My heart goes out to anyone affected by the Tornado in Little Rock. I filmed this video about 3 weeks ago so I didn’t know my joke about weather patterns would line up with this natural disaster. I hope everyone living in Little Rock is safe!
Everyone should know your heart is in the right place! Cooking in itself is an act of love; the fact you share your knowledge with everyone in such a patient manner with your videos is in the spirit of giving. I love your stuff and thank you for putting your gift out there so people like me can learn. Also the joke was funny.
@@thatdudecancookSonny when you get to Maryland, all you need to do is follow the recipe on the back of an Old Bay can to the letter, and you will make a PERFECT Maryland crab cake. Most restaurants around Baltimore substitute bread crumbs for Ritz crackers or Saltines. The key is fresh lump blue crap meat. NOT the pasteurized stuff from Asia it does NOT taste the same.
As a former Arkansas resident, I can confirm, they have the best fried catfish and hush puppies. Those two with a side of coleslaw and a big glass of sweet tea, and you have a great southern meal. 👍
I moved from Georgia to Arkansas about 2 years ago and I don't regret it at all! Beautiful state, great people, and so much to enjoy! Thanks for this wonderful video!
Arkansan here! Can confirm that every University of Arkansas recruit is taken to The Catfish Hole in Fayetteville as part of the experience. Well done!
I’m a catfish connoisseur here in the Natural State. You did pretty dang good, I have to say. Great crust on the cornbread, beautiful color on the fish and pickles, bonus points for the homemade sauces. The only things I’d add: hush puppies as another side (why not? They’re delicious) and some Vidalia onion wedges. I’d have to taste to know for sure, but process, ingredients, and appearance already nets you a 9/10! Great job!
Now that Sonny has cooked catfish and cornbread for Arkansas, I am wondering what his dish for Mississippi will be?! Our state loves their catfish plates! ❤
@@thatdudecancook Will look forward to watching that video! And, of course, the one for Louisiana -- my second home is in New Orleans. Cooking is a religion here.
From Oklahoma (great episode on that!) have family in Alabama my whole life, I would definitely do Pimento Cheese, Fried Okra, and dabble with their Gulf dishes, they are superb! and unique to Alabama. Shrimp and Grits, crab cakes, Fried oyster tacos.
Here in the PNW, my family did a monthly "Fry Night" on a weekend. We had a huge variety of batters and foods for frying, and every burner on the stove had a fry pot. Our usual meats were rockfish from the coast, steak, pork and chicken strips, and shrimp. Our sides were battered and fried potato wedges, broccoli and cauliflower florets, zucchini sticks, onion rings, mushrooms, bell pepper rings and green beans. Everything from the batters to the dips was made from scratch. Good times! PS - No fresh catfish here, and the frozen stuff tastes like mud smells.
If we're talking high cholesterol foods, then he's not going to make it out of the South. Having lived there for 3 years earlier in my life, I can attest.
No wonder he uses avocado oil, but he really likes bacon fat, chicken fat, pork fat, beef fat…..Sonny, if you’re no joking about 244, I’m sure your doc has prescribed statins then…diet doesn’t take care of it completely. Stay healthy!
Native Georgian here, well since you already made cornbread and fried catfish (absolute favs might I add) I'd have to suggest something with collard greens. One of my favorite meals to eat when I go home is a bbq pulled pork sandwich, Brunswick stew, collard greens, and banana pudding for dessert.
I'm from Florida! There are so many options for this state... But I would suggest Stone Crabs, Conch, Fried Gator bites, or Grouper and Snapper. You could even do a Cuban sandwich! Haha
Agree on the Cubano, with homemade pan cubano. I spent a lot of time in rural Florida between logging seasons in southeast Alaska. One of our friends made a seafood stew with swamp cabbage. (Heart of palm) It was incredible. Every thing in it we caught or harvested ourselves.
