Southern food

A bowl of creamy cheese grits. Food writer Erin Byers Murray hopes that exploring the story of grits will help spur more discussion about how food shapes our culture, as humble ingredients are elevated into expensive dishes even as we come to terms with l

Saving The Story Of Grits, A Dish Born Of Poverty Now On Fine-Dining Menus

11:28am April 18, 2019

by Kristen Hartke

Interest in grits is rising because of heirloom corn varieties and the backing of master chefs. But the Southern staple has deep roots that wind through economics, race, politics — and nostalgia.

Fried bologna and eggs is one of the dishes included in The Cash And Carter Family Cookbook.

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You Can Eat Like Johnny Cash — Thanks To A Cookbook From Country Music's First Family

12:33am December 30, 2018

by Don Gonyea

The son of country music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter has compiled a book of Southern recipes handed down in his family through the years.

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Carla Hall has a new book that explores her heritage and attempts to bring soul food to a wider audience. She embarked on a long journey through the South to investigate and get inspiration, and the story is a deep look into her philosophy.

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In Soul Food Cookbook, Chef Carla Hall Celebrates Black Culinary Heritage

5:04am October 23, 2018

by David Greene

For a long time, the celebrity chef says, she failed to appreciate the food she grew up with. The book reflects her personal journey to embrace the meaning and depth of African-American foodways.

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Fried chicken and mac and cheese: A study suggests Southern cuisine may be at the center of a tangled web of reasons why blacks in America are more prone to hypertension than whites.

Southern Diet Blamed For High Rates Of Hypertension Among Blacks

7:13pm October 02, 2018

by Maanvi Singh

Fried chicken, mac and cheese and sweet drinks: A study suggests Southern cuisine may be at the center of a tangled web of reasons why blacks in America are more prone to hypertension than whites.

Duke's mayo jars like these have become collectors' items.

Worth The Whisk: How The Woman Behind Duke's Mayo Became A Tycoon

12:44pm June 07, 2018

Long a Southern staple, Duke's Mayo is racking up converts among professional chefs across the U.S. But few know the surprising backstory of Eugenia Duke, the woman behind the century-old brand.

If you're Southern, the macaroni and cheese with collard greens may taste better to you than to someone from another culture.

From Collards To Maple Syrup, How Your Identity Impacts The Food You Like

4:00pm May 11, 2018

by Anna Kusmer

When people are reminded of their cultural roots, the food representing that culture tastes better. Scientists could harness that food and identity association to help people eat more healthfully.

ACP at Cancun Restaurant in Crossville, Tenn. This cheese-covered Southern interpretation of arroz con pollo is not the saffron-colored rice and golden chicken that many Latinos who grew up eating the dish would recognize. But ACP nonetheless helped build

What Did The South Do To 'Arroz Con Pollo'? It's A Cheese-Covered Mystery

5:08pm April 09, 2018

by Gustavo Arellano

Arroz con pollo, or rice with chicken, is a dish beloved in much of Latin America. But in the South, it's morphed into ACP, a cheese-smothered phenomenon that built Mexican-restaurant empires.

Lashkari gives us a tour of his kitchen. He's known for some of the best Pakistani and Indian food in Houston. His cooking borrows happily from other cultures.

A Visit To Houston's Himalaya: Pakistani And Indian Food With Deep Texas Roots

7:46am December 10, 2017

Chef Kaiser Lashkari's Pakistani restaurant has become a Houston institution. It's also emblematic of the multi-ethnic city itself, with flavors that borrow happily from other culinary traditions.

A machine coined "The Enrober" provides the "Willy Wonka moment" of MoonPie-making, when the treats are propelled under a gooey chocolate waterfall.

Even After 100 Years, People Are Still Reaching For The Moon(Pie)

9:18am November 25, 2017

by Melanie Peeples

Though the marshmallow-chocolate-graham cracker treat began a century ago as a coal-miner's snack, it is still made by the same Chattanooga bakery and has since become a cultural icon of the South.

A vintage postcard from the Peach Tree State. Georgia isn't the biggest producer of the pink-orange fruit. So why are its peaches so iconic? The answer has a lot to do with slavery — its end and a need for the South to rebrand itself.

The Un-Pretty History Of Georgia's Iconic Peach

8:00am July 21, 2017

by Tove Danovich

The state isn't the biggest producer of the pink-orange fruit. So why are Georgia peaches so iconic? The answer has a lot to do with slavery — its end and a need for the South to rebrand itself.