Runza.... (bread, meal, vegetable, sausages)

[averagejoe76]

I used to live in different places in Nebraska growing up and i really..
Miss Runza!(Think it used to be called Runza Hut).
That and A & W !(Hard to find now).
Anyone like Runza's???

[WhereTheSidewalkEnds]

You've made me hungry. I never had a runza from a runza hut - my mom used to make them - they were so good! I should go find that recipe.....

[MJ1986]

I love Runza... Every time I go to Omaha, I have to stop there!

[fruitlassie]

Runzas are one of the few things I miss from Omaha but they actually aren't hard to make. There are plenty of recipes on the web. Here's one you can try....

Runza (meat pies) - Allrecipes

[TampaKaren]

I've never eaten Runza . From the photo, it looks a lot like an empanada, which I've had several times. Anyone know the difference? What do you like (miss) about Runza?

[Raphael07]

They are sort of like burritos but use bread instead of tortillas and are filled with beef and cabbage

[7G9C4J2]

Originally Posted by Go Ne

They are sort of like burritos but use bread instead of tortillas and are filled with beef and cabbage

Sounds like a pasty (rhymes with fast, not paste) in the Midwest. Cornish miners took 'em for lunch, and they were usually filled with meat and rutabaga. They're still pretty popular hereabouts; there's a place called Myles Teddywedgers that serves them by the bushel down on State Street here in Madison.

I think most cultures have something like that in their heritage. The specific meat/vegetable combos vary according to what was local and plentiful, but the meal-in-a-pocket-of-bread concept seems pretty universal.

[Rickers]

I used to go to a Portuguese bakery and they served a sausage baked in a small roll.

[bjh]

On tv recently they said that hot dogs started getting served in buns because people buying sausages from street stalls, originally, would walk off with the metal skewers the hot dogs were roasted on. Your history lesson of the day.