Foods of Wisconsin

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EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THREE OF THE BADGER STATE’S ICONIC RECIPES—NOW REIMAGINED—AND DISCOVER SOME OF THE FINE WISCONSIN-MADE PRODUCTS AT HY-VEE.

The butter burger is a creation with long ties to Wisconsin. A food vendor at a county fair in Seymour, Wisconsin, first served hamburgers fried in butter in 1885. By the mid-1930s, a grille in Milwaukee and another in Green Bay were serving hamburgers cooked with a pat of butter on top.

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Spicy Butter Burgers

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Air-Fried Triple Ranch

Cheese Curds

Cheese curds have a strong connection with Wisconsin, owing to the state’s many cheesemakers. Fresh cheese curds are springy and squeak when chewed. They are often flavored and eaten out of hand. Meanwhile, batter-dipped-and-fried cheese curds are a crowd favorite at fairs and festivals.

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Air Fried Triple Ranch Cheese Curds and Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned.

A brandy old fashioned is a Wisconsin creation substituting brandy for whiskey and lemon-lime soda for water. It pairs well with the young cheddar used to make cheese curds.

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CAPITOL IDEA

Wisconsin has a lot of nicknames! The Badger State is a nod to the 19th century miners who burrowed into the ground like badgers. The Dairy State refers to the state’s many dairy farms. The Middle Coast is a reflection of Wisconsin having shorelines on two of the Great Lakes.

HY-VEE IN WISCONSIN

Wisconsin became the 30th state to join the Union in 1848. The present Capitol building—the third on the site—was built between 1906 and 1917 in Madison.

Hy-Vee operates four stores in Wisconsin: one in Fitchburg; two in Madison; and the latest, a 92,000-square-foot store in Eau Claire.

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Old Fashioned

Wisconsin Brandy

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Spicy Butter Burgers

Cheese curds