Taste of the South

An audio tour through the beloved foods and culinary traditions of the American South.

Hosted byMatt Rodbard

Curated byWill Fritzler, Hark Editor

8 CLIPS37 MINS

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Southern Food's Attitude is Abundance

Every cuisine has a defining attitude. For Southern food, it's abundance.

Food People by Bon Appétit

1 MIN

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Cajun Cooking Takes Over the World

Meet the pioneers who vaulted Cajun and Creole cooking, a blend of cuisines that emerged in Louisiana, to the global stage.

Gastropod

6 MINS

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Fried Chicken: Perfected, But Not Invented, in the South

Fried chicken may have first appeared in Scotland in the 17th century, but enslaved Black women in the South perfected it.

Fried Chicken: Perfected, But Not Invented, in the South

Stuff You Should Know

5 MINS

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Okra's Long Journey to Southern Staple

Shane Mitchell describes okra's journey from Africa to the South during the slave trade, and how different cultures in the South have put their own spin on it.

This Is TASTE

3 MINS

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Bananas Foster: A Beloved New Orleans Dessert

Eve Troeh visits Brennan's, the landmark New Orleans restaurant that invented the bananas foster, prepared tableside, in 1951.

Bananas Foster: A Beloved New Orleans Dessert

Gravy

3 MINS

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Across the South, Gas Stations with Great Food

Dan Pashman visits Mac's One Stop in Birmingham to sample the pimento cheese sandwich, cinnamon bun, and other surprisingly tasty treats.

Across the South, Gas Stations with Great Food

The Sporkful

5 MINS

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Waffle House: “A Simple Restaurant for the People"

The history of one of the South's most beloved cultural exports: Waffle House. Featuring music from Waffle House's own record label, Waffle Records.

Waffle House: “A Simple Restaurant for the People"

The Bitter Southerner Podcast

4 MINS

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The Layer Cake and Other Southern Sweet Treats

Cookbook author Ann Byrne describes some of the baked goods at the heart of Southern cuisine, like the layer cake and the bourbon-laced lane cake.

The Layer Cake and Other Southern Sweet Treats

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio