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Guide Picks - Top 5 Gifts of Food
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Food associated with Minnesota comes mostly from the plants and animals grown by the indigenous population, but one of the most popular and one of the most despised (by those of us who have never tried it) is Scandinavian. If you want an idea for a gift with local flavor try these.
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1.) Wild Rice
Fine Minnesota restaurants feature creamy wild rice soups, but you can make your own if you start with this nutritious grain that has been hand harvested in the wild (and more recently cultivated) in lake areas for centuries.
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2.) Potato Lefse
Sure you can make your own using this special, grooved rolling pin, but you can also avoid the work of ricing, mixing, chilling and rolling by buying this delicious Scandinavian potato product ready made.
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3.) Maple Sugar/Syrup
Sugar making was vital for the Ojibwe who rarely used salt. Instead they used maple sugar in grains, tea, stews, bread, and more. So important was maple sugar they named a month for maple sugaring.
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4.) Bison Jerky
Now that buffalo is no longer an endangered species, you can eat it. If red meat is your cup of tea, jerky, a dried form designed for keeping, made from buffalo, will offer a change of pace from beef.
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5.) Lutefisk
Believe it or not, lutefisk is lye-soaked dried cod -- and people eat it. Many even swear by it. It is the dish that separates the full-blooded Norwegians from everyone else.
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