Wow I never thought to consider GA/FL a BBQ region!
And indeed I have rarely had the food items you mention.
There needs to be some sort of FR cookout to travel to! I would so go, and would love to try the recipes :)!
- Collard greens I really liked the few times I’ve had...
- Hush puppies sound so yummy! Again, these aren’t staples for me but I do like Corn Bread...and Biscuits!
- Mac n Cheese (Will have to pass on this one because although I eat butter, I don’t like cheese LoL. Wish it weren’t so, but can’t help it. )
Happy to spread the knowledge. FL/GA doesn’t always make the headlines, but I guarantee you, it leaves you wanting more.
I make my Mac n cheese with a mixture of cheeses…sharp cheddar, smoked Gouda, and gruyere. One of my friends asks me to bring it to every summer get-together. It’s a family recipe that I’ve tweaked by adding the combination of cheeses.
The hush puppies are a true southern delicacy, and I’ve upped my game recently by getting tips from an old family friend. She was right. Mince that Vidalia onion and add more than you think you should! Those disappear before the Mac n cheese does. (Yes, it disappears too!)
My little sister is lactose intolerant or at least very sensitive. She takes a Lactaid tablet before she eats my Mac n cheese, and then gets to enjoy it!
Perhaps in the style of a BBQ competition, with a little bit of, “Dan’s Bake Sale” on the side. Maybe even turn into a fund raising event for FR.
My son live in the SF Bay Area, and he tells me all the time that they don’t have good Southern style Bbq there. He dreams of opening up a spot, and “dressing” things up so the hoity toity types would frequent it, but I tell him that’s not genuine. If you want southern, you’ve got to do southern. It’s not fancy. It IS good!