I’m so excited to share this recipe with you’all. Straight from the south, these slow cooked green beans, turkey necks, potato and bacon are SOOO GOOD! You are going to love how easy it is to make and better yet, how amazing it tastes!

The cuisine of the Southern United States developed in the traditionally defined American South. “Southern cuisine” encompasses the diverse food traditions of several regions, including Tidewater, Appalachian, Lowcountry, Cajun, Creole, and Floribbean cuisine. In recent history, elements of Southern cuisine have spread to other parts the United States, influencing other types of American cuisine.

Many elements of Southern cooking—tomatoes, squash, corn (and its derivatives, such as hominy and grits), and deep-pit barbecuing—are borrowings from indigenous peoples of the region (e.g. Cherokee, Caddo, Choctaw, and Seminole). From the Old World, British and Irish European colonists introduced sugar, flour, milk, eggs, and livestock, along with a number of Old World vegetables; meanwhile, enslaved West Africans introduced black-eyed peas, okra, rice, eggplant, sesame, sorghum, melons, and various spices.^[1]

Many Southern foodways are local adaptations of Old World traditions. In Appalachia, many Southern dishes are Scottish or British Border in origin. For instance, the South’s fondness for a full breakfast derives from the British full breakfast or fry-up. Pork, once considered informally taboo in Scotland, has taken the place of lamb and mutton. Instead of chopped oats, Southerners have traditionally eaten grits, a porridge made from hominy. Especially in the Lowland and Gulf regions, West African dishes have persisted in the form of gumbo, jambalaya, and red rice. Certain regions have been infused with different Old World traditions. Creole draws upon vernacular French, West African and Spanish; Floribbean cuisine is Spanish-based with obvious Caribbean influences; and Tex-Mex has considerable Mexican and Native American influences with its abundant use of New World vegetables (e.g. corn, tomatoes, squash, and peppers) and barbecued meat.

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