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This is a list of notable foods of the Southern United States . The cuisine of the Southern United States has many various dishes and foods.
Beverages
Lemonade A mint julep Sweet tea Alabama Slammer —a cocktail made with amaretto, Southern Comfort, sloe gin, and orange juice, served in a Collins glassAle-8-One —made in Winchester, Kentucky Barq's Root Beer—first made in Biloxi, Mississippi Big Red —cream soda originally from Waco, Texas Blenheim Ginger Ale Bourbon —made in central Kentucky Brownie Chocolate Drink Buffalo Rock ginger ale Buttermilk Cheerwine —a North Carolina -based cherry flavored drinkCoca-Cola —first made in Atlanta Double Cola —based in Chattanooga, Tennessee ; also produces Ski sodaDr. Enuf —available in eastern TennesseeDr Pepper —a popular drink in Texas before achieving national popularityGrapette —grape soda first made in 1939 in Camden, Arkansas ; currently available exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwideGrapico —grape soda made by Buffalo RockHurricane Punch Lemonade Mello Yello —a lemon-lime soda product of the Coca-Cola Company, sold primarily in the SouthMint julep —associated with the Kentucky Derby and The Great Gatsby Mountain Dew —originally made in Knoxville , Tennessee [1] [2] Muscadine wine and juice—usually homemade, though also commercially available from some regional vineyardsNehi soda—produced by RC Cola, including grape, peach, and orange flavorsOrange juice from FloridaPepsi Cola —first made in New Bern, North Carolina RC Cola —first made in Columbus, Georgia Red Rock Cola —invented in Atlanta in 1885, predating Coca-ColaRum —several small-batch varieties, primarily in and around New Orleans[3] Sassafras tea Sazerac cocktail Slurpee —frozen drink sold by 7-Eleven originally of Dallas, Texas Southern Comfort —New Orleans -based neutral spirit, with sweeteners and peach flavor addedSun Drop —citrus drink found in northern Alabama , central Tennessee , the Carolinas, western Kentucky , southeastern Missouri , and parts of Virginia Sunny Delight (SunnyD) —invented in Mount Dora, Florida in 1964Sugarcane juice Sweet tea —usually served with ice, lemon, and sugar, sometimes with mintTennessee whiskey —Jack Daniel's and George Dickel are the two remaining brands
Breads
Skillet cornbread
Desserts and sweets
Cakes
Lane cake Red velvet cake
Candies
Bourbon balls
Cobblers
An apple cobbler
Cookies
Frozen
Bananas Foster
Pies
Buttermilk pie Millionaire pie
Puddings
Bread pudding
Pastries
Cream puff Hand pie[15]
Fritters —apple, peach, or sweet potato
A pan of beef brisket , fresh out of the oven Fried chicken Jambalaya cooking in a panA pound of sliced, pan-fried livermush garnished with parsley Alligator meat —typically served friedBarbecue —usually pork or beef, but also chicken; seasoning and preparation vary greatly within the region, though most commonly pork-based in areas east of Texas
Beaver tail stew—consumed in Arkansas [16] Boudin Chicken and dumplings Chicken fried steak Chicken gizzards —fried
Chitlins (chitterlings) —small intestine of a hog
Country captain Crab cake —popular along the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland and Virginia ), where the crab cake is typically not dredged in bread crumbs, and in Louisiana , where it typically isCrawfish —also called crawdad, crayfishFried chicken —usually flour-battered and pan-fried
Fried fish and seafood—battered or dredged in cornmeal then pan fried or deep fried
Fried pork chops
Fried turkey —deep fried using an outdoor frierGame meat —venison , rabbit , and game fowl are most common, but opossum , squirrel , and raccoon also may be eaten, especially in more remote areasGrits and grillades —a Louisiana brunch stapleHam —usually pan fried, roasted, or smoked; varieties include "sugar-cured" or "country" (salt-cured)Ham hocks Hot hamburger plate—a slice of white bread topped with a hamburger patty, French fries and gravy
Jambalaya Liver—usually pan-fried pork or chicken liver, but also beef
Livermush Lobster —typically only eaten in Florida where the Caribbean Spiny Lobster and the Caribbean lobster are native; these may be split and seasoned with piquant spices before being grilledMoravian chicken pie —a traditional dish from the Piedmont region of North Carolina Oyster stew —often eaten on Christmas Eve Quail Raccoon meat Reptiles and amphibians —most notably alligator and frog legs , eaten in much of the SouthSalmon croquettes Shrimp and grits Shrimp Creole Stuffed ham —a specialty in Southern MarylandSmithfield ham —a specialty of Smithfield, Virginia Souse meat—also called head cheese Squirrel meat
Side dishes and condiments
Chow-chow is a condiment Sausage gravy served atop biscuits Apple butter Barbecue sauce —numerous varieties throughout the region, sometimes even within same state; most use a primarily vinegar, tomato, or mustard baseBarbecue spaghetti Cane syrup Cayenne peppers Chow-chow Cole slaw —cabbage salad/relish, typically made with mayonnaise and sometimes sugar, except in parts of North Carolina and Virginia, where it instead may be vinegar-based and savory ("barbecue slaw")Cornbread dressing —similar to traditional stuffing, but using cornbread as a base and prepared separately from the meatCracklin' —fried pork rindDeviled eggs Goober peas Gravy -served liberally over meats, potatoes, biscuits and rice
Chocolate gravy —made with milk, fat, flour, cocoa powder, and sugar, served over biscuitsRed-eye gravy —made with black coffee and meat drippings (usually ham), typically served with country ham and gritsSausage gravy —milk-based country gravy typically served over hot biscuitsTomato gravy —canned tomato-based, made in a cast-iron skillet with browned flour, served over riceGrits
Hot sauce
Macaroni and cheese
Brunswick stew Brunswick stew —originated in either Virginia or Georgia Burgoo —served at barbecues in western and central Kentucky , similar to Brunswick stewChicken sauce-picquante—chicken cooked in a tangy stew with tomatoes and spices, often served over rice, a favorite in southern Louisiana
Conch chowder —mainly a specialty of FloridaÉtouffée crawfish or chicken and sausage, okra and roux served over riceGumbo —made with seafood or meat and okra; a Cajun /Creole delicacyHoppin' John Low-country boil—any of several varieties
Frogmore stew —made with sausage, corn, crabs, and shrimp; popular in coastal South CarolinaSeafood muddle
Peanut soup —one of the oldest dishes consumed in the South, brought by Africans, mainly a dish of Virginia Pilau chicken bog . (These dishes are popular in South Carolina due to the influence of rice cultivation on the history of South Carolina)She-crab soup —mainly served in the area around Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia from Atlantic crabsTomato soup —stewed tomatoes, okra and cornTurtle soup —mainly a Creole dish in Louisiana Terrapin stew[17] Maryland and Virginia
Vegetables and salads
Ambrosia salad Collard greens (left), macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, yams and cornbreadMashed potatoes Mashed potatoes —called "creamed" in some regions
Rutmus—potatoes boiled and mashed with turnip bottoms and butter Okra —flour-battered and pan-fried or boiled, stewed, or steamedOnion —sliced Vidalia onion, whole green onion, onion rings Peas —often cooked with chunks of ham or onions
Potato salad —usually made in the South with egg, mayonnaise, prepared mustard and pickle relishRamp —wild leeks popular in the Appalachian mountainsRed beans and rice
Miscellaneous
Cross-section view of a muffuletta sandwich in New Orleans , Louisiana A shrimp po' boy sandwich
See also
References
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