southern-style
Like comfort food
Southern-style describes food, cooking, or customs characteristic of the American South.
The term evokes comfort food traditions: southern-style fried chicken, southern-style biscuits and gravy.
It suggests hearty, often fried or slow-cooked dishes with roots in African American and rural Southern kitchens.
Beyond food, southern-style can describe hospitality, speech patterns, or cultural attitudes associated with the region.
Battered poultry cooked in oil
- biscuitsSmall, leavened quick breads
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- collard greensSturdy leafy vegetable
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
barbecue · sweet tea · jambalaya · gumbo · hush puppies · pecan pie · black-eyed peas · okra
Relaxing on home's entrance
- rocking chairSeat on curved runners
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
- charmAttractive personal quality
- graciousPleasantly kind and courteous
warmth · neighborly · welcoming · leisurely · genteel · visiting · manners · courtesy
Large-scale farming operation
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- magnoliaLarge-flowered ornamental tree
- Spanish mossEpiphytic Southern plant
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
wraparound porch · columns · shutters · wicker · ceiling fan · mason jar · gingham · wrought iron
fried chicken
Battered poultry cooked in oil
- biscuitsSmall, leavened quick breads
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- collard greensSturdy leafy vegetable
cornbread · barbecue · sweet tea · jambalaya · gumbo · hush puppies · pecan pie · black-eyed peas · okra · catfish
porch sitting
Relaxing on home's entrance
- rocking chairSeat on curved runners
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
- charmAttractive personal quality
gracious · warmth · neighborly · welcoming · leisurely · genteel · visiting · manners · courtesy · drawl
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- magnoliaLarge-flowered ornamental tree
- Spanish mossEpiphytic Southern plant
whitewashed · wraparound porch · columns · shutters · wicker · ceiling fan · mason jar · gingham · wrought iron · dogwood
blues
Mournful American music genre
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- countrySovereign state or territory
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
honky-tonk · Dixieland · zydeco · fiddle · banjo · soul · spirituals · Nashville · Memphis · Delta
southern-styleTex-Mex
American-influenced northern cuisine
international · fusion · Cajun
southern-stylenouvelle cuisine
Lighter contemporary French gastronomy
haute cuisine · fine dining · French cuisine · refined · gourmet
southern, south, southerly, southward, southwards, southernmost, southerner, style, styles