Celebrate National Soul Food Month! Here& #39;s a thread on the significance of Black American cuisine!
Catfish Po& #39;boy
Frogmore Stew aka Low Country boil is popular in the coastal are of South Carolina & Georgia where the Gullah Geechee people reside.
Slaves from the rice coast (lower Senegal to Liberia) brought skills & recipes that influenced our rice dishes.
Dirty Rice & Red beans and rice. Red beans are traditionally eaten on Monday& #39;s in New Orleans.
Influenced by Native American foodways and now a southern staple. Hot water cornbread, yellow cornbread & cracklin cornbread.
Candied Sweet Potatoes (aka Candied Yams) not to be confused with the yam which belongs to a different botanical family.
Baked Macaroni & Cheese!
Collard Greens & Hoppin John. Often eaten together as a New Year& #39;s tradition to bring luck & prosperity.