What is Southern?
Authentic South
English - January 22, 2020 21:26 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Arts Food culture art writers music south literature southern storytelling food chef Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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I believe that okra symbolizes the ever-evolving definition of the South. It is Southern to the core, but as a non-native plant, okra had to become Southern. In my search for an answer to the question, "What is Southern?" I talk to my grandmother about her fried okra, the Director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the former editor-in-chief of Southern Living magazine, and a Korean-born pop singer-turned-chef who fries okra in tempura batter at Heirloom BBQ in Atlanta. Originally aired April 1, 2013.