As telling as they are of trends and cultural backgrounds — like Arnold Newman's dieter's choice of cottage cheese salad, or Betty Hahn's kolacky (an Eastern European cookie) — the dishes offer a unique snapshot of the artists' personalities.
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Several cities, including Tabor, South Dakota; Verdigre, Nebraska; Wilber, Nebraska; Prague, Nebraska; Caldwell, Texas; East Bernard, Texas; Crosby, Texas; Hallettsville, Texas; Prague, Oklahoma; St. Ludmila's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Kewaunee, Wisconsin hold annual Kolache Festival celebrations. Montgomery, Minnesota, is the "Kolacky capital of the world" and holds an annual festival known as Kolacky Days. Verdigre, Nebraska, stakes the same claim with their Kolach Days. Prague, Nebraska, claims to be known as the home of the world's largest kolache.
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Two of Minnesota's oldest cities, Hastings and Red Wing are in the district. The district hosts heritage festivals and town celebrations, such as Kolacky days in Montgomery, the Pine Island Cheese festival, and Shakopee Derby Days. Minnesota's 2nd congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Angie Craig, who defeated incumbent Republican Jason Lewis in the 2018 election. The district is Republican-leaning with a CPVI of R+2.
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Kolache preparation in bakery thumb A kolach (also spelled kolache, kolace or kolacky , from the Czech and Slovak plural koláče, sg. koláč) is a type of pastry that holds a portion of fruit surrounded by puffy dough. Originating as a semisweet wedding dessert from Central Europe and later a breakfast item in South London, they have become popular in parts of the United States. The name originates from the Czech (Bohemian), and originally Old Slavonic word kolo meaning "circle", "wheel".
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Traditional pierogi have a much wider variety of fillings, including saurkraut and meats; these are often available as handmade delicacies in specialty settings, such as church parish fairs and ethnic clubs. Other traditional dishes, such as halupki and goulash, continue to be passed down through generations. Another Slavic contribution to the culinary scene is a variety of specialty baked goods, including holiday-specific delicacies such as kiffles, kolacky, nut rolls and the Easter bread known as pashka. These can be found at the Allentown Farmer's Market, Egypt Star Bakery, and Vallos Bakery in nearby Fountain Hill, as well as many church sales and festivals.
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Kołacz () meaning cake, wheel cake, or coffee cake (variously transliterated as kolach, kolachky, kolacky, kolachy, from : "disk") is a traditional Polish pastry, originally a wedding cake dating to the start of the 13th century, that has made its way into American homes around the Christmas and Easter holidays. The pastry is a light and flaky dough filled with a variety of sweet and savory fillings such as apricot, raspberry, prune, sweet cheese, poppy seed or even a nut mixture. Variants of the traditional Slavic pastry have found entrance into many Central and Eastern European cuisines, e.g. the Czech leven yeast dough called kolache (koláč).
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