Utah cuisine that is NOT fry sauce

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — While Utah likes to claim they invented the condiment known as “fry sauce,” there’s plenty of Utah cuisine that doesn’t include fry sauce. “Dirty soda” would also be on this list, but we’ve already got a full explainer on dirty soda, how it’s made, and why it came about.

LDS Funeral Potatoes

“Mormon funeral potatoes,” or in lay terms, cheesy potato casserole, is probably the most famous on this list. Allrecipes says after LDS funerals, large pot-luck-style gatherings are commonplace. Many attendees bring dishes but the woman-run Relief Society will usually cook this meal, which can feed a lot of people. The dish was also previously known as “Nauvoo potatoes.”

The dish is not exclusive to funerals, despite the name. This dish can be served at weddings or baptisms and they are common at many gatherings of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . There was also a commemorative pin for the 2002 Winter Olympics that featured the dish.

Green Jell-O

Another food that appeared as a commemorative pin during the 2002 Winter Olympics, green Jell-O salad has also become a staple of LDS and Utah cuisine. While sales of Jell-O slipped in the latter part of the 20th century, marketing campaigns and families seem to give us an answer.

According to a Slate article , members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tend to cook and make food for large gatherings. So, Utah was the perfect place to launch an aggressive marketing blitz… and it worked.

It really worked.

The Atlantic said in another article that Jell-O is cheap, easily made and stored, and can last a very long time.

It was also named the state snack of Utah as popularity has kept burgeoning as a great dish to bring to any gathering.

Utah Scones

Fried scones, or Utah scones to some, is thinly spread fry bread that is served with butter, powdered sugar, and honey. It’s not only served by families of Utah but by cafes like Sill’s in Davis County.

The closest thing to a Utah scone, according to Salt Lake Magazine , is New Orleans beignets. The beignet is a square piece of dough, fried and covered with powdered sugar. They are served in orders of three, according to Cafe Du Monde.

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