Jalopnik commentariat: “Nobody tries anything different.”

Absolutely ridiculous. This car looks like other cars. They are trying too hard and need to try again, even harder this time. Lately this car company has been getting better but now they’ve gone and messed it all up. Listen to me, my opinion is correct because I own an older car which was the best of its kind. Now my…

MBs are nice... but hardly interesting at all. 

Genesis(‘es) are more interesting to look at than Mercedes(‘es) these days.

Yeah, I think the thing that grinds my gears the most about it is making fun of the prepackaged food combinations. People are and were busy and poor. These things came out of trying to make the best of what they had. It’s a super elitist thing to make fun of people for that.

Mrs. Ref and I travelled through that area a couple of years ago. As we approached Sault Ste. Marie (and being a good Stan Rogers fan) I said “We’re coming to The Soo pretty soon.” My wife was puzzled and, when I amplified “Soo Saint Marie,” she argued bitterly that I was wrong and it was “Salt Saint Marie.” I stuck…

Yeah, I have no idea what a Snickers Salad is and I’ve been to more midwestern gatherings than— well, technically every gathering I’ve been to is a midwestern gathering.
Ranch on pizza isn’t something I personally go for (they just don’t go WELL together), from my observations it’s a minority of the people I’ve been…

I mean, this article was fine. And I really enjoyed Kate Bernot’s articles on Midwestern fare. I’m seeing a lot of judgemental commenters though.
That said, this article was insulting af: https://thetakeout.com/what-do-you-love-most-about-unhealthy-midwestern-salads-1842212929

I think that really describes the Takeout staff in general. When was the last time there was an editorial about Midwestern food that didn’t just turn it’s nose up at it? 

Only the author claimed that, we just consider veggie trays a convenient easy thing to bring for a party.

Ha! That reminds me of how when we got married in ‘85 in IL, we received six cake plates as wedding gifts! Mostly cut glass on pedestal type things. After all these years, we’ve hardly ever needed one cake plate, much less six. I assume we got rid of the extras at some point, because I can’t think where any of them…

We don’t consider it ‘fancy’, it’s just something a little more extra than what’s served for your regular weeknight dinners at home.

OK Dad Joke: A couple from out east are driving through Wisconsin and see the sign for Waukesha. Partner #1 says, “Look we are entering Wah-key-sha” Partner #2 says, “no it’s Wah-kuh-sha” Well they bicker for a bit and then let it drop. Finally they pull off for a bit of lunch. While they are ordering their food,…

Man, lots of food snobs on here.
I remember relish trays— there is something nostalgic about them, reminding me of fun family gatherings when my grandparents and all of my aunts and uncles were alive and well. They always somehow felt “special” amongst our entire food spread, as it was set out from the beginning of…

Which are admittedly pronounced Oh Clare, Mar-Ket, and Prairie Doo Sheen. (Source: native ‘Sconnie, not familiar with Lake Butte pronunciation.)

Older female relatives keep trying to give me fancy segmented dishes!! I won’t accept them!! I don’t have anywhere to store things like that, honestly.

Remember this isn’t just a Wisconsin thing. While cheese heads might not have trouble with the pronunciation (though I’ve heard locals butcher some words now and again), think of the other mid-western states. like Indiana that can’t even pronounce Notre Dame correctly.

Imagine thinking that people living in the state where you find Eau Claire, Marquette University, Prairie du Chien, and Lake Butte des Morts don’t know how to pronounce French words.

With the number of French settlers in Wisconsin I think we don’t have an issue with pronunciation. Plus take a look at a map and start calling out city names and see how far you get. I think relish tray came with the mash-up of French, German, Scandinavian, Polish,...ETC coming up with a common term. 

The best relish trays are the ones that come with a nice meal at an Indian restaurant.