Some foods are undeniably Southern in origin, such as gumbo, grits, or fried okra.
Granted, in a nation as new as America, pretty much every dish got its start somewhere else.
But, if the American advent of a food was in the South, we can call itSouthern.
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Plus, don’t miss35 Classic Southern Dishes Your Grandmother Used to Make.
She hailed from Hartford, Connecticut, which is about as not Southern as it gets.
And while there the stories grow murkydid natives teach puritan settlers how to bake beans?
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It spread from there, making deep inroads in the South.
Either way, not Southern.
But it was also fashionable as a sandwich in tea rooms."
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OK, but what is it, anyway?
It’s a spread made with cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, and sweet pimento peppers.
Upstate New York,viaSouthern Living.
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A previous version of this article was originally published on Apr 11, 2022.
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