cornbreads
Meal-based quick breads
Cornbreads is the plural of cornbread, a quick bread made from cornmeal.
The plural typically distinguishes varieties or regional styles: Southern cornbreads tend to be savory, while Northern versions are often sweeter.
Cornbread appears in many forms—skillet bread, hush puppies, johnnycakes, corn muffins—each with regional loyalties.
Shallow pan for frying
- buttermilkFermented dairy beverage
- cast-ironHard molded alloy
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
crust · muffins · johnnycakes · hushpuppies · hoecakes · leavening · crumbly · homemade
Traditional Black Southern cuisine
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- collard greensSturdy leafy vegetable
- black-eyed peasCream-colored legumes with dark spots
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
comfort food · potluck · Sunday dinner · grandmother · heritage · tradition · Appalachian · biscuits
South American corn cakes
- pupusasStuffed masa griddle cakes
- tortillasThin unleavened flatbreads
- polentaCooked cornmeal dish
- injeraSpongy fermented teff bread
colonial · Indigenous · Native American · Cherokee · Hopi · ancestral · traditional · rustic
skillet
Shallow pan for frying
- buttermilkFermented dairy beverage
- cast-ironHard molded alloy
- batterUncooked cake mixture
golden · crust · muffins · johnnycakes · hushpuppies · hoecakes · leavening · crumbly · homemade · pone
soul food
Traditional Black Southern cuisine
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- collard greensSturdy leafy vegetable
- black-eyed peasCream-colored legumes with dark spots
fried chicken · comfort food · potluck · Sunday dinner · grandmother · heritage · tradition · Appalachian · biscuits · country
arepas
South American corn cakes
injera · colonial · Indigenous · Native American · Cherokee · Hopi · ancestral · traditional · rustic · hearth
chili
Capsicum pod or stew
greens · ribs · brisket · gumbo · jambalaya · pulled pork · smothered · gravy · crumbled · sopping
cornbreadswheat breads
Loaves made from grain
whole wheat bread · rye bread · sourdough · pumpernickel · oat bread
- skillet cornbreadCornmeal bread, pan-baked
- cornbread dressingBaked stuffing from crumbled meal
- cornbread stuffingSeasoned crumbled bread filling
- buttermilk cornbreadCornmeal bread with tangy dairy
- sweet cornbreadSweetened maize-based bread
- cornbread mixPremade batter powder