Pennsylvania Dutch Recipes

Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine stems from German-speaking immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania beginning in the 17th century. It is a hearty, farm-based tradition emphasizing preserved foods, baked goods, and pork. Shoofly pie, scrapple, chicken pot pie, chow chow (pickled relish), and whoopie pies are iconic. Seven sweets and seven sours on the dinner table reflect the Amish and Mennonite commitment to abundance and hospitality.