The term Penn Dutch is commonly used in Lancaster. Describing both the people and culture, it has nothing to do with Holland! In actual fact, Dutch is an altered spelling of Deutsche - German! Many of the residents of south and central Pennsylvania can trace their roots to Germany and the term Penn Dutch refers to these people. But somehow, it has been commercialized and linked to Holland (Talk about stolen identity!).
During our visit to Lancaster County, we visited two villages, namely Intercourse and Bird-in-Hand, on Route 340 in the eastern part of the county. 
We joined the throngs of tourists to the must-see Bird-in-Hand's Farmers' Market. At Intercourse, we visited the popular Kitchen Kettle Village, which has a collection of shops and restaurants. In between, we stopped by at Mount Hope Wine Gallery for wine tasting. We also visited an Amish farm to look at some of the quilts, before rushing to Lititz, another small village on the northern part of the county, to visit a chocolate factory. Unfortunately, we reached 5 minutes before the shop closed. We ended the day with a "teppanyaki" dinner at a Japanese restaurant.
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Below are two video clips I took at the Farmers' Market on the making of two local snacks - funnel cakes and pretzels. Pretzel's local popularity can be traced easily to the heavy German population. Funnel Cakes are essentially batter funneled into hot oil to create rings around rings. It is then sprinkled with powdered sugar. Overall, very oily and sweet! I must say watching how they are made is much more interesting than actually eating them. So, enjoy the video.
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Another famous snack here is called the "Shoo-fly", which was originally made to use left-over ingredients, such as molasses and flour, that had lasted through the winter. The name came from settlers who had to shoo flies away from the sticky sweet concoctions. In addition, the locals, particularly the Amish, make and sell relishes, salsas and preserves, which they offered freely for sampling..
Trivial: Most people, even the locals, I believe may not know this - Americans drive on the right because of a Lancaster County invention. 
At the peak of the Wild Wild West, the Conestoga wagon (right) carried hundred of thousands of settlers west. The wagon takes its name from the Conestoga Valley of Lancaster County, where it originated. Because the builders of Conestoga wagons put the driver's seat on the left-hand side of the wagon, Americas now drive on the right side of the road.
