Soul Food
Plantation South region is a vast area that includes Eastern and Central Virginia, Eastern and Central North Carolina, Eastern and Central South Carolina, Central and Southern Georgia, Northern Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Central and Western Tennessee, Central and Western Kentucky. With mild weather and plentiful land for crops the region was not as much influenced by the natives and some other places but many foods were adopted and thrived. The three sisters (corn, beans & squash) were a strong influence and corn in particular is used extensively in this region and frankly all around the world these days, one could argue that it began to spread from this region!
The Plantation South used African slaves in mass as labor for their fields. Those slaves were forced to come and work an as much as racist owners might not have wanted anything other than labor, Africans also brought amazing food habits and practices with them, all of the hot-and-spicy flavors, high seasoning, crisp-crusted foods and many other foods and tastes comes from them.
Above we have a better presentation on the same Chicken dish as above and other typical dishes. Those are: Shrimp ‘n’ Grits and a variation with Tomato Sauce, Kentucky Limestone Salad with Clemson Blue Cheese, Cornbread Croutons, and Candied Pecans, and a delicious Dixie Peach Cobbler.