Talk:Southern U.S. cuisine/to do

Areas: North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Louisiana Arkansas Texas Virginia Kentucky? Mountains Tidewater/coast What travellers see (i.e. Waffle House) How are some areas different from others?

Dishes: Livermush Grits Chili and slaw on everything Cajun foods Southern seafood (catfish, crawdads, shrimp) Biscuits n'gravy Corn bread n'chicken Chicken-fried everything Different forms of BBQ Key lime pie Influences: African and Slave Mexican/Tex-Mex Cajun Native American Carribbean What sets the South apart? How is the makeup of the food different? What basic staples are different from other areas? Why did it evolve this way? How well is received elsewhere?