What's for lunch? on the Iron range, one answer with the weight
of history is a pasty-- ground meat and vegetables folded into a
pastry crust. Make your way along Eat Street in Minneapolis and
encounter the Somali sambusa, the Mexican torta, or the Vietnamese
banh mi. Stop by a Scandinavian hot spot to find the traditional
open-faced sandwich, assembled with fresh fish and vegetables and
herbs. The variety of sandwich options in a state that's home to
dozens of ethnic groups is truly something to behold.
But beyond being our daily bread, sandwiches carry stories,
whether of cultural traditions, immigrant adaptations, or upscale
improvisation. a team from the Twin Cities-based online food
magazine the Heavy Table--James Norton, Jill Lewis, Susan pagani,
and Lori Writer--fanned out across the state to sample the usual
suspects, from the walleye sandwich to the jucy lucy and beyond,
chatting with chefs, church ladies, fisherfolk, turkey farmers, and
bartenders along the way. The result, Minnesota Lunch, serves up an
unconventional regional history loaded with culinary anecdotes,
treasured recollections, tasty recipes, and tempting photographs.
Sliced bread, french rolls, fried pastry--regardless of the
wrapper, these many sandwiches offer flavorful responses and a
Minnesota slant to that age-old noontime dilemma.
James Norton is editor of the Heavy Table online food magazine
and a coauthor of The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin. a weekly
columnist for CHOW.com, he also has written about food for
Saveur.com, Minnesota Monthly, and City Pages.
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