The traditional food associated with the Upper Peninsula is the pasty (pronounced "pass-tee"). Brought to the area by Cornish miners, it was a hand-held "no dish" meal for miners who had no time to come above ground for lunch. The standard pasty consists of potatoes, diced (not ground) beef, carrots, onions, and rutabaga in a pastry crust. The miners could heat their pasty back up on their shovels on top of their lanterns. The pasty's appeal crossed ethnic barriers and has been adopted as this region's specialty. Many places will sell 10 or 20 frozen pasties, so you can take them home. There's lots of smoked fish for sale, too.
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