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region that I have decided to focus on is the southern United States. I decided to learn more about the southern
American food and how it influences their culture because I was born in
Virginia and lived most of my life in North Carolina and I know food and the
south go hand and hand. Most of the
dishes I have grown up eating so one thing I would like to know is what
different groups of people brought in which foods to the south. Many people
have misconceptions about barbeque in the south. The barbeque state of the
south, North Carolina, use pulled pork shoulder and a vinegar based seasoning.
The deeper south you go, usually the thicker your sauces get. Another interesting
fact about southern food is many of the poor original settlers of the south had
a diet consisting of gizzards, chitlins and tripe. The
geography of the southern United States has a multiple mountain chains, hills, swamps, flat lands,
deserts, and forests with generally humid climates. The southern unites states has
had its ups and downs though its existence. Infamously known for the slavery in the 1800's
and before the south and the north were worlds apart. Due to the slave labor in
the south, the both the Irish and African slaves had to keep some of their
culture with the making of their food which is now one of the most popular in
the country.
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I find the different types of barbeque very interesting. I wonder how they diverted from one single type of barbeque and why the different types were part of the regions they're known for. I'm also interested how the Irish and African cultures were able to affect the food culture in the South.
ReplyDeleteI think the southern United States must have great diversity especially in their food. There are already 3 major cultures there to clash with their differing traditional diets so it creates for a very diverse cuisine.
ReplyDeleteI find it very interesting of how the barbeque differs from each state. Each state has their own spin on barbeque and I have heard that they all have their unique flavor. I'm interested as in how the formation of each type of barbeque was formed.
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