Hey I'm from Arkansas cool that your doing the 50 state highlight. Beans look good. We would never put old bay seasoning on our catfish that's an east coast thing. Most of the catfish here is more a trafiotal cornmeal type seasoning with a savory or spicy aspect. Save the ole bay for seafood boils. With the cornbread we don't like sweet cornbread so remove the sugar and add jalapenos but typically we have hush puppies with catfish. Also add slices of lemon and onion (Vidalia onion)
Grew up most of my life in Florida. Any of the cuban staples are a must. Guava pastries, croquetas, vaca frita, ropa vieja, mojo pork, and churrasco steak would all be great options.
My favorite thing about this video is you said salt water fish is better than fresh water fish. I simply refuse to eat any kind of fresh water fish EVER. Anyway... you're speaking to my soul here. Love your channel. Cant wait to see what you make for Colorado!
One of my local grocery stores finally got Savora mustard in stock...permanently. I bought a jar last week and I've used nearly half of it already! SAVORA MUSTARD IS SO FREAKING AWESOME! If you're reading this, please embark upon a Wild Goose Chase to find some if you have to. It took me months to find it, but it was worth it! I've also made Sonny's ranch dressing like five times already and it is AMAZEBALLS!
Hi Sonny. I've lived in Alabama almost all of my life. How about going the breakfast route? You could do a southern style breakfast. Something that is known in the southern states is homemade biscuits and chocolate gravy. So decadent and delicious. It's relatively easy to make as I recall but you could take it to another level if so desired or you could do homemade biscuits, bacon, eggs, and three kinds of gravy: sausage gravy, red-eye gravy, and chocolate gravy. Just a thought. Just wanted to add that chocolate gravy recipes are usually passed down through the generations. Love your content by the way!
@@annpettay2613 Hi Ann. It is AWESOME. There are videos here on RUclips on how to make it. Hot, fresh, homemade biscuits with some butter on them and the chocolate gravy ladled on top is amazing. My Mom had made it since I was a kid and my parent's parents made it for them.
From Arkansas! Yes we love us some fried catfish, cornbread and f’n beans! 😂. We also like our fresh garden veggies, a good ‘old slice of onion and tomato and don’t forget the fried tators!
As a kid in the early sixties, our family would take fishing trips to Arkansas. Before the chains took over, there were a number of simple family run hole-in-the-wall restaurants providing great southern/country food not usually available to us in Chicago. Incredibly friendly too (more than once we were greeted with, "I remember you from last year.") I'm no expert, but this looks pretty close to what I remember. Good job.
The best cooking channel around!!!! Thanks, the corn bread hack with the pan is an absolute hit. Please check the recipe the eggs are missing for the corn bread, glad I watch the video while doing it.
I know Louisiana is famous for their boil but Floridas got some incredible boils and seafood dishes. Whatever you do PLEASE do not do a key lime pie or something cliche like conch fritters or whatever don’t just focus on the keys. Floridians eat wild boar, venison and other wild animals. Also we eat hearts of palm!
From Alabama here! If you want suggestions for our state here's some things I grew up eating: collard greens, bbq pork, pinto beans, creamed corn, summer squash, fried okra, fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, goulash, baked Mac and cheese....
OMG catfish with corn bread and bans 😋 Man I’m hungry 😋😋 We love the 50 states 50 plates 50 ways to ambush your Frig! Our thoughts & prayers go out to all of our LR T.D.C.C friends, neighbors and community!
As someone who lived in the Mid-South for decades, I always thought of this as more of a Mississippi dish than an Arkansan dish. That said, there's a lot of overlap. Many American states are so big that regional cuisine often trumps anything state-specific.
