Southern foods?!
Is fried chicken and sweet tea more of a southern thing!?!?!?
And what are some southern foods that are more popular down here than up there!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
And what are some southern foods that are more popular down here than up there!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Lordamercy! My momma would have a conniption fit it she thought what we eat down here was described on somethin' called Wikipedia, which another answerer used!. Ourselves, we had Encyclopedia Brittanica in our house when I was gowin' up down here!.
As to what is more popular down here I can only give you PERSONAL experience!. Yes, some people want sweet tea and others want wine!. Fried chicken is only one of the types of food the south is known for!. Greens--of course, but there is so much more!.
Us, we ate whatever our daddy grew!. Yes, we had fried chicken, but we also had chicken gravy and rice, fried okra, stewed tomatoes with tomato gravy--fresh green beans right off the vine!. And cabbage that my mom cooked that would make you want it for the rest of your life!. Our carrots were so sweet and Dad's tomatoes made such great tomato sauce!
When you had spaghetti at our house, you didn't care whether you were in the south or the north, you were just happy to be at my mom's table!.
And we haven't talked about the gumbo or etouffe, yet--or the bar-b-qued mullet, or the stuffed eggplant!. And those tiny spring onions that you dip in salt and take a bite of!. Yes, we had greens of all sorts--mustard, kale, turnip--and we grew our own pork and beef so we had all sorts of meat cooked in a great many tasty ways--and we had sausage, chicken fried steak, smoked hams, bar-b-q ribs and pulled pork that would knock your socks off--but we also had rutabega soup, chicken and dumplings, beef stew, real tomato soup, real chicken soup and all sorts of other wonderful things that our mother and grandmother canned like figs, brandied peaches, chow chow, swamp cabbage pickles, watermelon pickles, crisp and sour pickles, pickled okra, etc!. etc!.
So, I have to say that what we eat down here still and used to eat, can't be totally defined by a Wikipedia description!. Sweet tea, pimento cheese--and so forth--well, that might be part of it, but fried trout and grits, soda biscuits, spicy cornbread, chicken perloo, homemade chicken or beef pot pie, lima bean soup with a ham hock, sweet corn on the cob or corn souffle, French toast made from home baked bread, bread pudding, rice pudding or home churned ice cream, Lemon chiffon pie, lemon meringue pie, pecan pie, and a myriad of cakes define us down here as well as a Wiki cut and paste answer!. There isn't enough room to really describe all of the foods that are popular with real Southerners because a lot of if is regional!.
I live on an island off the coast of Florida and am the fifth generation to do so!. My children and grandchildren are the sixth and seventh generation to live here and I keep them well acquainted with their food and family heritage because we still prepare and eat our traditional family foods and I have taught them how to cook them as well!.
Maybe I shouldn't get so exercised over this, but it disturbs me to see things quoted that are so superficial--and I don't want people to believe that that is how it really is!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
As to what is more popular down here I can only give you PERSONAL experience!. Yes, some people want sweet tea and others want wine!. Fried chicken is only one of the types of food the south is known for!. Greens--of course, but there is so much more!.
Us, we ate whatever our daddy grew!. Yes, we had fried chicken, but we also had chicken gravy and rice, fried okra, stewed tomatoes with tomato gravy--fresh green beans right off the vine!. And cabbage that my mom cooked that would make you want it for the rest of your life!. Our carrots were so sweet and Dad's tomatoes made such great tomato sauce!
When you had spaghetti at our house, you didn't care whether you were in the south or the north, you were just happy to be at my mom's table!.
And we haven't talked about the gumbo or etouffe, yet--or the bar-b-qued mullet, or the stuffed eggplant!. And those tiny spring onions that you dip in salt and take a bite of!. Yes, we had greens of all sorts--mustard, kale, turnip--and we grew our own pork and beef so we had all sorts of meat cooked in a great many tasty ways--and we had sausage, chicken fried steak, smoked hams, bar-b-q ribs and pulled pork that would knock your socks off--but we also had rutabega soup, chicken and dumplings, beef stew, real tomato soup, real chicken soup and all sorts of other wonderful things that our mother and grandmother canned like figs, brandied peaches, chow chow, swamp cabbage pickles, watermelon pickles, crisp and sour pickles, pickled okra, etc!. etc!.
So, I have to say that what we eat down here still and used to eat, can't be totally defined by a Wikipedia description!. Sweet tea, pimento cheese--and so forth--well, that might be part of it, but fried trout and grits, soda biscuits, spicy cornbread, chicken perloo, homemade chicken or beef pot pie, lima bean soup with a ham hock, sweet corn on the cob or corn souffle, French toast made from home baked bread, bread pudding, rice pudding or home churned ice cream, Lemon chiffon pie, lemon meringue pie, pecan pie, and a myriad of cakes define us down here as well as a Wiki cut and paste answer!. There isn't enough room to really describe all of the foods that are popular with real Southerners because a lot of if is regional!.
I live on an island off the coast of Florida and am the fifth generation to do so!. My children and grandchildren are the sixth and seventh generation to live here and I keep them well acquainted with their food and family heritage because we still prepare and eat our traditional family foods and I have taught them how to cook them as well!.
Maybe I shouldn't get so exercised over this, but it disturbs me to see things quoted that are so superficial--and I don't want people to believe that that is how it really is!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yes fried chicken and sweet tea are considered a southern thing!. An example of a traditional Southern meal is deep fried chicken, field peas, turnip or collard greens, cornbread, sweet tea and a dessert that could be a pie (sweet potato, pecan and peach are traditional southern pies), or a cobbler (peach, blackberry or mixed berry are traditional cobblers)!.
Some other foods commonly associated with the South are mint juleps, pecan pie, country ham, chicken (or country) fried steak, grits, buttermilk biscuits, especially with gravy or sorghum, pimento cheese, sweet tea, pit barbecue, catfish, fried green tomatoes, cornbread, bread pudding, fried chicken, okra, butter beans, pinto beans, "greens", and black eyed peas!. A common snack food, in season, is boiled peanuts!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Some other foods commonly associated with the South are mint juleps, pecan pie, country ham, chicken (or country) fried steak, grits, buttermilk biscuits, especially with gravy or sorghum, pimento cheese, sweet tea, pit barbecue, catfish, fried green tomatoes, cornbread, bread pudding, fried chicken, okra, butter beans, pinto beans, "greens", and black eyed peas!. A common snack food, in season, is boiled peanuts!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yes, although fried chicken is popular all over, the Southern fried version is somewhat different!.!.!.dipped in buttermilk and then flour, rather than breaded!. Sweet iced tea is also a traditional drink in the South as are mint juleps, Mr!. Pipp and spicy (peppery) ginger ale!. Biscuits and gravy, grits and greens are also native to the South, as is endue sausage, crawfish, pot liquor, and gumbo, served up with corn bread! And don't forget the pecan pie or Key lime pie for dessert!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
And there is also a thing called grits that is very popular in the south!! Everybody loves grits down here!Www@FoodAQ@Com
yes it is more of a southern thing!.
Just like fish fries!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Just like fish fries!.Www@FoodAQ@Com