Now I will say 1 particular food I'm definitely not a fan of is chicken gizzards

Anonymous wrote:my (white) family is from a poor, rural area in MD and we ate a lot of those foods growing up. not really shrimp & grits though.

^ and yes, I love that but don't cook it often myself.

we also ate a lot of veggies grown in our own garden - succotash, corn, tomatoes, all kinds of beans (overcooked), etc.

my (white) family is from a poor, rural area in MD and we ate a lot of those foods growing up. not really shrimp & grits though.

collard greens and corn bread - yum!

Yes! Though not a fan of candied yams. But fried chicken, collards, macaroni and cheese, red beans and rice, shrimp and grits, fried okra, pecan pie, sweet potato pie . . .yuuuuummmmm. . .I'm Asian with a white DH, BTW and we both love it.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Love it.

Sadly I indulge very infrequently because of my health concerns, but when I do - I go the whole hog!

I hear you & the others who said they don't eat it frequently .thanksgiving time is definitely a free for all

youngblackdude wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm just wondering... How do you define "soul food?" And secondly-what is the difference between "soul food" and American cuisine? My assertion would be they are the same... But if you have a different opinion I'd love to hear it. Definitely no offense intended- just would like to hear the dialogue.

No disrepect intended but let's not over think this or make this harder then what it is....soul food/southern food is meals black southerners would make decades ago ...we especially make it during holidays /family get togethers ..weather or not you wanna break down if its "american cuisine " or not then that's on you.but that's what we(blacks) call it

Spell corrector : whether

Yes. Love it.

Sadly I indulge very infrequently because of my health concerns, but when I do - I go the whole hog!

Anonymous wrote:I'm just wondering... How do you define "soul food?" And secondly-what is the difference between "soul food" and American cuisine? My assertion would be they are the same... But if you have a different opinion I'd love to hear it. Definitely no offense intended- just would like to hear the dialogue.

No disrepect intended but let's not over think this or make this harder then what it is....soul food/southern food is meals black southerners would make decades ago ...we especially make it during holidays /family get togethers ..weather or not you wanna break down if its "american cuisine " or not then that's on you.but that's what we(blacks) call it

I'm not a big fan of mac n cheese, or macaroni salad or fried chicken on the bones. The rest are OK. I like baked beans a lot. My like for potato salad is conditional. Some I like and some I hate. I hate all store bought potato salad.

White person here. I'll eat a pig's ass if they cook it right!

I'm just wondering... How do you define "soul food?" And secondly-what is the difference between "soul food" and American cuisine? My assertion would be they are the same... But if you have a different opinion I'd love to hear it. Definitely no offense intended- just would like to hear the dialogue.

Depends on the food. Anything with Okra, I can leave. I've tried it and have no plans on trying it again. Collards are ok, but they have to be an acquired taste for me as I didn't grow up on them and I'm weird about some food textures. I have made them and really liked them. Something I always look forward to after Easter/Christmas is having that big ham bone so DH can make red beans & rice. YUM!

In the mean time, does anyone have an idiot proof way to make fried chicken? Every time I make it, either the breading comes off or the chicken isn't done, gets too hot, ends up greasy, etc.

I like most of it, but very seldom eat it! I'm not good at portion control, so have to stick to foods that I can eat a lot of but that won't break the calorie bank, lol. On rare occasions though - yum!

Anonymous wrote:

youngblackdude wrote:To the non African americans on this board which I'm sure is the majority (no disrepect I like people from all backgrounds)..do you enjoy soul food meals ?( fried chicken,baked macaroni & cheese..collard greens..cornbread..candy yams..potatoes salad..etc etc)

Yes. I am a white southerner. Grew up eating these foods.

Exactly. What Yankees (black or white) call "soul food," people in the South just call "dinner."