Take it from a former Southerner, Michiganders have some interesting food preferences. Of course, that doesn’t inherently mean that all or any of them are bad, but they are certainly strange to those of us who didn’t grow up around here.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Michiganders in the past few years it’s that folks in Michigan are particular about their food and beverages. Whether by long-held tradition or from local fame and production, Michiganders want Michigan-made and Michigan-inspired, especially when it comes to food.
But as freezing weather dominates the northern regions of the United States, you’d expect Michiganders to lean on warmer comfort foods: soups, chilis, and pasties…