"jinx the minx" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "Tara" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> http://www.yumsugar.com/US-State-Foo...photo-23678585
>>>
>>> What do you think about the food for the states with which you are
>>> familiar?
>>>
>>> Alabama - fried apple pie - the best fried pies I have ever had were
>>> made
>>> by an Alabama grandmother, so I won't argue.
>>>
>>> Georgia - peach pie - I've never eaten peach pie here in Georgia,
>>> although our peaches are delicious. I might have guessed a Vidalia
>>> onion
>>> dish.
>>>
>>> Florida - Cuban sandwich - never ate one in Florida. I do love them. I
>>> think I would have guessed key lime pie, seafood, or something with
>>> oranges.
>>>
>>> Alabama and Georgia would be well represented by some good southern
>>> vegetables with cornbread.
>>
>>
>> North Dakota and South Dakota: Knoephla. This is a German dumpling
>> soup. I just looked it up because I wasn't sure which Dakota I ate it in.
>> Apparently common to both and also Minnesota.
>>
>> Oregon: Tillmaook Cheese. marionberries.
>>
>> Washington: Smoked Salmon, huckleberries.
>>
>> Idaho: Potatoes.
>>
>> Kansas: Sunflower seeds, popcorn.
>>
>> Nebraska: Beef.
>>
>> New York: Pizza
>>
>> California: Avocados.
>>
>> Maine: Lobster, blueberries.
>>
>> Massachusetts: Seafood, Portuguese food.
>>
>> Pennsylvania: Cabbage rolls, Pierogi, poppy seed rolls.
>
> Knoephla may be common in parts of Minnesota (I'm guessing parts that
> border the Dakotas), but it is most definitely not common to most of
> Minnesota. I have never once seen it on a menu across the state, nor have
> I ever heard a single person talk of making it. You can't believe
> everything you read on the net.

My friend in Minnesota has never mentioned it either but I don't think I
ever asked her.