Thread: SKkin's BBQ Follies

Originally Posted by bsnub

. In the south BBQ is king as well as southern cooking and or soul food. While it is delicious it is also very heavy and lacking a lot of fresh greens. They do love their collard greens though.

In summary southern cuisine is delicious but fattening and with a tradition of buffet service in many restaurants you can see why the south has the highest rates of obesity in the US.

Would you say that this is down to tradition or poverty? Often, the best cuisines have evolved from necessity and have been some of the best around (Greek and especially southern Italian cooking are great examples of this in Europe...)