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How niche regional foods shape America's culinary landscape

Fried green tomatoes, Kool-Aid pickles, and chocolate gravy. Niche regional foods make up an important part of America’s culinary landscape. And they’ve got interesting histories too.

It’s Been A Minute‘s Brittany Luse dives into the origins of the Chicago peanut butter eggroll with Chicago Tribune restaurant critic Louisa Chu.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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