Top 10 Best Soul Food Dishes | Best American Food

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[@dferrell3927]

Fried Corn,Mustards&Turnips, Baked Macaroni,and Ribs we had for dinner!! I love our people food!!!!

[@1010QUEEN7]

We do eat good food

[@CulinaryCentury]

I love Soulfood

[@russellhays2853]

A funny story. Growing up I was raised by my mom who was full blood Cherokee. My dad was a Caucasian and lived out in Los Angeles California and was a truck driver. When I was 18 I went out to spend time with my dad and travel the countryside. One time we stopped in Salt Lake City and had a one night layover. We were parked nearby the agency and dad said lets walk down the block a little ways there's a nice cafeteria we can eat supper at. So we walked down to it and dad opened the door and stepped inside and then he hollered "oh sh!+" and turned around right fast and shoved me back out the door and said we don't want Soul Food. I looked at the wording on the door and seen the wording "Soul Food" on the door and then I noticed several black people sitting at tables inside. And I asked "What's soul food?" My dad replied "that's black people food". Well I had never heard the term soul food before and for years, probably a decade or more, I always wondered what soul food was. Then one day I was in this big buffet type of restaurant that had all kinds of food. There was American food over in this section, chinese food over in that section, Mexican in that section, Italian over here, and at the very end was a sign that said "SOUL FOOD". I thought finally I'm going to get to see what soul food is. So i walked over and my bottom jaw dropped down with disbelief. I looked it all over and I told myself "what! This is the same stuff my momma cooked while I was growing up". I couldn't believe it, my momma cooked soul food. Then I got to thinking "Is there something my momma never told me".

[@Asme1111-t8h]

Maybe she wasn't indigenous.

[@louannchipman1749]

I love absolutely every food listed here.

[@JulieIelasi-lt7yp]

No wander, Elvis loves his southern foods ! 😊

[@dharmon8798]

Yes sir, all southern dishes. Great food

[@dolly24242]

"Collard Greens , Corn Bread , Fried Chicken , Fried Okra , Fried Green Tomatoes & Smothered Pork Chops were a regular part of our meals growing up !"

[@AllAboutFoodFirst]

It’s not just Mac and cheese it’s Baked Mac n Cheese

[@TheBeverly7]

Tell it!!!!!!!!

[@PurpleMeowKitty]

cornbread collard greens fried green tomatos fried okra banana pudding peach cobbler sweet potato pie mac & cheese smothered pork chops red beans & rice hoppin john fried catfish shrimp & grits fried chicken chicken & waffles

[@dharmon8798]

Yes, all of these foods I grew up eating.

[@ElaineMurley]

Me too

[@ElaineMurley]

Not chitin I love fried okra

[@coxb29]

Fried chicken, Mac and cheese, and collard greens makeup my perfect soul food plate hahaha! I gotta finish with a big slice of sweet potato pie 🥧 at the end 🤤

[@hopeurdoingok2day979]

I miss Louisiana. I moved to North Dakota a few weeks ago, this list made me feel very nostalgic.

[@franjenkins5091]

That is just food that a lot of us, grew up on!

[@1010QUEEN7]

🎯🎯🎯

[@ursaamajorr]

Our food isn't influenced by West Africa or Europe. It's purely Aboriginal American ❤

[@hopeurdoingok2day979]

Red beans and rice, fried chicken, fried pickles, smothered pork chops, banana pudding, collard greens, Mac and cheese, fried catfiiisshh

[@nickshively1192]

Ribs, Mac n cheese, green beans cook with smoked turkey, hot water cornbread!

[@RuthEsther-nn6qe]

I just cooked my first pot of collard greens. I tell you it took me a minute to get them right with the seasonings and tenderness. I see they taste better on the 2nd or 3rd day too. Seems like I cooked them greens almost 3 hours to get them where I wanted them. At some point I over seasoned them. Had to pour the salty pot likka off and add some plain water to regulate the seasoning. Then they were just right. I will get them right the first time next time.

