Why
Southern Cuisine
is special

Southern Cuisine is steep in tradition. Cooking, eating and gracious entertaining once played an intense part of the culture. In some restaurants and homes today, that lifestyle quality still thrives.

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Famous
Southern Cuisine
specialties

How many of these Southern Cuisine preparations have you tasted?

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Barbecued Ribs

Memphis, Tennessee is widely considered America's pork barbecue capital.

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Biscuits

They are typically leavened with baking powder or, in the case of Beaten Biscuits, none at all (their lightness comes from repeated beating).

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Country Ham

It is often fried and served with Red-Eye Gravy (named for the liquid disk that forms on the sauce). Virginia's Smithfield Ham, made from peanut-fed hogs, is the finest product.

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Grits

Ground dried hominy (corn treated with lye) that's slowly simmered into a mush. Served every meal, especially for breakfast.

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Southern Fried Chicken

The quintessential Southern specialty. Chicken pieces are floured or battered, then fried or deep fried.

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Cornbread

Pies and cobblers

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Slaves

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What's good, what's bad about it

California

Creole & Cajun

Hawaiian

New England

Soul Food

Southwestern

Tex Mex + New York Ethnic

Penn Dutch + Midwest farm

Native American

Cowboy + Pioneer

American city specialties

World cuisines

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