walleye, are available in the multitude of state lakes.  Many of these foods have long been staples of Native communities prior to the Industrial Revolution and before white settlement in the region.  The Ojibwe, for example, consider wild rice not only to be an important foodstuff but an "object of veneration, and an important ingredient of social and ceremonial life."
  With an increase in immigration from abroad, Minnesota's culture appropriated traditions from its parent Scandinavian and German heritages, adopting traditional cuisine items such as lefse, lutefisk, rosettes, gravlax, krumkake, lingonberries, kransekake, sausages, and sauerkraut.  Minnesota is also known for what is known in the state as "hot dish", a type of casserole, and "jello salads".
  The relatively short growing season demanded agricultural innovation. The Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center at the  University of Minnesota developed three new apple varieties, the Haralson, Honeycrisp, and very recently the Sweetango. These fare well in the harsh Minnesota climate and produce popular fruit.
  At the Minnesota State Fair dozens of foods are offered "on a stick", such as Pronto Pups and deep fried candy bars.  Although not actually typical Minnesota Cuisine, these are archetypal fair foods. Minnesota is also home to several beers including Hamm's Brewery,  Summit Brewing Company, Surly Brewing Company, and August Schell Brewing Company, which also produces Grain Belt.
caption: Lefse at the Minnesota State Fair
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