Everyone In Minnesota Absolutely Loves These 17 Foods And Drinks

Over the years Minnesota has become known for a few specific foods, among them, those created in pyrex. We love nothing more than our home-cooked comfort food, and whether or not you eat them on a regular basis, if you're a real Minnesotan you won't be able to stop your mouth from watering when you read this list of MN favorites.

1. Hotdish

With tater tots to be specific. If you're from MN and don't love tater tot hotdish there's a real issue.

2. MN Beer

Minnesotans love their home-state brews from August Schell to Surly and everything in between.

3. Hamburger Hotdish

Hamburger hotdish! Another MN favorite, and totally different from regular tater tot hotdish because... hamburger meat.

4. Bloody Marys

With a snit or it's not even worth it. But these babies are the best start to many a good MN Sunday.

5. Green Bean Hotdish

With some fried onions that are really the only part we like.

6. Nut Goodies

This St. Paul-created classic is still a favorite of most Minnesotan's today. Or am I the only one with a jar of these in my kitchen? Seriously... am I?

7. Chicken Hotdish

Chicken and wild rice hotdish! Minnesota's amazing wild rice combined with classic hotdish ingredients like cream of mushroom, cheese, and peas!

8. Burgers

More specifically, those with gooey, melted cheese on the inside. No matter how they're spelled.

9. Cheeseburger Hotdish

We'll also take these molten cheeseburgers in hotdish form. Basically this is the super cheesy variety of the previously mentioned hamburger hotdish.

10. Ice Cream

Everyone loves ice cream, but Minnesota LOVES ice cream. We have so many places with homemade ice cream it's crazy.

11. Breakfast Hotdish

Breakfast hotdish. Eggs, hash browns, sausage... basically we throw in anything delicious that you would normally eat before noon.

12. Walleye

Straight from our lakes, we favor it fried, but any preparation is still guaranteed to be a Minnesota favorite.

13. Tuna Hotdish

Because while everyone else dreads the ominous "tuna casserole", we think our mom's tuna hotdish is pretty dang good. The name makes all the difference.

14. Brats

Our favorite meat for cooking up all summer long. They're the best.

15. Pizza Hotdish

Pizza hotdish! A newer take on the old classic. Because we love a good pizza but we'd rather scoop it out of a pan.

16. Cheese Curds

Sure this could be an effect of residing this close to Wisconsin for so long, but if you've had the ones at the State Fair especially, you get why the whole state can't help but love them.

17. Hotdish On A Stick

The only thing better than hotdish is when you put it on a stick and deep fry it.

What was your favorite food growing up in MN? Which one made you the most hungry? Tell us what other food and drinks you love on the Only In Minnesota Facebook Page.