t-motheviking
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Calling my southern brethren and sisters! I am a rural Scandinavian Minnesotan born and raised. I have some southern habits due to the family I have from the south and my stepdad originally being born and raised in the south. It throws people for a real loop when I say things like y'all with a Minnesotan accent! We have a new clinic manager at one of our clients who was born and raised in Alabama and just moved here with her husband who is originally from here. We do a lot of pot lucks throughout the fall and winter and I have promised to try to recreate as best I can at least some of the flavors she's used to. Here is all that I THINK I know so far:
*When I bring Mayo for sammiches or for anything else I need to buy Duke's mayo. I don't know what makes it different/better but according to her it is the best and I'll gladly try anything new!
*When I bring chicken I need to use white sauce. I actually know what this is from travel channel though I have never bought nor used it. I want to buy a bottle from Big Bob Gibson to get an idea of what it tastes like and then make it myself. As I understand they are one of the first people to make it or at least one of the more famous places to do it but please correct me if I am wrong!
*When breading and frying anything people in the south tend to use cornmeal and up here we use crackers.
*Fried green tomatoes are great (one of my favorite things my grandma used to make)
*When doing breakfast pot lucks make biscuits and gravy. I actually am pretty good at this as my southern grandma taught me this one and I even do it in the same size and brand of skillet she owns!
Please help me understand other flavor profiles, ingredients, cooking styles, and anything else from the south that I can recreate in food so I can make her feel as welcome as possible here! Don't have to limit it to BBQ! I'm love cooking food and flavor styles from different regions anyways so this will be a lot of fun for me
*When I bring Mayo for sammiches or for anything else I need to buy Duke's mayo. I don't know what makes it different/better but according to her it is the best and I'll gladly try anything new!
*When I bring chicken I need to use white sauce. I actually know what this is from travel channel though I have never bought nor used it. I want to buy a bottle from Big Bob Gibson to get an idea of what it tastes like and then make it myself. As I understand they are one of the first people to make it or at least one of the more famous places to do it but please correct me if I am wrong!
*When breading and frying anything people in the south tend to use cornmeal and up here we use crackers.
*Fried green tomatoes are great (one of my favorite things my grandma used to make)
*When doing breakfast pot lucks make biscuits and gravy. I actually am pretty good at this as my southern grandma taught me this one and I even do it in the same size and brand of skillet she owns!
Please help me understand other flavor profiles, ingredients, cooking styles, and anything else from the south that I can recreate in food so I can make her feel as welcome as possible here! Don't have to limit it to BBQ! I'm love cooking food and flavor styles from different regions anyways so this will be a lot of fun for me