PRESENTATION OUTLINE
This phased is used to describe the stereotype of residents of the south as particularly warm, sweet, and welcoming to visitors to their home
African Influence on southern Foods
They were the ones who adapted the English recipes and incorporate their foods
Rice was such an important crop that it became known as "Coralline Gold", but it's production required many laborers on the plantation
When Columbus made his 4 voyages to the new world, he was particularly impressed with maize or corn
Louisiana has a different history than the majority of the southern sates. Gumbo was made with seafood
Red bean and rice
Ham was eaten on Sunday night, but on Monday the bone was left and then the cooked red beans and layer it over rice
Catfish and Hush Puppies
Catfish has played a part of the history of the south and Are one of the main crops
Hush Puppies were named after, when they made them the dog would howl and they said Hush Puppies
Pork is the favored meat in the south one the favorite ways to prepare it is by cooking in a pit over night
This ham would have special smoke house for the making or "Country Ham"
The pigs ate acorns, vines, berries and sometimes finished on peanuts
The Smithfield ham was often accompanied with beaten biscuits. Today biscuits are popular bread but they are generally prepared with baking powder. Cornbread is the other commonly eaten bread
The meat and three you could choose between five veggies with a biscuits with a patties or pork chop or ham
The breakfast plate it is common to find eggs, country ham, biscuits and red eye gravy
They celebrate Thanksgiving instead of pumpkin pie
Sweat tea
Sweat tea is made by adding sugar to bags of black tea brewing in hot water
Creole and Cajun Cuisine
Southern Louisiana developed many significant culinary traditions.