Thoughts on Food

So, I ran across this post recently talking about "food shame" as it relates to cultural experiences, particularly those relating to non-white people in Western countries. There are links to several really good posts, all discussing the instinctive knee-jerk shame that comes when someone says "yuck" to something you like to eat.

In an attempt to address this, glass_icarus is organizing a Food Carnival and has put out a prompt dealing with holidays. So, this is to my fellow southern USers, what foods do you consider particularly southern that you eat on the holidays? Because there is NO WAY I'm missing out on this event and I want to be able to contribute.

It's strange, because when it comes right down to it, I can think of a lot of "southern" foods, but I'm not actually sure which foods are only southern. Many tasty goodness type of edibles have made their way beyond the Old South.

So, ladies and gentlemen on my flists, hit me up with your favorites. You may be treated to an event wherein I make some of them and invite people over to eat. (AND BRACE YOURSELVES, BECAUSE I'M NOT THE BEST COOK! HAHAHAHA!)

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Copying this meme from several people:

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