I Am a Wisconsin Foodie

I was honored to be asked to talk about our wonderful state over at Blog Trotting. Since I am a foodie, I thought that I would write about the wonderful food that Wisconsin has to offer. There is the obvious: cheese and beer but beyond that, there are many culinary excursions to be had in the Badger state:-)

First and foremost, I am proud to say that Milwaukee is the birthplace of the Iron Cupcake Challenges. These challenges function very much like it's Food Network namesake. An ingredient or theme is announced. The competitors go home and create their best intrepretation in cupcake form and bring them to challenge other like-minded cupcake enthusiasts. The public votes and a winner is declared. The prizes are fun but really, the goal is good cupcaking. There are now 11 franchises (some across the ocean) that host similiar events. I love partipating in these challenges and here is my ode to Milwaukee's lakeside Calatrava in cupcake form:

Beyone the cupcake world, there is much more to celebrate here. On any given Friday, in any given town in Wisconsin, there is Friday Night Fish Fry. Just like every regional delicacies, there are a lot of different recipes and takes on them but the basics include: Fish (cod, perch, walleye) that is breaded and deep fried with tartar sauce on the side, coleslaw, french fries and rye bread. Yummo!! My favorite is Serb Hall on Milwaukee's South Side but ask any Wisconsinite and they can tell you where to find theirs.

The Wisconsin State Fair would not be complete without one of their cream puffs!! Delicatable!!

Door County has cherries and cranberries are grown all over the state. My favorite is the Warren's Cranberry Festival . I go by their every September on the way up to Eau Claire to get my daughter.

And finally, on your way to Green Bay to watch the Packers, stop in Sheboygan for a big juicy bratwurst! It is the quintesential Wisconsin experience!!

So, as you can see, we love our food here in Wisconsin! We are much more than Cheeseheads:-)