Name that state
History & Cultural Influences
Foods the midwest is known for
Famous Dishes
Grab Bag
100
This state is well known for dairy production and is well known for the cheese it produces.
What is Wisconsin
100

This group arrived in the late 1700s and brought pasties.

What is the British

100

These are two of the many fish found in the lakes of the midwest

What are trout, whitefish, bass, walleye

100

This city created and popularized the deep dish pizza

What is Chicago

100

Popular dishes in the Midwest include all of the following EXCEPT a) horseshoe sandwich b) jambalaya c) skyline chili d) toasted ravioli

What is jambalaya 

200
This state is known as the 'Land of 10,00 lakes' and therefore known for fish.
What is Minnesota
200

This group brought pasta and cheeses

Who are the Italians

200

The Midwest is commonly called the _________ __ ______________

What is the 'Breadbasket of America"

200

Originating in Cornwall, England, this meat and root vegetable pastry is popular throughout the upper peninsula of Michigan.

What is the pasty

200

In general, the people of the midwest receive this level of nutrition.

What is adequate

300
This state's most famous crop is corn.
What is Iowa
300

Name three methods of preserving food PRIOR to refrigeration.

What are canning, smoking, and pickling

300

Minnesota is well known for this staple crop of the Native American diet

What is wild rice

300
German immigrants introduced sausages and this dish of fermented cabbage 

What is sauerkraut 

300

This term means to dry wild rice kernels

What is parching

400
This state is known as the wheat state
What is Kansas
400

This group was responsible for introducing the tradition of serving meals family style.

Who are the Germans

400

This state is known for the buckeye candy

What is Ohio

400

This popular breakfast item has the consistency of oatmeal, but is really made from corn

What is grits

400

This term involves someone putting on a pair of moccasins and stomping rice kernals until they break free from the outter bran called the chap

What is jigging

500
This state is a leader in the midwest and nationwide in egg production
What is Indiana
500

This group brought goulash

Who are the Hungarians

500

This Nordic dish is an aged or dried and salted whitefish soaked and reconstituted in lye then diluted with water. It is gelatinous in texture.

What is lutefisk

500

This sandwich is a popular lunch choice and always contains corned beef, sauerkraut and thousand island dressing

What is the reuben

500

This term involves using a basket to toss wild rice kernals into the air so that the lightweight chap will fly away

What is winnowing