potlikker
Southern cooking liquid
Potlikker is the broth left in the pot after cooking greens—collards, turnip greens, or similar vegetables—typically with pork.
A staple of Southern American cooking, it's rich in nutrients and flavor, traditionally sopped up with cornbread: Save me some of that potlikker.
Also spelled pot liquor.
Leafy cabbage relatives
- kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative
- soul-foodAfrican American Southern cooking
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
- gritsBoiled ground maize
fatback · down-home · chitlins · hoecakes · biscuits · okra · hushpuppies · greens
Essential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- ironElement twenty-six
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
nourishing · wholesome · restorative · sustenance · healthy · beneficial · nutrient-rich · healing
Goods kept for sale
- bouillonClear seasoned broth
- consomméClarified, concentrated stock
- liquidFree-flowing substance
- simmeredCooked at low heat
extract · infusion · reduction · brothy · stew · simmer · boil · aromatics
Custom passed through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- heirloomInherited family treasure
customs · provenance · preservation · memories · Gullah · African-American · subsistence · resourcefulness
collards
Leafy cabbage relatives
- kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative
- soul-foodAfrican American Southern cooking
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
grits · fatback · down-home · chitlins · hoecakes · biscuits · okra · hushpuppies · greens · dunking
vitamins
Essential organic nutrients
nutrients · nourishing · wholesome · restorative · sustenance · healthy · beneficial · nutrient-rich · healing · tonic
stock
Goods kept for sale
simmered · extract · infusion · reduction · brothy · stew · simmer · boil · aromatics · seasoned
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
heirloom · customs · provenance · preservation · memories · Gullah · African-American · subsistence · resourcefulness
potlikkergreens
Leafy edible plants
collard greens · turnip greens · cooked greens · ham hock · fatback
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