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Mexico City native discovers lefse, the ‘tortilla of the north,’ in Fargo-Moorhead

Baked lefse stacked on a cloth.
Stacks of lefse made at Freddy's Lefse in West Fargo, N.D.
Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval | MPR News

For this week’s Appetites, we head to the Fargo-Moorhead area.

Our new reporter, Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval, a Mexico City native, moved there recently and he’s been exploring the area’s food offerings.

He took us to his most recent discovery: the country’s largest and oldest lefse bakery, Freddy’s Lefse in West Fargo, N.D.

Two bakers roll out potato dough with rolling pins about two feet long.
Staff members flatten out lefse dough into circles at Freddy's Lefse on Tuesday.
Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval | MPR News

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