Minneapolis facts and oddities. (St. Louis Park, Bemidji: gas, cities, fiberglass)

[kuan]

Did you know that the Black Box aviation recorder was developed by General Mills?

[c jessen]

As far as i know lute fish or lute fisk as i think the norwegian call it is a very very spcecial delicacy it is some kind of fermented fish, is has a kind of soap teste. i lived half a year in norway i i luckily escaped it :-)
Coming from Denmark which is neighbour to norway the lutefisk is way to special to us...
i did not think they brought all the way to minnesota :-)

[Slig]

Oh yeah I forgot this topic was centered on Minneapolis. Old Country Buffet/Hometown Buffet is actually based out of Eagan.

[kuan]

Minneapolis used to be the flour milling capital of the world.

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by BreaOC

BARS! Not the ones you drink at, but dessert bars! I had never heard of bars until I moved up there LOL. When I think of bars I think of people with the thick Minnesotan accent saying it. Baaaars LOL just think of it and try not laughing! Yes and hot dishes. Totally didn't know what that meant!

Yeah, bars. I forgot about them. Now I use the term. Also, parking ramps. Never heard that before I moved here. Same for "rubber binders".

[chilaili]

Originally Posted by W-B proud

I'm interested in little known facts and oddities about Minneapolis. Like what foods in minn. known for (ny strip steak, philly cheese steak ect.). Is it affordable for a blue collar worker? Wierd accents? stuff like that.

I'm English and whenever anyone in MN rips on me about our cuisine, I have just four words for them: Deep fried cheese curds . On a stick. Now that's Minnesota haute cuisine.

[MNNative]

Originally Posted by Ben Around

Yeah, bars. I forgot about them. Now I use the term. Also, parking ramps. Never heard that before I moved here. Same for "rubber binders".

What did YOU call those things? To me I can't think of other terms...

I will agree with the person who mentioned "hot dish". That's weird. lol And "casserole", isn't that actually the name of the pan? Anyhow, I grew up in an Italian family (though I was born here) and the closest thing we had to one of those was lasagna! I honestly never had an official "hot dish" until I ate over at my husband's home when we were dating and his mom served one.

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by MNNative

What did YOU call those things? To me I can't think of other terms...

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Bars = whatever they were, like brownies, chocolate chip brownies, date-nut bars, etc.

Parking ramps = parking garages

Rubber binder = rubber band

[kuan]

Originally Posted by chilaili

I'm English and whenever anyone in MN rips on me about our cuisine, I have just four words for them: Deep fried cheese curds . On a stick. Now that's Minnesota haute cuisine.

In Minnesota, pepper is considered spicy.

[MNNative]

Originally Posted by Ben Around

Bars = whatever they were, like brownies, chocolate chip brownies, date-nut bars, etc.

Parking ramps = parking garages

Rubber binder = rubber band

Ah, parking garage. Hm, that sounds weird to me. I lie...come to think of it rubber band is what I call it, too. I suppose for the most part bars can be referred to as what they are, but for general reference...