Why is broccoli casserole considered a southern food?!


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Why is broccoli casserole considered a southern food?


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I think it's all in the recipe. Most broccoli casseroles in the south don't have eggs in them- that makes it almost like a souffle. Broccoli and rice casseroles with cheese topped with buttered crackers are most often served in the south. My family reunions always have them since I live in the south.

I dont think it is... my mother has cooked it as long as I can remember, as did my grandmother. Neither of them are southern, in fact, we are from the pacific northwest. About as far from southern as you can get... I dont know where they got the recipe, but everyone around here eats it as well and have for a long time, so if that is an assumption... its not a good one!

I think people in the North (where I live) probably have a stereotype of any dish with a lot of cheese and a crumb-type topping as being Southern.

It's only considered a Southern dish if it has crumbled Ritz crackers on top :-)

When I lived up north, we all ate broccoli casserole, but it was just eggs, cheese, and broccoli. Now that I live in the South, I've noticed that all casseroles have cracker crumbs on top. Now that I'm spoiled, I can never go back...

There are all kinds of broccoli casseroles. What I'm familiar with and used to wouldn't be considered a southern food. Maybe what you're familiar with has some seasonings that would make it a southern dish.. like cajun seasonings for example. That would be my guess... that it's how it's prepared and/or seasoned that would make it a southern food.




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