southern cuisine
Dixie comfort food
Southern cuisine is the traditional cooking of the American South, characterized by dishes like fried chicken, collard greens, cornbread, grits, and barbecue.
It reflects African American, Native American, and European influences, developed through the region's agricultural history and the legacy of slavery.
Her grandmother's southern cuisine featured biscuits and red-eye gravy.
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- collard greensSturdy leafy vegetable
- buttermilkFermented dairy beverage
- pimento cheeseCheese-and-pepper spread
- CajunLouisiana's French descendants
cornbread · African heritage · Lowcountry · jambalaya · black-eyed peas · slow-cooking · Creole · cast iron · spoonbread · soul food · chicken and waffles · Appalachian · front porch · catfish · pecan pie · hush puppies · fried chicken · okra
- Southern thingsDixie, southbound, austral, meridional
- Central GeorgiaMacon, Perry, Forsyth, Cherry Blossom Festival, Byron
- German traditionsOktoberfest, lederhosen, dirndl, dirndls, beer gardens
- LouisianaNew Orleans, Baton Rouge, Bourbon Street, Shreveport, French Quarter
- travel guidestravel guides, travel brochures, tourist guides, city guides, Lonely Planet
southern cuisineScandinavian cuisine
Northern European cooking traditions
Nordic cuisine · Canadian cuisine · Japanese cuisine · British cuisine · German cuisine
southern cuisinenouvelle cuisine
Lighter contemporary French gastronomy
haute cuisine · health food · molecular gastronomy · clean eating · raw food diet