September 8, 2016
Nebraska’s Comfort-Food Meat Pie
When Russians of German ancestry settled the Nebraska Midlands over a century ago, they brought with them recipes for a unique meat pie. A bun of soft bread dough is baked with a stuffing of ground beef and cabbage, as well as enough spice to give it pizzazz, but not so much that it is anything but comfort food. The Runza shops, which started in Lincoln, Nebraska, have trademarked the old name runza and parlayed it into a fast food mini-empire. Lincoln also is home to the one-of-a-kind Tina’s Cafe, where the meat pie is called a Go Cart. At Sehnert’s Bakery, it’s a bieroc; at Gering Bakery, it’s a cabbage burger; and at the Breadbasket down in Newton, Kansas, it’s bierock with a K.
The Breadbasket
The Breadbasket is a Kansas Main Street cafe serving the local specialty bierock: ground beef, cabbage, & onion baked in a pocket of bread dough.
Gering Bakery
Best dish at Nebraska's Gering Bakery is the cabbage burger - a pocket of tender bread enclosing beef, cabbage, & onion. Frosted peanut butter pretzels, too!
Sehnert’s Bakery and Bieroc Cafe
Sehnert's is a true taste of the Nebraska Midlands: great sweet rolls and baked goods, bierocks, and loosemeats sandwiches, plus occasional live music.
Tina’s Cafe
A small-town cafe in the city of Lincoln, Tina's is known for immense cinnamon rolls and an item called the Go Cart, which is the classic Midlands Runza.
September 8, 2016
Discuss
What do you think of Nebraska’s Comfort-Food Meat Pie?
Related Articles
The Best Affordable Restaurants in Miami, FL
The Best Affordable Restaurants in Miami that Won't Break the Bank Miami is a city that's...
5 Best Sandwiches in Seattle
Seattle beckons to anyone in search of great seafood, Asian fare, breakfast, donuts, or coffee...
The 10 Best Texas Hots
Texas Hots in New York Texas hots do not exist in Texas Unique to New York, New Jersey, and...
Best Casual Restaurants in Palm Springs | Roadfood Bests
Palm Springs - An Eater's Oasis in the Desert Just a few hours east of Los Angeles, Palm...
Montgomery, Alabama Eating Treasures | Roadfood Bests
BBQ, Bar B Que and Bar-B-Q There isn’t anywhere to eat at Brenda’s BBQ but do not let...
7 Best Family-Friendly, Affordable Restaurants Near Disneyland
Anaheim is one of the most visited towns in the United States, but there is more to the area...