[@CulinaryCentury]

Awesome Channel thanks for sharing

[@michellemoorehead5508]

No bread 🍞 crumbs on Mac and cheese please

[@dharmon8798]

Let's not leave out fish, grits, and biscuits. Eaten anytime. Breakfast lunch and dinner.

[@dharmon8798]

Sweet potato pie was my favorite, except Sweet potato cobbler was my favorite first and always

[@clarascott5264]

Ain’t it good luv it 😊👍🏼🥬SOULFood

[@gwensmith6]

I'm cooking some now. Smothered steak, candied sweets,cornbread,turnip greens,Mac and cheese. Its delicious.

[@sheryljones856]

Love it all.

[@atlnla4112]

On New Years, Collard greens are for money, black eyed peas are for luck. Coins under the bowl not very common. If you’re wishing for luck you can’t waste a coin. People seem to think that grits are only served with shrimp. In southern households we have grits almost every morning for breakfast with eggs and some type of breakfast meat sausage, bacon, even fish. Shrimp and grit is something usually had in a restaurant or for a rare special occasion.

[@AJ-pc5ln]

Southern food is just another name for Soul food. Enslaved Black Americans cultivated that style of "Southern/Soul" food in the south over centuries. It was enslaved Black Americans cooking and cultivating those Southern/Soul dishes on plantations in the South for hundreds of years.

[@KingCaliCali]

SOUL FOOD IS THA BEST FOR THA SOUL FACT$

[@youtudey138]

Wow, I didn't know my grandma was southern or black. This is a revelation!

[@sublimnl1]

Yts wouldn't know souls or good food if it smacked you upside the head don't kill me 💀😂

[@loganrobinson192]

That's because you ain't from the south. This is how every southern white grandma would cook . But y'all like to think we're all super different. This is all southern culture not black culture or white culture. We have similar values, beliefs, and cusine. Just too many dumb mfers around that think someone is inherently different because of their skin@@sublimnl1

[@cressapellom4205]

Good for you and yo old ass grandma

[@marleneschultz9092]

I’m from the south I can think about 20 more but you did good. But I love green bean and potatoes with neck bones or beef sausage.

[@CulinaryCentury]

thanks for sharing

[@derekw.9878]

Sugar or honey cornbread is cake. Stop the madness. Further pumpkin pie and stuffing has never been southern, we do cornbread dressing.

[@CulinaryCentury]

I love black people food

[@RonaldWilliams-qh7zc]

Very sketchy comment

[@atlantissurvivor1689]

Yeah it’s called Southern cuisine but because black people cook it, it gets a different name. 🙄

[@johnkimber2509]

Black people created these dishes and the whites copied & claimed it, typical of colonizers

[@granda3649]

​@@atlantissurvivor1689Cajun and Creole cooking are also Southern but they get they're own name too. 🤷‍♂️

[@bigvalley4987]

The best fried okra that I enjoyed, was at Churches Chicken🥳

[@josiahgamez5346]

Mac and cheese has to be number 1 for me ngl

[@amyfox9659]

I grew up on Soul Food but mines from Hillbilly and some White Trash relatives living in the Ozarks of Missouri & Arkansas.

[@just.dariana6280]

😂😂😂😂

[@sublimnl1]

👱🏻‍♂️s don't have souls so therefore whatever food your 👹 hillbilly family cooked for you WASN'T "SOUL" food. Thanks

[@clarascott5264]

God bless you and yours 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@1010QUEEN7]

😂😂😂😂

[@sukaipenn9188]

Yummy

[@StratBurst92]

I love cornbread but being a diabetic I have to watch my carb count. However, there is a recipe where almond flour is used, and the taste is pretty close to traditional cornbread. But without the carbs.

[@JaniceEllis-bk6fn]

Oh, my fried green tomatoes, fried okra, greens, yum, yum, .

