Guide to traditional Southern appetizers 11 Articles

by Nannie Kate

The South is well known for its delightful and flavorful cuisine, so what better way to perk up the taste buds before a succulent supper than with a selection of savory Southern appetizers? Each Southern cook has a list o...read more

by Dolores Portalatin

I grew up on a farm in Mississippi. I've been to hundreds of family reunions, 4th of July celebrations (on of the biggest holidays in the south besides Thanksgiving and Christmas) and A LOT of BBQ's and Potlucks. There pro...read more

by Angela Anderson

Enjoy this uniquely southern culinary style served in many Charleston restaurants. The first lowcountry chefs, plantation slaves, altered European recipes when serving shrimp, crab, oysters, venison and duck dishes. Th...read more

by Joan Mccord

Appetizers are small dishes prepared creatively and served artfully. They are meant to excite, not satisfy, the appetite, and are chosen to complement, not compete with, the meal. They are termed Southern because of thei...read more

by Jennifer Eblin

How can you think of great Southern cooking, and not think of Soul Food? That slightly hot, and completely delicious form of food that makes you groan in happiness with every bite. My family came from the South, and to thi...read more

by Betsy Young

Hey ya'll come on over heah come Sunday after church. My cousin's comin up from Macon and we gonna throw down. You bet she's just as pretty as she was when she was the Cherry Blossom Queen. I know she'll have those cucumbe...read more

by Nora Carver

"Excerpt's from The Care and Feeding of a Bubba" In the South, everyone's got a Bubba. Sometimes its your son, husband, father, brother. A great Southern traditional saying is "the way to a man's heart is through his stom...read more

by Holly Berry

Southerners like nothing so much as entertaining friends and family. Southern Hospitality requires that guests be provided with a "little something" to nibble on while dinner gets to the point of perfection that all cooks ...read more

by ESMurphy

Generally when you think of southern food appetizers are not the first thing to come to mind. I think fried chicken, potato salad, gravy smothered anything, fresh bread and sweet tea. However there are some very famous s...read more

by Liz Beckwith

I love southern food. I was born and raised in the south, and good southern cooking makes me feel right at home. Now that I live in Utah, I have to provide myself with my fix of comfort food, and traditional southern app...read more

by Randi Myers

I have to admit, I'm not from the South,I was born way up from the Mason/Dixon line, in fact a good clue to where I'm from is that I'm a Boston Red Sox fan. Now I am a firm believer that food unites people more then an...read more