Traditional Alaskan State Foods

In Alaska, as true for places on earth, the concept of "traditional meals" depends up time and peoples. The meals consumed by the first inhabitants, Russian emigrees, 19th century gold miners, and 21st century residents were very different. People currently living in Alaska with ties to other cultures (Chinese, Russian, Japanese etc.) all enjoy their own versions of "traditional meals."

Today's Alaskan menus and dining options are not unlike those found in the "Lower 48

Gold rush--sourdough & beans
Russian settlement/Sitka--pierogi & pea soup
Victorian era--Blueberrry cobbler & rhubarb crisp

Current Foods:

Salmon pie
Smoked salmon
Pickled herring
Halibut pie
Crab casserole
Venison parmesean
Deer sausage
Moose stroganoff
Baked wild duck

Wild cucumber
Goosetongue (sea plaintain)
Lima bean bake
Fiddlehead ferns

Blueberry cobbler
Red huckleberry pudding
Nagoonberry chiffon pie
Lowbush cranberries chutney
Rhubarb crisp
Finnish Sweet bread