{"id":42321,"date":"2023-06-13T16:57:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/?p=42321"},"modified":"2024-02-06T12:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:38:03","slug":"celebrate-national-soul-food-month-with-13-must-try-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/celebrate-national-soul-food-month-with-13-must-try-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate National Soul Food Month With 13 Must-Try Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June is National Soul Food Month. It is a great time to enjoy amazing soul food and its history. You can definitely celebrate by supporting a soul food restaurant.\u00a0 There is something special about cooking dishes by African Americans and people from the African diaspora though. That is why I am sharing several of my most-requested soul food recipes in this post.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Food is history so this month is a wonderful time to learn how soul food originated and how it has evolved over time. Personally, I mainly eat soul food for special occasions and family gatherings. I\u2019m a \u201cmost things in moderation\u201d type of eater. It\u2019s important to have options though. That is why it is helpful that there are healthier and even vegan soul food versions of traditional dishes now.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The History and Significance of Soul Food<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although soul food has African origins, it is closely associated with the southern states of America. That is why soul food and southern food are closely related and often overlap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the dishes made from the scraps of Southern enslaved people, soul food cuisine spread to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states during the Great Migration. (That is when many African-Americans from the South moved to find factory work in major cities.) Soul food is now popular all over America and the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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It\u2019s interesting that certain\u201csoul food\u201d dishes are more popular in the North than in certain parts of the South. For instance, I was born and raised in Virginia but never had fried green tomatoes, okra dishes and various soul food desserts until I came to live in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, taste is individual. For instance, I\u2019m one of the few with Southern roots (whom I know) who don\u2019t like grits. Taste changes over time too. I loved <\/strong>things like pickled pigs feet, chicken gizzards and chitterlings when I was a young child. I don\u2019t eat any of those things now. (CLEANING a bucket of chitterlings made me never eat them again!)

There are certain classic soul food dishes that have remained favorites throughout my life. I think that you and your loved ones will love them too\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Must-Try Soul Food Recipes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Offline and online, these recipes are the ones that are consistent crowd-pleasers. They are all delicious options to share with your family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appetizer\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

-The one appetizer that my southern family and friends consistently have at various gatherings and events is deviled eggs. The bonus is that they are really easy to make. You probably have all of the ingredients for my Simple Southern Deviled Eggs<\/strong><\/a> recipe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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-Macaroni and cheese is a soul food staple. What I especially like about mac and cheese is that depending on hunger levels, it can be the main course or a side dish.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sometimes switch up the combination of cheeses that I use but this Simple Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe Without Flour<\/a> <\/strong>version is the one that I am consistently asked to make for family, church and other gatherings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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-I love potatoes but my family normally prefers rice. That is why I love it when fellow potato lovers eat dinner with us. Mashed potatoes are my favorite type of potato. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could eat a whole batch of Creamy Mashed Potatoes<\/a><\/strong>. (That\u2019s why I don\u2019t make them often!) Mashed potatoes are often served as a side with other classic soul food dishes like fried chicken.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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