Surprising regional words of MN (Duluth, Rice: home, living, to eat)

[Beenhere4ever]

Germans are the biggest minority. Believe that is one of their influences. Gehen sie mit?

[lucknow]

Originally Posted by Beenhere4ever

"Are you going with?" Never heard that in Washington or Oregon.

That's the Germanic influence. You hear that here in Ontario but always from someone that has Germanic roots.

[freezengirl]

Along the border country where I was raised-he went to [BtheB] hospital. Across the river in Canada-he went to hospital.

[Glenfield]

Originally Posted by snofarmer

There is a difference,
You don't have to believe me but there is.

As for the carbohydrate component, casserole dishes usually use a grain like rice or noodles.

A hot dish, on the other hand, is a variation of the casserole dish particularly popular in North and South Dakota and Minnesota. Like its counterpart, it is a complete and packed meal in itself. It has starch, proteins, soup, and crust components as well. However, hot dishes mostly use potato bases like potato chips, hash browns, strings and tater tots. They never use rice for the base.
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know the difference, I'd be embarrassed to call myself a Minnesotan and not know the difference.

If you like to mix the two together more power to you, but they are not the same thing.

Despite what this website says, the terms are regional and are used to describe the same sort of meal. Their "rules" about noodles are disproven by the famed tuna-noodle hot dish, and they seem unaware that potato chips and fried onions are used as a topping and not a binder. In any event, dishes that we called a casserole in the place where I used to live are made in the exact same way here, but are called hot dishes.

[Glenfield]

Originally Posted by freezengirl

Along the border country where I was raised-he went to [BtheB] hospital. Across the river in Canada-he went to hospital.

Same as university, eh?

[snofarmer]

Glenfield,
Confusion sets in when some don't know that there is a difference between the two and some think hot-dish and casserole are interchangeable, meaning they are the same thing and they are not.

[Glenfield]

Originally Posted by snofarmer

Glenfield,
Confusion sets in when some don't know that there is a difference between the two and some think hot-dish and casserole are interchangeable, meaning they are the same thing and they are not.

Well, chaos and confusion may reign, but people here in Minnesota say hot dish, and where I come from originally, they never, ever say hot dish but always say casserole for meals made of the exact same ingredients and cooked exactly the same way. In fact, I never heard of the term hot dish until I moved here.

[lucknow]

Never have I ever heard the term, Hot dish in Canada except an older term describing an attractive young lady!!! LOL

What do you call soft drinks there? Soda or pop.

[uptown_urbanist]

I would guess that if you asked ten Minnesotans if casserole and hot dish meant the same thing, 9 out of 10 (if not 10 out of 10) would say yes. Perhaps there is some technical difference, but common usage in this state -- at least where I've lived -- is that hot dish and casserole can be used interchangeably. If someone is overly worried about confusion, they can always use the specific name of the dish being served.

[snofarmer]

Guess this guess that, I'll just make something up because that is what I believe.

Having grown up in Northern MN in the 60"s and Lutheran I can assure you I have been to a pot luck or two in my time. If your going to ask around ask old Lutheran cooks that are 45 or older.


Difference between Casserole and Hotdish
• As far as the differences between casserole and Hotdish are concerned, casseroles make use of lighter meats than Hotdish and use grains and noodles for carbohydrate content.
• Casseroles are prepared without covering them throughout cooking.
• A Hotdish can truly be called a variation of a casserole, and is more popular in the states of North and South Dakota and Minnesota.
• Potatoes make an important ingredient in Hotdish.
• However, there are other important ingredients such as vegetables, grains and legumes to make it wholesome.
• There is no rice in Hotdish, which is always present in casserole.
• One more thing that makes Hotdish different is the use of mushroom crème as a binding agent.



Hotdish is so integral to Minnesota culture that Sen. Al Franken even welcomed the state's Congressional delegation to participate in a hotdish competition this past January. The winner did not feature another Minnesota product, the lovely wild rice. It didn't feature venison bratwurst, or any other enobling ingredients. Nope — the winner was Sen. Amy Klobuchar, whose Taconite Tater Tot Hot Dish was a combination of ground beef, creamed soups (mushroom and chicken), tater tots and Pepper Jack cheese.

Sen. Klobuchar’s Taconite Tater Tot Hot Dish

Sen. Klobuchar’s Taconite Tater Tot Hot Dish « CBS Minnesota

and some folks say a hot-dish is the same thing as a casserole.
Fins and Norwegians with a heavy accent will find it easier to say hot-dish



Bars
what ya think'en aboot a brewski.
think agean
Bars: The name for any type of dessert that is not in cookie, pie, icecream or cake form that is often brought to potlucks. Many bars involve Special K cereal, Rice Krispies, chocolate and peanut butter.

Again I came across the term Hot-Dish.

Hotdish: (pronounced “hawt deesh”) A baked item, usually served at potlucks, that is similar to a casserole in other parts of the country. Most hotdishes usually contain a starch, a meat and vegetables (canned or frozen) with the most popular being a Tater-tot hotdish. Example: “I’ll bring some Special K Bars to the potluck, why don’t you bring a hotdish?”

Oh: (pronounced “oooooo”) A word used in the majority of conversations in the upper Midwest.

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Minnesota is noted for its cold weather and for hardy residents who speak with cute accents. The severe winters don't keep people huddled indoors, though; they continue to go ice fishing, skating, and socializing,
Keep warm ya haters