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Yes, depending on what type of southern cooking it can be heavy, but southern cooking definitely has the edge when it comes to home cooking styles. Also, I would say New England has a similar edge when it comes to cuisine.
The South (VA, NC, GA, TN, SC): Pecan Pie, casserole, yams, collard greens, virginia ham, shrimp and fried chicken to name a few.
New England (ME, NH, MA, RI): Lobster, filet, cod, baked beans, turkey, tomato salad, chowder, etc.
The West? Good Question: Steak, meats, corn?
The homecooking in the Southeast is indeed heavy. I'm right with you because I think New England have some great foods native to its region. The Lowcountry Cuisine has some serious dishes and some are similar to cajun cuisine. Southern Breads, Desserts, Soups, etc. I could do this all night but hey. Most of the traditional food of the South came from cheap stuff or local ingredients that required some creativity to prepare.
I guess I was lucky to grow up in the 50's and 60's. My mom made almost every meal from scratch, we lived in southwest West Virginia. A lot of the food was probably common across the US, large chocolate cakes, pot roast, meatloaf. But in addition to that we had biscuits & sausage gravy for breakfast, chicken & dumplings, okra, cornbread, green beans & potatoes stewed with bacon for hours, and iced tea was always sweet. She kept a coffee can of bacon drippings on the stove to fry things in. And although people say this is an unhealthy diet, almost no one in my family is fat, most live into their 80's or 90's, with full faculties. I am 59, but I still have one grandmother, who just turned 98. (The other died a few years ago at 96). Until a few years ago she could still whip out a pot of chicken & dumplings and 8 berry pies. I saw her do it myself.
I guess I was lucky to grow up in the 50's and 60's. My mom made almost every meal from scratch, we lived in southwest West Virginia. A lot of the food was probably common across the US, large chocolate cakes, pot roast, meatloaf. But in addition to that we had biscuits & sausage gravy for breakfast, chicken & dumplings, okra, cornbread, green beans & potatoes stewed with bacon for hours, and iced tea was always sweet. She kept a coffee can of bacon drippings on the stove to fry things in. And although people say this is an unhealthy diet, almost no one in my family is fat, most live into their 80's or 90's, with full faculties. I am 59, but I still have one grandmother, who just turned 98. (The other died a few years ago at 96). Until a few years ago she could still whip out a pot of chicken & dumplings and 8 berry pies. I saw her do it myself.
Same here! My grandpa is 93 years old and has been eating like that his whole life, his mother lived to be 98. My 84 year old grandma isn't so bad either.
I guess I was lucky to grow up in the 50's and 60's. My mom made almost every meal from scratch, we lived in southwest West Virginia. A lot of the food was probably common across the US, large chocolate cakes, pot roast, meatloaf. But in addition to that we had biscuits & sausage gravy for breakfast, chicken & dumplings, okra, cornbread, green beans & potatoes stewed with bacon for hours, and iced tea was always sweet. She kept a coffee can of bacon drippings on the stove to fry things in. And although people say this is an unhealthy diet, almost no one in my family is fat, most live into their 80's or 90's, with full faculties. I am 59, but I still have one grandmother, who just turned 98. (The other died a few years ago at 96). Until a few years ago she could still whip out a pot of chicken & dumplings and 8 berry pies. I saw her do it myself.
I think that is because during that time (50's and 60's) people worked more outside and were forced to get exercise through their jobs
Now, people sit at a desk and stuff there face with candy from the vending machine
I like listening to the Yankees who think home-cooked southern food is fried, and think we are inexperienced in cooking sauces. Don't they just know-it-all?
I like listening to the Yankees who think home-cooked southern food is fried, and think we are inexperienced in cooking sauces. Don't they just know-it-all?
We are not "yankees"....... We are northerners
Do people realize "yankee" is a term from the 1950's and sounds outdated. Also, it is rude.
And southerners are inexperienced in cooking sauces. Atleast sauces used for italian foods
I like listening to the Yankees who think home-cooked southern food is fried, and think we are inexperienced in cooking sauces. Don't they just know-it-all?
Nothing new there.
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