Food in Kansas
Kansas is the first producer of wheat in the U.S.A. However, when the Mennonites came to Kansas from Russia in the 1870s, they found the wheat
farmers almost starving.
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Dinner in rural Kansas
As you think of Kansas, the first things that might come to mind are KC ribs, wheat bread and pancakes. Yet there is a lot more to this semi-flat state when it comes to food. As the pioneers started to move through Kansas, they brought with them their favorite foods from home. And with Kansas' open door policy, many of these foods found a permanent home on their tables.