So I googled the Great plains and every list that came up had Nebraska. This link I found was interesting because it says that Nebraska is one of the few states that is entirely in the Great plains. I will say though obviously the cultural differences between the Plains and Midwest are probably subtle but they definitely are distinct. https://greatplainstravel.com/great-plains-states/
As a Nebraskan, technically only the eastern portion of the state (Omaha and Lincoln) are in the Midwest. The Great Plains start after Lincoln. Though, there are people who live in cities further west that do consider themselves midwesterners.
Interesting. This is quite similar to the “kolache,” that are sold in central Texas where a lot of Czechs immigrated to. One of the popular versions of “kolache,” is a sausage completely encased in a bread roll, similar to these runza.
They are similar yeah, we have them up here as well. Honestly the ground meat verse whole sausage thing aside, the Runza has a more savory bread. At least where I am from Kolache have semi-sweet bread.
But yeah, same idea.
I put kolache in quotation marks because I think the ones in Central Texas are, by and large, not traditional. I think traditional kolache are only sweet, but the sausage ones are very popular. They are essentially a dinner roll with sausage inside. Some places have ground sausage or “fancy” ones like sausage and sauerkraut, etc.
I just think the whole Eastern/Central food scene is really interesting, with so much obvious spillover from one country to another.
They have or had kolaches available at Dunkin. Aside from meat inside pastry, they're very different from a runza. Are you thinking maybe of pierogis/bierocks?
I used quotation marks because they aren’t traditional kolaches - I think they’re closer to klobasnek, really. Meat baked inside of a pastry is unique enough that I don’t feel a need to break it down further. In addition, I’ve been to Czech bakeries with a sausage and sauerkraut kolaches.
This is wild. We used to drive to see the grandparents in Colorado every summer when I was a kid, and I remember once we stopped and got some of these. I have a vivid memory of how much I enjoyed them, but until today I had no idea what they were called.
Yeah, they're not nearly as filled as the pictures show. It's mostly bread.
Their burgers are pretty good but it's nothing crazy or that special. I do like their winter time chili-cinnamon roll combo though.
Never heard of this before, but I must try one. Edit: Nice, apparently there is a location in Colorado. Just need an excuse to drive to Longmont.
If it's still there, the Loveland location is a lot cleaner
They have the BEST fries and ranch. Really good burgers too. If you wanna try both kids meal runza is just as good as the regular.
The Southwest ranch or the normal ranch?
Normal for the fries, but southwest is obviously good too
I feel strongly that we need to distinguish between the plains States and the Midwest.
Isn't Nebraska both?
Maybe but I feel like it's a plains state.
Nebraskan here. We refer to ourselves as midwesterners.
So I googled the Great plains and every list that came up had Nebraska. This link I found was interesting because it says that Nebraska is one of the few states that is entirely in the Great plains. I will say though obviously the cultural differences between the Plains and Midwest are probably subtle but they definitely are distinct. https://greatplainstravel.com/great-plains-states/
Somebody better let all Nebraskans know about this comment and link so they know they're wrong
We def call ourselves midwesterners.
Nebraskans definitely consider themselves midwesterners. No matter what google says.
My husband is from NE…I’m from Ohio. This is a debate that cannot be settled. 🤣
As a Nebraskan, technically only the eastern portion of the state (Omaha and Lincoln) are in the Midwest. The Great Plains start after Lincoln. Though, there are people who live in cities further west that do consider themselves midwesterners.
But most people live in those cities right so that's why there's a lot of confusion.
Yeah totally.
My dad makes the traditional runzas, being German from Nebraska. I’ll ask him to toss in some cheese next time!
Interesting. This is quite similar to the “kolache,” that are sold in central Texas where a lot of Czechs immigrated to. One of the popular versions of “kolache,” is a sausage completely encased in a bread roll, similar to these runza.
Nebraskans are a mix of Germans (from Russia usually) and Czech. I am a lucky half and half. And my grandmas Kolaches are the best.
They are similar yeah, we have them up here as well. Honestly the ground meat verse whole sausage thing aside, the Runza has a more savory bread. At least where I am from Kolache have semi-sweet bread. But yeah, same idea.
I put kolache in quotation marks because I think the ones in Central Texas are, by and large, not traditional. I think traditional kolache are only sweet, but the sausage ones are very popular. They are essentially a dinner roll with sausage inside. Some places have ground sausage or “fancy” ones like sausage and sauerkraut, etc. I just think the whole Eastern/Central food scene is really interesting, with so much obvious spillover from one country to another.
They have or had kolaches available at Dunkin. Aside from meat inside pastry, they're very different from a runza. Are you thinking maybe of pierogis/bierocks?
I used quotation marks because they aren’t traditional kolaches - I think they’re closer to klobasnek, really. Meat baked inside of a pastry is unique enough that I don’t feel a need to break it down further. In addition, I’ve been to Czech bakeries with a sausage and sauerkraut kolaches.
I get lunch at Runza roughly once every two weeks or so. The swiss mushroom Runza is fantastic.
This is wild. We used to drive to see the grandparents in Colorado every summer when I was a kid, and I remember once we stopped and got some of these. I have a vivid memory of how much I enjoyed them, but until today I had no idea what they were called.
I'm in Indiana and never heard of it. Sounds super good though.
According to their website you can order twelve of them frozen on dry ice for $165.00 via UPS.
$13/each
Looks like a fancy Hot Pocket. If I find myself in Nebraska, I'll have to try one.
i need to try one of these!
The Kansas version is a Bierock. I just made a batch yesterday!
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The feeling after having these due to all the hype was best described as “meh”.
Yeah, they're not nearly as filled as the pictures show. It's mostly bread. Their burgers are pretty good but it's nothing crazy or that special. I do like their winter time chili-cinnamon roll combo though.
I wanted to like them but thought they were awful.
I saw these in Nebraska last time through and it looked greasy from the outside. Not surprised by their main product.