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Stateside Podcast: Bringing your family traditions to the table

Russian potato salad (left). Hashweh (right) made of rice, ground meat, and spices.
Courtesy Mark Kurlyandchik
Russian potato salad (left). Hashweh (right) made of rice, ground meat, and spices.

When you think about traditional Thanksgiving side-dishes in Michigan, you think mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green bean casserole, right? But Michigan is so much more than a shelf-stable can of Campbells. We’re a multicultural state that has carried forward ancestral delights to the Thanksgiving table. Mark Kurlyandchik wrote about this very thing in a recent article for SEEN Magazine and shares his findings with us.

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Mark Kurlyandchik, food writer

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