CT46 – The Chislic Circle: The Story of How German Settlers Brought Shashlik to South Dakota with Special Guest Marnette from Heritage Hall Museum

Quiz: What do the North Caucasus, Germany, and South Dakota have in common? Yep: MEAT. Today we hear from our wonderful guest Marnette about how a fascinating turn of history led Germans settlers in Russia out to the territory that became South Dakota. And with them they brought the wonderful tradition of shashlik—but with a German accent. That’s right, “chislic,” the little known but GROWING tradition of cooked meat, prairie-style. Our guest is director and archivist for Heritage Hall Museum in Freeman, South Dakota. And she’s a lot of fun, we think you’ll agree.

Timestamps

05:03 – Our Guest: Marnette from South Dakota
10:30 – Introductions: Who is Marnette?
11:46 – Germans from Russia
24:04 – State legislature name chislic the state “nosh” (see link!)
42:59 – Vegetarian chislic?
46:07 – “We want you to come!”

Links for Episode 46

The 2019 South Dakota Chislic Festival!
Heritage Hall – Freeman, South Dakota
South Dakota names chislic official state nosh
Hump Day! Commercial
Wall Drug
Cheerwine
Chislic Recipe 1 (lamb)
Chislic Recipe 2 (beef)

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MUSIC CREDITS: Rinat Karimov, “Dance of the Caucasus” www.karimovrinat.ru

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