What's a knoephla?

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North Dakota - Knoeplah

Answer: It's a kind of dumpling! The name (pronounced "neff-la") comes from the German word Knöpfle, "little knob / button." The traditional soup is really thick, made with chicken broth and potatoes - but it can be vegan, too.

Source: Taste of Home, Vegan for the People, Wikipedia

The More You Know: Other what the hells on that list:

Michigan - Pasties

A pasty is a traditional Cornish baked pastry filled with beef and vegetables and folded over. Cornish miners settled in Michigan in the 1860s, and the Finnish settlers there also adopted the practice of making pasties. There is a Pasty Fest in Calumet, MI, each July.

South Carolina - Benne wafers

A Benne Wafer is a thin cookie made of toasted sesame. Benne, the Bantu word for "sesame," was brought from East Africa and planted extensively throughout the South in Colonial times.

South Dakota - Chislic

Chislic (or chislick, from Russian shashlik) is cubed meat that is marinated and grilled or deep fried. In different parts of South Dakota (which is the only place that makes it), the meat may be beef, liver, lamb, or venison and cooked or served with garlic salt, barbecue sauce, Tabasco, or some other family marinade, soda crackers, and beer.

West Virginia - Ramps

The ramp, also called the wild leek, is a member of the lily family related to the scallion. Early English settlers enjoyed cooked ramps in the spring as a welcome change to their winter diets of salted meats and dried vegetables. The Ramp Festivals and Feast of the Ramson are happening next weekend, April 16th, in Richwood, WV. See you there! (They only have dial-up there, so sorry, I can't find any good pictures of this year's Ramp Fest logo or even of last year's Ramp Festival Queen.)