Spent some time in Michigan and they said it was a “Midwest thing”.

  • @HomesliceAbe
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    Well, years ago Hidden Valley set up a hunt a la Willy Wonka style, but with only one golden ticket in one bottle of ranch, only sold to people living in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, the Dakotas, and participating stores in Nebraska and Missouri. The person who finds and comes forward with the golden ticket gets to learn the location of the Hidden Valley. We’re always in a scramble to increase our own chances of finding that ticket, so we have to use it on everything we can get our hands on. Some say it was all a trick by the company, but the true believers like myself know it’s out there waiting for it’s winner.

  • @[email protected]
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    71 year ago

    It’s pretty good for dipping pizza and sweet potato fries in, but better with good house-made ranch and not hidden valley.

    • @[email protected]
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      Whenever I make frozen pizzas I drizzle ranch and Valentina hot sauce on top and it’s so tasty.

  • @[email protected]
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    71 year ago

    I once dipped a chocolate chip cookie in ranch. This was a Mistake. To be fair, I was much younger. To be unfair, I was still much too old to excuse this.

  • @Candelestine
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    61 year ago

    Asking the real questions.

    It’s more a self-deprecating stereotype than anything else. I like it on celery and broccoli. Not really on salad. Pizza sometimes if its trash.

  • jecxjo
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    51 year ago

    It goes on salads, maybe dipping pizza and only on wings of they dont have blue cheese. Otherwise you’re just ruining whatever you’re eating.

    Now a slice of cheese on apple pie…

  • @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    Ranch is for fried foods and salad and maybe wings if the bleu cheese sucks at the restaurant. There are people who go overboard though.

  • Cole
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    51 year ago

    In Nebraska we have a hyper-localized salad dressing called Dorothy Lynch, so we are forced to split our time 50/50 between Dorothy and Ranch. :)

    • @[email protected]OP
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      21 year ago

      That’s interesting! It looks like it’s similar to French dressing, I’ll definitely have to try it. Do you ever make your own?

      • Cole
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        31 year ago

        Never tried to duplicate Dorothy Lynch, although we’ve made homemade Ranch and French dressing before. I like to put a little Dorothy on my (American) tacos or dip my grilled cheese in it also. 😋

  • Ascrod
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    41 year ago

    It’s great for dipping stuff like buffalo wings and pickle chips, but I definitely don’t put it on everything. Not even pizza.

    • @[email protected]
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      -21 year ago

      As a Buffalo resident, ranch on wings means they’re not Buffalo wings. Buffalo wings are spicy chicken wings with blue cheese dressing. If they’re not spicy, they’re not Buffalo wings. If they’re not chicken wings, they’re not Buffalo wings. Same for the dressing.

      • Ascrod
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        11 year ago

        Some midwesterners are actually fans of bleu cheese. I’m afraid I cannot count myself among them.

  • @Sshaggy
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    41 year ago

    Michigander here. I see this all the time, but it is not my thing.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      41 year ago

      I tried it on pizza and thought it was interesting but the people I worked with couldn’t eat pizza without it.

      • @nocturne213
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        21 year ago

        Not from the Midwest, but i do love ranch. I only put it on my pizza bones (crusts) unless it is really bad pizza.

      • @Sshaggy
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        21 year ago

        Had friends in school like that.

  • ArgentCorvid [Iowa]
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    31 year ago

    Only if it’s the stuff the restaurant makes from the powder with buttermilk/sour cream.

    The bottled stuff from the store sucks.

  • @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    Don’t think I’ve bought ranch in 15-20 years. Not a big fan huge fan of ketchup these days either. If I get a sauce at all it’s usually honey mustard. Salad dressing I’m a bit across the board: Caesar, french, raspberry vinaigrette, just had a really good roasted sesame seed dressing.

    Some ppl seem to like a sauce more than what they’re putting it on. Don’t think I’ve ever been that person.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      21 year ago

      Some ppl seem to like a sauce more than what they’re putting it on.

      This is a very good way to describe it! Of the ones you listed I’d say honey mustard would be my first choice.

  • Doug [he/him]
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    31 year ago

    I started eating pizza dipped in ranch in elementary school which was not in the midwest.

    I’ve found it works reasonably well on hot dogs, which should answer your question