[@PH-Cooking]

The bes video about food recipe

[@IisisShepheard-zc4rs]

Alrite-now 😺

[@wendyp.1392]

Mmmmm.... Frie Chimkin 🐔 🍗 Edit: I liked my own comment

[@1010QUEEN7]

Mustard Greens taste better than Collards in my opinion ❤❤❤

[@ElaineMurley]

Me too

[@JaniceEllis-bk6fn]

Red .beans,rice, fried chicken.

[@TheTruth-ge2yt]

Very nice video

[@clarkkent5115]

Soul food is just southern food. I even asked my friend who is black about the difference between soul food and southern food and he couldn’t tell me.

[@Breeze-d6m]

No it is not. Yes some of the ingredients are the same but a lot are different and the way the meals are prepared different and do not taste the same. Also who do you think made southern food in the first place

[@clarkkent5115]

@@Breeze-d6m white and black people and anyone else who grew up in the southern makes southern food. How do they taste different? What do “soul food” have that southern food don’t have?

[@Breeze-d6m]

@@clarkkent5115 go to a black American family household and see for yourself because even if I tell you, you won’t believe me and keep denying it.

[@clarkkent5115]

@@Breeze-d6m I am very open-minded. Please tell me some differences. As I mentioned before I have black friends and also have white friends so I did my best to ask personally the difference. I also have family in the south they traditionally eat what “soul food “.

[@AJ-pc5ln]

Southern food is just another name for Soul food. All of those dishes were cultivated by enslaved Black Americans in the South over centuries.

[@U.B.T.]

Ummmm! I'm looking so forward to Soul cooking on a regular specifically for my Soul-mate's health & enjoyment. Also, to teach him about the importance of healthy foods for good health throughout his entire life. 😁

[@Asme1111-t8h]

Yum

[@karmacasteel9317]

My mom never made banana pudding with whip cream everything from scratch

[@jamesstallworth2721]

The soul food was around during american slavery, long before the 1960's.

[@Breeze-d6m]

Yes but it wasn’t called soul food yet until the 60s

[@jamesstallworth2721]

@Breeze-d6m the 1940's soul food restaurants appeared in every large American city with sizeable Black population and began to attract a diverse clientele.

[@vaughnmiller4371]

You blacks are the best. Not just your food but your entire culture, it's no wonder people around the world emulate you. 😎

[@vitsteele-lz2hn]

Glad to see this

[@anitab734]

Our food is nothing like African food. We have better food 😋

[@WilliamThubron]

I will send this to my friend to see if this is true👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kenfox22]

Fried 🐥 is king

[@Michael-hw5wk]

I'm not a fan of okra, but I do like fried green tomatoes

[@DriveandThrive]

Its associated with black people because southern black peoples moved north and brought southern food. So its Soul Food. However, chittlings, ribs, etc more closely aligned to slavery roots as opposed to Southern food generally.

[@KingKen6]

How u forget sweet potato’s like bro

[@ham3feat.angelos1nuthalfki89]

These ai chat gpt KZbin videos are gonna usher in the apocalypse

[@endlessdreamkitchen]

🧡🧡🧡🧡👍👍🥰🥰

[@Queen_Amenarina]

I Would Like to Believe the Commentator is Not Being Rude & Disrespectful On Purpose but it is Very Insensitive to say African Slaves, it is African Enslaved People or African Unpaid Workers; Also take note that Europeans & Asians have been enslaved to. 👊🏽❤🖤💚

[@vergespierre4271]

Stop it. Africa nor Europe had anything to do with soul food(its strictly American) and sont you find it funny that soul food consist of many so called "native American " foods. We are the original American. Africa nor europe has any influences on us or cuisine. We influence them and the globe

[@axehammer3850]

I didn't know that there is a difference between Southern Food and Soul Food.

