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Highway Bridge Festival, the Renaissance Traditional German fare is offered at There are nine wineries or vineyards scattered
Festival, the Czech Dinner and Festival, and restaurants and events and is privately across the Byway corridor, with several of
the Cajun and Zydeco Festival. Several of prepared across the Amanas. In restaurants these based on traditional Amana Colony
these do not have their roots in local cultural and in communal meal tours, many of these wineries housed within former communal
groups, and are mentioned as Recreational are served “family style,” where large bowls buildings. Unusual wine varieties are made,
Resources� and platters of food are set on the table for including dandelion and rhubarb, along with
all to enjoy. There are literally cookbooks more traditional Concord grape wines. Beer
fOOD AND DRINk full of Amana Colony recipes, many of was an important part of the Amana Colonies
The Meskwaki Settlement community enjoys which are still enjoyed today. Some of these heritage, and one brewery continues that
a variety of traditional foods, some of which foods include nonnenkuchen (nun’s cake), tradition in Amana.
are available at Meskwaki powwows and other gekochtehasen (stewed rabbit), klosselsuppe Outside of the anchor communities, Czech
public events. These include stews, milkweed (dumpling soup), sauerbraten, and nudeln heritage is reflected at festivals and events in
soup, frybread, Indian tacos, and dishes (noodles), along with more exotic-sounding Belle Plaine, Chelsea, and Vining, including
made with bison or wild fish and game. For foods, like pfannkuchensuppe (pancake soup), food offerings of rohlicky, goulash, and
many Meskwaki, small garden plots are still schwartenwurst (pork rind sausage), and mehl kolaches.
important and many men continue to hunt and (flour) pudding.
trap. Some people utilize wild foods, such as
berries, nettles, wild onion, chokecherry, roots,
and herbs, in their diets, in medicine, and for
spiritual purposes�
