Cuisine of the Midwestern United States

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Midwestern cuisine is a regional cuisine of the American Midwest. It draws its culinary roots most significantly from the cuisines of Central, Northern and Eastern Europe, and Indigenous cuisine of the Americas, and is influenced by regionally and locally grown foodstuffs[1] and cultural diversity.[2]

Everyday Midwestern home cooking generally showcases simple and hearty dishes that make use of the abundance of locally grown foods. It has been described as "no-frills homestead and farm food, exemplifying what is called typical American cuisine". Some Midwesterners bake their own bread and pies and preserve food by canning and freezing it.

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  2. ^ "Michigan/Great Lakes Region." Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Community Based Food and Farming. Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems at Michigan State University Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 2011.