If you’ve ever wondered what Mormons turn to in a culture that frowns on alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco, food write Scarlett Lindeman of the Atlantic has the answer: Lots of Jello (among other things).
“Utah food culture, for the most part, can be dubbed Mormon cuisine. The state was settled in 1847 by Brigham Young, the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following the assassination of founder Joseph Smith, and as the community fled religious persecution it spread into southern Idaho, California, Wyoming, and Nevada, popularly called the “Mormon Corridor” or the “Jell-O Belt.”
