Minnesota Foods That Every Minnesotan Grew Up Eating

There are all sorts of stereotypical Minnesota foods. However, there are certain Minnesota foods that we Minnesotans remember eating specifically while we were growing up.

I asked on Facebook a while back for your feedback on this topic. Some of the ones you brought up I had totally forgotten about!

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Minnesota Foods That Every Minnesotan Grew Up Eating

Fried Fish

Is it a Friday during Lent? It's very possible you had some sort of fried fish in your Minnesota household. Or maybe you even went out for a fish fry.

Tater Tot Hotdish

This is a really obvious one, but one that you can't leave out of a list of Minnesotan foods.

Goulash

Goulash was said a lot on the Facebook post I made! I don't remember ever having goulash growing up in Minnesota, but many people said it so I had to include it here.

Pearson's Salted Nut Rolls

Yes! What a great Minnesota invention. This wasn't from when I was a kid, but in college I remember a roommate of mine got sent a huge box of these. I think she had them for nearly the whole school year.

Wild Rice

Another iconic Minnesota food that, if you grew up in Minnesota, you definitely ate as a kid. Chicken and wild rice soup is the BEST.

Pickle Roll Ups

Also known as Minnesota Sushi. A staple at Minnesota pot lucks.

Special K Bars

These things are delicious. Always a special treat when you got to have one of these. I met someone back in the day who called them Scotcheroos, which, I have to admit, is way more fun to say than Special K Bars, but not very Minnesotan of them.