[@atlnla4112]

Southern has more European influence, soul food has more African influence. Pumpkin pie = southern, sweet potato pie = soul. Sweeter cornbread, fry bread = southern, more mealy cornbread = soul. Baby back ribs, brisket = southern, slow cooked, pit smoked ribs = soul. And the dishes that overlap like fried chicken, it’s how you cook the dish and it’s in the seasoning.

[@axehammer3850]

​@@atlnla4112Thank you.

[@capeverdeanprincess4444]

@@atlnla4112That’s not true at all. Southern cuisine is general is 80% influenced by black Americans. That’s not what the difference is. Soul food is southern cuisine but not all southern cuisine counts at soul food. Gumbo is influenced by black people and isn’t soul food Grits influenced by black people and isn’t soul food Jambalaya is influenced by black people and isn’t soul food

[@capeverdeanprincess4444]

@@atlnla4112Don’t speak on something you know little about. Sweet potato pie isn’t soul food, it could go with soul food but it isn’t traditionally counted as soul food. It’s just a traditional southern desert with blended Black American and European influence. Pumpkin pie is Native American and European influence. Stop please.

[@capeverdeanprincess4444]

@@atlnla4112About half of the population in the south is black and that’s where the majority of slaves went so of course southern cuisine in general is highly influenced by black Americans. This also applies to Brazil or Colombia. USA, Brazil, and Colombia have a strong African influence on their cuisine.

[@Huda_Fay]

What is the difference between soul food and southern food?

[@derrickturner7163]

In Detroit, waffles are breakfast food. And fried chicken is not.

[@helenaaron5396]

Soul food is bad for you I’m sure but it’s my favorite food

[@kearlm]

So fried chicken came from Ireland? GTFOH.

[@kofibabone725]

That's his story......

[@AJ-pc5ln]

I've been to Ireland I ain't never seen any traditional Irish fried chicken that tastes like Soul food never lol.

[@silas7985]

Anyone noticed this is AI generated? 😅

[@wintur2856]

African American Food**

[@dan8910100]

nope

[@KingKen6]

He forgot one bruh

[@hortondlfn1994]

If you're going to make political statements regarding food, then don't "culturally appropriate" food that was part of an entire culture's experience and not just a segment of it. Several of your "most iconic soul food dishes" are just straight up Southern cooking.

[@MrNikoncameraman]

@hortondlfn1994 this is NOT a political statement--the Southern cooking you're speaking of was initially cooked by BLACK slaves. And over time, it was incorporated into the greater SOUTHERN cuisine, primarily because Southern Blacks cooked it. The food of the South was so well LIKED, Southern whites were taught to cook it !. Up until the 1980s, Southern Blacks cooked in MOST of the white restaurants in the South, as well as most middle-class and well-to-do Southern homes of the South.

[@hortondlfn1994]

@@MrNikoncameraman Nope. The greater percentage of Southerners did not own slaves - especially those who would cook for them. There were more than enough poverty-stricken whites who knew how to make do with what was available, such as corn meal, ground hominy, etc.

[@MrNikoncameraman]

@@hortondlfn1994 I DID NOT state that MOST white families had slaves--but I do KNOW that MOST Southern white restaurants, along with middle and elite white families HAD black cooks until the 80s !

[@hortondlfn1994]

@@MrNikoncameramanThe good restaurants still do!

[@destinyforever]

Foods created by enslaved Africans. I don’t know why others have a problem understanding & acknowledging that fact. Do your own research. Just because white southerners took on & copies dishes from others doesn’t make it theirs.

[@BrianMcCann421]

Another collection of video clips with an AI-generated voice-over, sorry everyone this is the way KZbin is going

[@kofibabone725]

Fried green tomatoes?!?? Been black 44 years, that's a first for me.....and wtf is hopping john!?!??

[@derrickcobb5360]

Soul food is AMERICAN food 🤔.... all ingredients are indigenous to AMERICA 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@destinyforever]

Not true! Okra, cowpeas, watermelon, rice, peanuts, millet, Lima/kidney beans are just a few items brought over with enslaved Africans.

