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Featured Minnesota Foods

Every Thursday when the Senate is session, I invite the entire state of Minnesota to join me for coffee and featured foods from Minnesota, including one of my favorites, Potica, from the Iron Range. For the inauguration week Open House, we'll have several foods from all over Minnesota. Below are just some of the many foods we will be serving. Click on the points of the map below to see where all of the food is from.

Potica, Iron Range

Potica is a traditional Slovenian pastry from the Iron Range. This is a pastry treat featuring a sweet nut paste on the inside. Potica is served at all Klobuchar family gatherings, dating back several generations.

 

 

 

 

Spam Puffs, Austin

Using Spam for the center of a pastry makes for a delicious treat. Spam is made by Hormel in Austin.

Photo courtesy of Hormel.

 

 

 

 

Flavored Butters, Mahnomen

The all-natural flavored butters and jams are from a 60-year-old family farm in Mahnomen. Sandy Kaiser, mother of five and owner and operator of the farm, runs "Off the Farm," a business that sells all-natural products ranging from meats and eggs to butter and ice cream syrups.

 

 

 

 

Chippers, Crookston

Chippers are potato chips dipped in chocolate. They come from Widman's Candy Company in Crookston.

Photo courtesy of Widman's Candy Company.

 

 

 

 

Rosettes, Starbuck

Rosettes are a delicate fried cookie made using a heated iron that is dipped in batter and then immersed in hot oil to create a crisp shell. The Pastry Shoppe's owner, Larry Kittelson, is a fourth-generation Scandinavian resident and was the baker in 1983 of the world's largest lefse, as documented by the Schibstad Norwegian Book of Records.

Photo courtesy of Pastry Shoppe, Starbuck.

 

 

Kettle Corn, Mankato

Delicious kettle corn from Mankato. This treat comes from Angie's Kettle Corn.

Photo courtesy of Angie's Kettle Corn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obama Blend Coffee, Saint Paul

The Obama Blend Coffee is a featured roast from the JS Bean Factory in Saint Paul celebrating the election of our 44th President. It is a mix of Hawaiian Kona and Kenya AA Beans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Award Winning Water, Buhl

Buhl Water comes from a glacial aquifer from the Iron Range, located 1000 feet beneath the earth's surface, the last 300 feet is of solid granite. Buhl Water has never been exposed to any of the 42 man-made elements. Studies show that out of a possible 95% Buhl Water comes in at 94.8% for clarity.

Photo courtesy of Buhl Water Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on the colored icons on the map below for more details on the foods being featured from Minnesota.

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