Regional Special
Delicious food from the land of unlimited possibilities
The U.S. is a melting pot of different cultures, and that's exactly what you notice in the diversity of the food. There is nothing that is not there, in every respect.
Auf dieser Seite wollen wir ein paar regionale Spezialitäten vorstellen, die es nur an ganz bestimmten Orten gibt und die uns besonders gut gefallen haben.
A note on tipping in the U.S.
The service in restaurants is usually extremely friendly and courteous. Everyone tries to do everything right for the guest, even if the guest is in the wrong, he usually remains king. Restaurant waiters have a very low basic salary. Therefore, a satisfied guest is expected to tip between 15% - 20%. You should stick to this, because the waitresses live from these tips. Taxes are also added to the restaurant bill.
...by the way, German guests do not necessarily have the reputation of giving good tips. Maybe we can all make an effort together to change this impression.
Letho´s Pasties
1983 W US-2, St. Ignace, MI 49781
HOMEPAGE
Description: Around 1864, Finnish immigrants arrived along with miners from Cornwall to find work in “Copper Country” in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Pasties were the perfect, long-lasting meal for the miners. Their wives could use the vegetables and meat from the leftovers and wrap them in a crust of bread. In the morning, freshly prepared, they would go into the miners' pockets so that they were still warm at lunchtime. The pies became known as a “one-handed meal”. The miners could hold on to the pasty with one hand with their dirty hands and eat their way through it, leaving only a small crust. To this day, pasties are a staple and a tradition for many families in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
A classic pastie is made from meat, potatoes, onions and rutabaga in a bread dough. However, there are numerous variations, from vegetarian to sweet pasties.
Our rating: We visited the restaurant in October 2024.
Of the two pastie restaurants we visited, Letho's was our favorite. Here the potatoes were not diced but cut into slices. We liked the gravy better than ketchup.
Muldoons Pasties
1246 M-28 West, Munising, MI 49862
HOMEPAGE
Description: Around 1864, Finnish immigrants arrived along with miners from Cornwall to find work in “Copper Country” in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Pasties were the perfect, long-lasting meal for the miners. Their wives could use the vegetables and meat from the leftovers and wrap them in a crust of bread. In the morning, freshly prepared, they would go into the miners' pockets so that they were still warm at lunchtime. The pies became known as a “one-handed meal”. The miners could hold on to the pasty with one hand with their dirty hands and eat their way through it, leaving only a small crust. To this day, pasties are a staple and a tradition for many families in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Our rating: We visited the restaurant in October 2024.
Many travel portals recommend Muldoons as the pastie restaurant of choice. So of course we had to try it out. Even though we liked the pasties here, we preferred the ones from Letho's. But as always, taste is completely subjective and everyone should form their own opinion. Here, too, we liked the gravy better than ketchup.
