It's not a joke though Minnesota really does have the blandest trough slop in north america it's awful.
They have this thing they call "hot dish" which is they dump green beans and cream of mushroom soup in a casserole dish and put tater tots on it. This is the height of Minnesotan cultural cuisine. I am not joking. It is not seasoned.
tacos that are pretty much just ground beef and cheese is something white people really do though. not all white people of course, but it's a thing and not rare at all
I had to BEG my mom to season the ground beef for white people tacos, because "I bought the cheese that has taco seasoning in it, why does it need more?"
Growing up in a town with a good amount of hispanic influence and incredible food spoiled me.
There should be a Joe Rogan-esque "talk to me about anything you want" podcast which is an open forum for chud operatives to spew their vitriol, but they are forced to eat very spicy food first and only have access to one small glass of water, and one baby bottle with a nipple filled with milk for the next hour and a half of discussion.
Us Minnesotans are hecka proud of our Hot Dish, some of us go as far as Cold Hot Dish.
If you're from outside Minnesota I'm talking about casserole and pasta salad.
And pasta salad is not the midwest mayo-layered trifle thingy.
Additionally, as a Minnesotan, I know of people who think ketchup is a "hot sauce". These are the scary ones.
Last time I drove out to see my mom she asked me if I'd like her to pickup some dinner anywhere before I came in, so I suggested Pho (knowing she would easily be able to eat it, it's got no spice unless you add it). I explained over the phone that it was absolutely safe, she would love it. When I got there she ordered something else for herself and I had to explain straight up that she was being absurd.
I made Thai food for her later that weekend and it really struck me how sad it was that she's just kept herself locked up away from all of these amazing foods. Honestly spice wasn't even that hard to get used to (I'm still not great but I can appreciate a good blend of spiciness and flavor), like any other weird flavor you can train yourself to eat it.
This is all so fucking pathetic. This kind of thing you would think make this culture war nonsense more obvious how fake it is to people. But I guess not.
i watched this amazing video about food racism from this youtuber i love... i think i heard about them on hexbear, atcually. It's got a lot of interesting, twisted, haunting, and occasionally hilarious history and analysis on food racism.