Glorified rice is a dessert salad popular in the Midwestern cuisine served in Minnesota and other states in the Upper Midwest, United States[1][2] and other places with Norwegian populations.^{[citation needed]} It is popular in more rural areas with sizable Lutheran populations of Scandinavian heritage.^{[citation needed]} It is made from rice, crushed pineapple, and whipped cream.[2][3][4] It is often decorated with maraschino cherries.[5]

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Glorified rice

Glorified rice at a supermarket in Minnesota
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	Minnesota and the Upper Midwest
Serving temperature	Cold
Main ingredients	Rice, crushed pineapple, whipped cream
Cookbook: Glorified rice

History

The long-established recipe has been the subject of many newspaper articles.[6] In 1995, Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson authored a humorous book comparing Lutheran and Catholic traditions called They Glorified Mary…We Glorified Rice: A Catholic-Lutheran Lexicon.[7][8] The book includes a recipe for glorified rice. The dish is also included in the title of Carrie Young's Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Recipes and Reminiscences.[9] Glorified rice often turns up at potlucks and church picnics.[10][11]

See also

• Jello salad
• Watergate salad
• Snickers salad
• Cookie salad
• Midwestern cuisine
• Ambrosia (fruit salad)
• Risalamande, similar dish in Danish and other Scandinavian cuisine
• List of salads

References