I don’t know. Hot Tamales don’t seem popular in North Dakota. Not even popular enough to be considered the “B” team. Trust me, as a single dad to twin five year olds. Reese’s and M&Ms reign supreme in North Dakota.

When I was in high school I worked at a local restaurant that did a chili pasta that was similar to the Cincinnati style over spaghetti noodles, but this place made solid, inoffensive, Midwestern chili. Meaty, very rich, and hearty. We made it every day with the left over ground beef we made for the pizzas. It wasn’t…

Our local grocery chain constantly does fundraisers for the Salvation Army. Not the round up kind, but the “would you like to add a dollar for the Salvation Army?” kind.

Sloppy Joes might not be on the menus of many restaurants in urban/densely populated areas. However, many a diner and small town café serve them in northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota. Of course I live about 5 minutes from this place and their Sloppy Joes are amazing. This place is called The Kegs and they’re only…

Yes, the biscuits and gravy were great, too. The thing I liked about the Nashville Hot Chicken was whatever voodoo they used to make the chip have the texture of chicken skin. 

Can they just bring back the Chicken and Waffles from the Do Us A Flavor era? Because the limited run flavors from Aldi are drinking their milkshake right now. 

This is where Pepsi is actually giving Coke a beat down. The myriad of new Mt. Dew flavors have been fantastic at best and middling at worst. The new Pepsi Zero sugar is much, much better than Coke Zero. Maybe Coke can bring back OK Soda? That was supposed to be all of the flavors, right? It had a brilliant marketing…

Ours here in Grand Forks, ND held on as long as it could. It was a Bonanza first. Then, after the merger/buy out became Ponderosa: Bonanza. It held to the LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION theme as it was right in front of the mall that housed K-Mart and many of the elderly population would frequent that mall and make a…

My grandmother loved Christmas hard candies, Christmas nougat, and cherry cordials. All three of them have a soft spot in heart. Her and grandpa didn’t have much money, so these were their Christmas indulgences. She always gave us grandkids a box of cherry cordials with $10.00 taped to it. Here’s the kicker, she had…

I agree with you. I know it’s a search algorithm, but I can’t see it being that popular. 

Um, that North Dakota thing is horseshit. I know I live here and while it’s not original by any means, there’s almost always a run on good, old-fashioned Stove Top. So much so that Target and Hugo’s (our local grocery chain) shelves can bare of the old standby by the week before Thanksgiving. I’ve lived here most of…

My mom makes fairly American-ized spaghetti with meat sauce. Sometimes she uses tomato sauce she cans herself. Sometimes she uses the chunky Prego. Either way it’s intensely satisfying. My grandmother’s peanut butter frosting on yellow cake. My ex-girlfriend makes amazing Vietnamese pancakes. Thankfully, it was an…

Butter noodles

Used to weigh 540. I weigh 180 now. Because I’m only 5'10", I’m a 26 on the BMI. Which is technically speaking, obese. When my old GP retired, I was referred to another GP that recommended I lose 7-10 pounds to fit the healthy BMI range. She recommended this diet. Here’s my caveat. I’m a mail carrier that walks about…

I’m not vegan. Not even close. I did however, have a vegan pizza that featured a cashew-based “cheese”. The pizza was a very, solid, workmanlike pizza. B+, for sure. I don’t know how readily available nut based cheese is. I do know that we can get it North Dakota. Not exactly a hot bed of vegan friendliness. More of a…

This is exactly what I was talking about. An emotionally grueling three day trip in January of '21, Sbarro just felt right. No, it wasn’t great. It was there and after the staff found out why I was there, they threw in a bunch of extras. It was easier to hide my pain with my mask on though. 

They aren't good by any means. But like Taco Bell, Sbarro has been there for me at my lowest points. There's something comforting about a soulless pizza when you're questioning your life choices. 

I don’t know if it falls into this category, but for the past 10-12 years, I like to have a Disaronno neat. I had gastric bypass 15 years ago and the sensation of being full can be nauseating. The Disaronno helps with a sweet craving post meal and at least mentally allows my meal to “clear” and digest. The lingering…

Said it in other posts. North Dakotan here and one of these online survey things actually got it right. Shamrock shakes are almost immediately sold out upon their return. I personally enjoy a few during Shamrock season. 

It is crazy to me. The only one that really profits from this "rivalry"? Simplot. As they have pretty firm foothold in North Dakota, too.