When it comes to cuisine, the Midwest is a region that lives for its comfort foods and deep-fried gluttonous treats. To wit, here are several items off Buzzfeed's new list of 26 foods all Midwesterners grew up with (check the link for more):
- Cincinnati chili
- Puppy chow
- Gooey butter cake
- Chicago-style hot dog
- Detroit-style Coney Island hot dog
- Runza
- Fried cheese curds
- Juicy Lucy
- Tater tot casserole
- Scotcheroos