The best Midwestern foods
The top 3 according to 176 votes from people: Chicago deep-dish pizza · Italian beef · Bratwurst. (Updated Jan 31, 2019.)
Deep-dish pizza, hotdish and cheese curds: the classics of Midwestern cooking, from Chicago to Cincinnati, gathered from Wikipedia's article on the region's cuisine.
Top 24
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Chicago deep-dish pizza
Tall, buttery crust filled with cheese and chunky tomato sauce.
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Italian beef
Thin-sliced roast beef soaked in jus on a roll.
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Bratwurst
Grilled brats, a Wisconsin tailgating staple.
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Cheese curds
Squeaky fresh curds from Wisconsin, often fried.
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Chicago-style hot dog
All-beef dog with relish, pickle and sport peppers, no ketchup.
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Hotdish
Minnesota casserole, often topped with tater tots.
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Butter burger
Burger with butter on the bun, a Wisconsin classic.
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Burnt ends
Kansas City barbecue brisket tips.
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Detroit-style pizza
Rectangular pan pizza with crispy cheese edges.
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Pork tenderloin sandwich
Breaded pork cutlet much larger than its bun.
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Juicy Lucy
Burger with molten cheese inside, from Minneapolis.
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Loose meat sandwich
Crumbled seasoned beef on a bun, the Maid-Rite of Iowa.
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St. Louis-style pizza
Cracker-thin crust with Provel cheese.
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Gooey butter cake
Rich, sticky cake from St. Louis.
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Coney dog
Hot dog with chili, onions and mustard, Michigan style.
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Michigan pasty
Meat and vegetable pastry of the Upper Peninsula.
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Wisconsin fish boil
Door County whitefish boiled outdoors.
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Toasted ravioli
Breaded fried ravioli from St. Louis.
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Runza
Bread pocket of beef, cabbage and onion from Nebraska.
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Sugar cream pie
Indiana's custardy state pie.
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Goetta
Sausage of pork and pinhead oats from Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati chili
Spiced meat sauce served over spaghetti.
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Kringle
Flaky Danish pastry from Racine, Wisconsin.
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Walleye
Fried or pan-seared freshwater fish of the lakes.
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