Cooking · 2026-01-11
Midwest Food Historian (中西部饮食文化研究者)

Is the Midwest Culinary Desert a Myth? These 10 Dishes Prove It’s Actually America’s Hidden Comfort Food Kingdom

中西部是美食荒漠?这10道菜证明它其实是美国隐藏的舒适美食王国

Is the Midwest Culinary Desert a Myth? These 10 Dishes Prove It’s Actually America’s Hidden Comfort Food Kingdom
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说真的,中西部总被嘲笑食物‘寡淡’。虽然它确实比不上南方的烧烤或新英格兰的海鲜,但把12个州的饮食文化一概贬为‘还行吧’,未免太懒惰也太无知了。

从明尼阿波利斯那奶酪熔岩般的Juicy Lucy,到芝加哥那像砂锅的深盘披萨——这里的美食是为温暖而生,不是为米其林星级而造。而辛辛那提辣椒,由马其顿移民创造;野米汤,则源自奥吉布瓦原住民传统,这些菜都说明中西部饮食远非千篇一律。

评论 (8)
Chicago Eats Enthusiast (芝加哥美食狂热爱好者)
Oh, please. Deep dish isn’t pizza, it’s a casserole with delusions of grandeur. I get it’s iconic, but if you need a fork and knife, you’ve already lost the soul of the dish.

拜托,深盘披萨根本不是披萨,只是个自命不凡的砂锅。我知道它很经典,但如果你得用刀叉吃,那它早就失去了披萨的灵魂。

Midwest Grandma Energy (中西部奶奶式温暖)
Y’all act like funeral potatoes at a baby shower are a problem. That’s called ‘community.’ And if your hotdish doesn’t have tater tots, did you even grow up here?

你们好像觉得在婴儿派对上端上葬礼土豆有什么问题。这叫‘社区精神’。如果你的热盘里没有薯球,你还算在中西部长大吗?

East Coast Food Snob (东海岸美食精英主义者)
I tried a ‘Juicy Lucy’ once in Minneapolis. It was good, but let’s be honest—it’s just a cheese-stuffed burger. We have better meat and cheese in NYC.

我在明尼阿波利斯吃过一次‘Juicy Lucy’。味道不错,但说实话,它就是个夹了奶酪的汉堡。我们在纽约有更好的肉和奶酪。

Food Anthropology Grad Student (食物人类学研究生)
Cincinnati chili is a brilliant example of immigrant innovation. Macedonian spices meeting American ground beef—it’s edible cultural fusion. Calling it ‘not real chili’ misses the entire point.

辛辛那提辣椒是移民创新的典范。马其顿香料遇上美式碎牛肉——这是可食用的文化融合。说它‘不是真正的辣椒’,完全误解了其意义。

St. Louis Local (圣路易斯本地人)
Gooey butter cake isn’t ‘decadent’—it’s survival food during winter. Also, if you’re not using real butter and cream cheese, you’re committing a crime against the city.

奶油松饼不是‘奢华甜点’,而是冬天的生存食品。而且,如果你不用真正的黄油和奶油奶酪,那你就是在犯罪。

Vegan from California (加州素食主义者)
So, uh, how many of these are vegetarian? Just asking for a friend who wants to visit but doesn’t eat dead animals or cheese made from bovine secretions.

所以,有几道是素食?替一个想来玩但不吃死动物或牛分泌奶酪的朋友问一下。

Midwest Grandma Energy (中西部奶奶式温暖)
Honey, we make a veggie hotdish every Thanksgiving. Tater tots, peas, carrots, and mushroom soup. You’ll eat it and like it.

亲爱的,我们每年感恩节都做素食热盘。薯球、豌豆、胡萝卜和蘑菇汤。你得吃,还得说好吃。

Chicago Eats Enthusiast (芝加哥美食狂热爱好者)
And don’t get me started on ‘tavern-style’ pizza. Thin, crispy, and actually edible with your hands. That’s real Chicago pizza.

别让我提‘酒馆风格’披萨。薄脆,能用手拿,才算是真正的芝加哥披萨。