Southern Food Gets Christopher Columbus-ed
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English - March 09, 2017 14:15 - 35 minutes - ★★★★★ - 531 ratingsFood Arts Society & Culture south southern americansouth food foodculture southernfood Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
So much of our national culture—food, music, dance—has come from the South. Where would American dance be without Jane Brown? Where would American music be without Robert Johnson, the Delta blues player? Where would American modern food be now if you didn't have grits and fried chicken and biscuits on every menu around the country, from fine dining restaurants to fast food establishments?
But what happens if these cultural expressions become so generic as to no longer be associated with anywhere in particular?
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So much of our national culture—food, music, dance—has come from the South. Where would American dance be without Jane Brown? Where would American music be without Robert Johnson, the Delta blues player? Where would American modern food be now if you didn't have grits and fried chicken and biscuits on every menu around the country, from fine dining restaurants to fast food establishments?
But what happens if these cultural expressions become so generic as to no longer be associated with anywhere in particular?
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