Midwest, but specifically the cuisine of German/Irish immigrants from the early 1900's who were already poor when the great depression hit. The middle of Illin

Midwest, but specifically the cuisine of German/Irish immigrants from the early 1900's who were already poor when the great depression hit. The middle of Illinois, North Missouri, parts of Iowa, Indiana, and Wisconsin is where to find it. Hearty fall dishes full of fat, flavor, and the feeling of being home. Light summer dishes with local and wild greens. Not the "regular" fried midwest foods, but dumplings, ox-tail soup, cabbage soup, so many beans, so much pork belly, cattail flour flatbread, fresh watercress and mustard greens; those sorts of things.