If you stop at a roadside restaurant anywhere between North Dakota and Oklahoma, you might not immediately get a sense of culinary diversity. Many menus in rural and small-town middle America consist…
  • dumples@midwest.social
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    2 months ago

    I know it was mentioned in the aritcle but I really want to double and triple suggest Owamni and Indigenous Food Lab. I have been to Owamni a few times and every time it was amazing and an unique experience. This year at the MN state fair the Indigenous Food Lab had Nixtamal & Wild Rice bowls which were amazing. I have been trying to go out of my way to get more of it. It was delicious, unique and felt both fancy and healthy. 10/10 recommend

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
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    2 months ago

    I've never thought about it, but why aren't there Native American restaurants the same way there are Mexican/Italian/Chinese/etc?

    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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      2 months ago

      I think part of it is the forced displacement of the Trail of Tears moved them across several different biomes over several waves, cutting their access to their original ingredients.

  • celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Because there hasn't been a 100 year old consumer culture surrounding Native American cuisine. There's never been an indigenous celebrity chef, there's never been a "Brit-cool" era for Native Americans, there's never been any kind of pop culture connection to food whenever Native Americans are discussed or displayed. The reason why we love Italian, Chinese, Mexican cuisine is immigration and media. America tried to exterminate its native population and almost succeeded.