Cuisine of North Dakota

As in the Midwest as a whole, meals are typically served in a smorgasbord format rather than as courses.

Churches throughout the state commonly host annual fellowship dinners open to the community. Perhaps one of the largest authentic Norwegian dinners is the annual lutefisk dinner hosted by the First Lutheran Church, Williston, North Dakota, every February.

The largest Scandinavian Festival in North America is the annual Norsk Høstfest held every October, in Minot, North Dakota. This five-day cultural event features Scandinavian dishes (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland), but does accommodate those who are not fond of lutefisk by providing many other choices of ethnic foods.

Notable dishes

German-influenced:

• Kuchen
• Summer sausage

German–Russian-influenced:

• Fleischkuekle
• Knoephla

Norwegian-influenced:

• Lefse
• Krumkake
• Lutefisk
• Raspeball/komle/klubb/potato dumplings

Other dishes

• Hotdish
• Chokecherry dishes
• Frybread tacos
• Walleye