[@Sol-Amar]

​@@destinyforever Good point. I agree! With the exception of peanuts, lima beans, and kidney beans though, since they are thought to have originated in the Americas thousands of years before 1492.

[@namelssssnake9466]

*black american*

[@derrickcobb5360]

@@namelssssnake9466 AMERICAN, no need for black 🙄..... because we are the only AMERICANS 😳.... everybody else in this country is a UNITED STATES citizen.

[@namelssssnake9466]

@@derrickcobb5360 there is absolutely a need, cause it aint your culture, how about giving credit where due, last time i checked white americans didnt invent anything of culture value, you can leave ours out, the southern aspect is only an umbrella so it doesn’t apply here either, cause not all southern food is soul food

[@davidAMAD-m9l]

It irritates me when folks don't know what they're talking about. The ONLY thing on that list that is actually soul food is "hoppin' John". All the rest are basic Southern food. Real soul food is things like ox tails, chitterlings and okra and tomato stew. Fried chicken is NOT soul food. Macaroni and cheese is NOT soul food. Greens are NOT soul food. We ALL eat that down here. To be genuine soul food, it must be a dish that was INVENTED by Southern black folks. Only that is REAL soul food.

[@m_2tb]

honestly. Its strange how most soul food people mention is just normal southern food, except it's cooked by black people. the more distinct dishes should be considered first.

[@davidAMAD-m9l]

Amen@@m_2tb

[@sublimnl1]

​@@m_2tbblack people were the ones cooking ALL THE FOOD DURING SLAVERY YOU COMPLETE NUMBSKULLS these recipes are OURS. get over it.

[@destinyforever]

Then you don’t know the history of soul food which is as coped by white Southerners. I’d suggest you read Michael W. Twitty’s books. He’s a culinary historian that has researched Black American food contributions to the world. Most of soul food was brought up ver during slavery.

[@1010QUEEN7]

In the last few years I've noticed white shoppers in the grocery stores with pigs feet in their cart 😂😂😂

[@rodenrren2]

Macaroni and cheese is Italian, fried chicken is Scottish

[@kofibabone725]

We make it better so step aside...

[@rodenrren2]

@@kofibabone725 1st off that’s irrelevant, the subject was if it was soul food or not, but now that you mention it Italian macaroni in Napoli Italy is hands down the best in the world, not even close, and personally chinese fried chicken is way better

[@Breeze-d6m]

Don’t be dumb the Mac and cheese and fried chicken is made way different than how it’s made in Europe

[@rodenrren2]

@@Breeze-d6mwho said it wasn’t??

[@AJ-pc5ln]

I ain't never in my life seen any fried chicken restaurants in Scotland that taste like Soul Food. I've been all over Scotland. Edinburgh, Glasgow etc etc. It's definitely a totally different style of cooking than anything they do in Scotland that's a fact. The Mac and Cheese aswell I've been all over Europe including Italy I ain't never seen baked Mac and Cheese anywhere in Italy.

[@RevAlex-mb2do]

I am so hungry. I love when cornbread has pieces of corn in it, don't forget the butter.

[@vitsteele-lz2hn]

Fried chicken potato salad greens chittlens Mac and cheese

[@jomaina4046]

O lawd 😂

[@angelenefrohmader6922]

Mmmmmmmmgood

[@Only60GamesPlayed]

I NEVER KNEW THAT WAS WHY WE ALWAYS HAD BLACK EYED PEAS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY! WHEN MY MOM AMD DAD WERE WE ALWAYS HAD HOG MAWS AND SHITLINGS AND BLACKEYED PEAS WITH REGULAR OR HOT WATER CORNBREAD!

[@ackialbertsen9836]

#5 ❤️

[@lilyzepeda991]

What about pecan pie?

[@johnhill9445]

ASE 👑

[@bobbob-s3l]

so ubnhealhty