It’s the fried chicken and potato salad. It doesn’t matter your race, if you are a Baptist in the South you eat fried chicken at church dinners and on Sunday after church. I’m a Baptist and have lived in the South for 50 or my 64 years. I have avoided “fried” though since I was old enough to know how unhealthy it can be. My exception is Okra. I love fried okra if it’s well done.
Exactly. Fried chicken, potato salad, pecan and sweet potato pie, and they’ll chicken-fry anything that isn’t moving down here. I was a healthy, fairly young guy when I moved down here. Now I’m shot. LOL
Could be a bit of both. I remember reading a book years ago on the 1879 Zulu War. The author described the Zulus as Bantu people who were steatopygic. This means that fat tends to collect around their buttocks and thighs. It is quite possible that some American blacks have inherited those genes which, along with the poor diet, could lead to obesity.
“My exception is Okra. I love fried okra if it’s well done.”
I grill our Okra on our grill, and my Okra hating wife, adult kids/grandkids and other relatives/friends who hate Okra love it.
It is simple to prepare. After washing it pat it dry and spray or pour EVO on it and season with what ever seasoning you want. Let it set for about 30 minutes before putting on the charcoal grill.
We let most of our meats, fish, chicken sit for about 10 minutes covered after cooking. That is when I grill the Okra.
When I remove the main course from our grill, my wife covers it with Aluminum foil for the post cooking setting.
Then, I put the seasoned/oiled Okra on the grill for about 5 minutes per side. I want to mark/sear it not grill it into eternity.
After it is done on both sides my wife puts it and any grilled corn into a covered dish while I slice the main course.
Everything is then served at the same time. Often I grill ears of fresh corn during the Okra cooking process and the grilled ears of corn go into the Okra serving dish.
We seldom have any left overs of the Okra or corn. Guests of all ages usually have seconds if they try one good bite.