Are you traveling out of state? Do you have to move anytime soon? Or maybe you left South Dakota a long time ago and are still longing for your home state? No matter your circumstance, we here at Only in South Dakota would like to send you off with a fair warning, as nearly every South Dakotan misses these 9 iconic foods when they leave:
- Lefse
Flickr/Vrangtante Brun Handed down from our German ancestors, lefse is 65% mashed potatoes, 25% flour, 10% cream, and 100% delicious! (How do you eat yours? We slap on lots of butter and sugar!)
- Homemade pie
Flickr/Elizabeth We aren’t talking about those lazy ice cream or generic cream cakes; we mean the made-from-scratch, recipe passed down from generation-to-generation pies, like rhubarb custard, apple, and strawberry rhubarb.
- Indian tacos
Flickr/Bill Roehl Would you believe that most states have never even heard of Indian tacos?! Their so-called “tacos” consist of store-bought beef and taco shells… yuck!
- Buffalo burger
Flickr/jpellgen (@1179_jp) Believe it or not, not all buffalo burgers are created equal. Don’t believe us? Go ahead and order one somewhere out east and let us know what you think…
- Kuchen
Flickr/Gourmandise Ah, kuchen… our beloved kuchen! This German cake brings us back to the days of visiting Oma and Opa.
- Fish
Flickr/Janelle No, I’m not talking about a certain fish in particular (like walleye or trout) but fish in general! I don’t know if the water is cleaner up here or something, but SoDak fish are the tastiest fish in the sea (err, river).
- Kolache
Flickr/dasroofless Speaking of nostalgic foods, many states outside of the Dakotas have never even heard of a kolache. How do they even live without these tasty pastries?
- Hot beef sandwich
TripAdvisor/Marty B Listen, French dips are okay, but nothing quite beats hot buttered toast piled high with mashed potatoes, beef, and brown gravy. (Please excuse me whilst I wipe the drool from my chin…)
- Chislic
Flickr/Janelle Last but certainly not least is our official South Dakota state food: chislic. Let’s be real - if we don’t get to enjoy it on a weekly basis, it would probably kill us. Moral of the story: do not leave South Dakota!
Need even more reasons to never leave SoDak? Then check out the 9 Things We’d Undeniably Miss About South Dakota’s Winter If We Moved Away.
Flickr/Vrangtante Brun
Handed down from our German ancestors, lefse is 65% mashed potatoes, 25% flour, 10% cream, and 100% delicious! (How do you eat yours? We slap on lots of butter and sugar!)
Flickr/Elizabeth
We aren’t talking about those lazy ice cream or generic cream cakes; we mean the made-from-scratch, recipe passed down from generation-to-generation pies, like rhubarb custard, apple, and strawberry rhubarb.
Flickr/Bill Roehl
Would you believe that most states have never even heard of Indian tacos?! Their so-called “tacos” consist of store-bought beef and taco shells… yuck!
Flickr/jpellgen (@1179_jp)
Believe it or not, not all buffalo burgers are created equal. Don’t believe us? Go ahead and order one somewhere out east and let us know what you think…
Flickr/Gourmandise
Ah, kuchen… our beloved kuchen! This German cake brings us back to the days of visiting Oma and Opa.
Flickr/Janelle
No, I’m not talking about a certain fish in particular (like walleye or trout) but fish in general! I don’t know if the water is cleaner up here or something, but SoDak fish are the tastiest fish in the sea (err, river).
Flickr/dasroofless
Speaking of nostalgic foods, many states outside of the Dakotas have never even heard of a kolache. How do they even live without these tasty pastries?
TripAdvisor/Marty B
Listen, French dips are okay, but nothing quite beats hot buttered toast piled high with mashed potatoes, beef, and brown gravy. (Please excuse me whilst I wipe the drool from my chin…)
Last but certainly not least is our official South Dakota state food: chislic. Let’s be real - if we don’t get to enjoy it on a weekly basis, it would probably kill us. Moral of the story: do not leave South Dakota!
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