Utah Explains: What the Heck is “Mormon Cuisine”?

Have you ever heard of the term "Mormon Cuisine"?

It's kind of funny to me.

On Reddit, somebody posted a map of the United States that show the regional cuisine of each area.

Utah and Southern Idaho's is Mormon Cuisine.

Here's how it describes it:

"Creamy, Mild, Slow-Cooked

A settler-based cuisine founded on preserving ingredients and feeding large families. 

Key Dishes/Ingredients: Funeral potatoes, Jell-O, fry sauce, Dutch oven fare"

I think it's hilarious Jell-O is on there as if the pioneers were slurping it down with their white mush.

Here's the full post:

What do we think about Mormon cuisine?
byu/No_Balls_01 inUtah

Here's some of the comments:

u/armchairracer said:

"When I think of "Utah food" 3 things come to mind: funeral potatoes, pastrami cheese burgers, and jello. I'm a fan of the 1st two, jello I'm pretty neutral on."

I'm the same way! Who cares about Jell-O?

u/Idealetedyourfacebook said:

"I feel like the Jell-o thing is way overblown. Jell-o, and Jell-o salad in particular, is more like 1950's Americana food, which Utah hung on to for a little longer than most places. But I'd be surprised if it's any more prevalent these days than it is in other parts of the country."

Here we go. They're speaking what I'm speaking.

u/Y____ said:

"I love how Reddit is ripping on it but if they were at an event in real life they would probably talk highly of the dishes to whoever made them. I wouldn’t rank Mormon cuisine anywhere near the top of my list but I think it’s bomb. Most of my friends growing up were Mormon and I loved going to farewells and homecomings to eat some delicious food."

This guy is defending the food.

I love it too. But I just don't know that there's enough of it to have it's own cuisine. Maybe I'm wrong...