Old SC Menus

Eat locally: Palmettovore.org

What would you have ordered on a menu at the turn of the century?

• 1901 Breakfast
• 1905 Menu
• 1906 Menu

African-American Food Heritage

African-American cuisine in South Carolina evolved from a mingling of African, Native American, and European foods and methods.

• African-American Foodways
• Ethnic Cuisine: African-American
• Soul Food
• The Importance of Soul Food (listen)

SC Stews

Frogmore Stew

South Carolina cooks have several traditional stews that feature local ingredients.

• Frogmore Stew and Other Lowcountry Recipes
• Chicken Bog
• Southern Stews

Places & Traditions

• Meeting Eatings
  Come along with a journalist as she tours the South Carolina barbeque and home-cooking scene.
• Carolina Fish Camps: Good Food at Good Prices
  Fish camps in the Piedmont region have a unique history as family-friendly seafood restaurants.
• Taking Comfort in Heritage Foods
  Heritage foods have been eaten and enjoyed in South Carolina for generations.
• What is Real Southern Food?
  Listen to a discussion of southern food with Dr. Walter Edgar; John T. Edge, Author and Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, University of Mississippi; and Matt and Ted Lee, award winning cookbook authors.

Rice

Rice image courtesy USDA ARS

Rice has been grown in South Carolina since 1685 and was once a major industry. Come learn about the unique Carolina Gold variety that was a commercial staple grain for antebellum South Carolina.

• African Roots, Carolina Gold
• Rice & Indigo in South Carolina
• Rice History
• Carolina Gold Rice