Traveling through the Great Plains of Nebraska offers a unique opportunity to experience the rich cultural heritage of the Omaha Tribe. One of the most fascinating aspects of the tribe's heritage is its cuisine, which has been shaped by centuries of living in the region. As a sovereign nation, the Omaha Tribe has its own distinct culinary traditions, which reflect its history, geography, and cultural exchange with other Native American tribes and European settlers.

The cuisine of the Omaha Tribe is primarily based on the abundance of game available in the Great Plains region. This includes a wide variety of meat sources such as bison, deer, elk, and antelope. Wild fruits, nuts, and vegetables are also an essential part of the tribe's diet, particularly corn, squash, and wildplums. The Omaha people traditionally revered the corn as a sacred crop, essential for their very survival, which they cultivated using wooden hoes. Traditional Omaha dishes such as "Three Sisters Stew" contain the so-called "three sisters" of corn, squash, and wild beans, showcasing the creativity with which the Omahas developed meals around available food sources.

In the town of Macy, located on the Omaha Indian Reservation, you can visit the 'Omaha Nation Community Building' and join one of the elder's daily cultural exchange meals, offering authentic cuisine. It features meals that showcase the early history of the Omaha tribe. For instance, wild berry flapjacks are traditionally made from gathered wild berries such as chokeberries and wild strawberries. Also, enjoy 'Ponka' or traditional Omaha smoked corn that comes in five colors or 'Wicasa Waste' (Good Meat), a smoked dried venison cut, extremely flavorful.

One of the prominent ceremonial dishes in Omaha Tribe cuisine is called 'Washo Washu Hli Monni'. The name loosely translates to 'Eat all you want'. Ceremonial foods are central to Omaha culture and gathering traditions; a few of these foods include Wewocha (Dried Corn), Wizuyuu (Smoked Carp), and Tekashuegtai (Wild plum soup) – the last item was especially a favorable meal.

Among the ceremonies held by the Omaha tribe, one prominent is the 'Macy powwow' - a momentous gathering attended by over 5000 tribal members - followed by preparation and presentation of various ingredients native to the geography that would ultimately become their Native American Tribes foods: featuring mounds of Blue corn mush accompanied by slices of wood-burned white bison, after the ceremonies are concluded.

Some essential cooking methods found in Omaha tribe cuisine are techniques such as baking in pit ovens with heated stones. The stones can maintain the heat well after burning out, ideal for regulating a desired baking temperature and also wood smoke, by traditionally building small hearths in a pit constructed without fuel assistance.