Hey, thanks for the series in general - i'm enjoying it so far and I'm sure I'll continue to do so. One quick thing, you can look up the exact proportion if you want to do so, but for that amount of beans I'd add some, like couple of teaspoons or so, baking soda (and maybe a bit of salt) to the soak water. It will make for a better bean consistency, IMO
Having catfish tonight that I caught today. I make my catfish the same but my favorite dipping sauce is creamy buttery mashed potatoes and country gray with a side of sweetcorn
When cooking beans, my mom never used any kind of stock. A little slab of fatback was always the best seasoning, along with pepper. Any kind of fish was soaked in buttermilk and dipped in seasoned cornmeal.
I grew up on the Georgia-Alabama border. Lots of foods you can have some fun with. For Georgia, If you want something sweet, Peach or Blackberry Cobbler, Banana Pudding, or Pecan Pie is fun. Some unique snacks could be boiled peanuts or pimento cheese. Vidalia onions will be a must for anything savory from Georgia. If you are going for something that no one has covered when cooking Georgia dishes, I'd highly recommend looking into the scrambled dog or dumpster dog as some call it. A west Georgia staple I didn't even realize was local to my area until I moved to Birmingham for college. For Alabama, they have some of the best food on the gulf coast. Shrimp and Grits really is one of the best dishes you can find anywhere. Fried Green Tomatoes are a must for a side dish North Alabama White BBQ is always something you can go for. . Fried Okra, Sweet Tea, Collards and any other classic soul food could also apply to both states. Something super super unique to Alabama I've found is Biscuits and Chocolate gravy.
Research a dish created in Mobile, Alabama. West Indies salad. Jumbo lump crab meat, Wesson canola Erl, sweet vidiala onion, vinegar. Don’t forgot about fantastic ingredients from bama such as conecuh sausage and our access to seafood is good as anywhere in the world. I guarantee everyone gonna say to do smoked chicken with Alabama white sauce.
Great choice for Arkansas. Have kinfolk in Enola, just north of Little Rock. When friends and family visit us here in tornado alley (Duncan Oklahoma), and don't know, at a gathering, they sometimes say, "I hope I get to see a tornado while I'm here". Anybody within earshot just gets real quiet and looks at them. Until someone says, no, you don't.
We were definitely known for our severe weather yesterday. ☹️ Need to try some hot sauce on your fish. That’s another way it’s eaten. The beans need a relish of some sort. Or you can simply eat it as a side. It’s a good acid to break from all the fried foods. There’s always a mason jar of home-canned chow chow on the shelf. 😊 For me personally, I melt my butter in my iron skillet, then pour off most of it into my cornbread batter. I don’t use any oil in the batter, just the butter itself. Also, no sugar in it, please!! We also might dice up some pickled jalapeños and put them in the batter and make cornsticks instead! Fun fact: my iron skillet is the one my mother received as a wedding gift. It’s been making cornbread for 66 years! It’s well seasoned! If I fix another fried dish for a side, it’s fried okra. I think you made a great meal! Edited to add…I saw some other comments and yes, we generally fix hush puppies not cornbread. We also used to do a “fish gravy” when I was a little kid. You take your leftover breading and fry it in the oil. Scoop it out and drain it, then put on a piece of white bread. I know, I know, your cholesterol went up just reading that 🤣🤣
Don’t know when you are getting to CA, but the crab season is about to close, so I’ll be making my Cioppino one last time. I roast my tomatoes, onion, garlic to build the base, make sure to add a touch of live basil at the end.
My heart goes out to anyone affected by the Tornado in Little Rock. I filmed this video about 3 weeks ago so I didn’t know my joke about weather patterns would line up with this natural disaster. I hope everyone living in Little Rock is safe!
Everyone should know your heart is in the right place! Cooking in itself is an act of love; the fact you share your knowledge with everyone in such a patient manner with your videos is in the spirit of giving. I love your stuff and thank you for putting your gift out there so people like me can learn. Also the joke was funny.
Yo I'm from Arkansas tornado hit right next to my condo. Anyway the catfish looks fire 🔥
I agree with the bean. I know people are health conscious. But I use bacon grease for my cornbread. 👍🏾👍🏾
Well, the state is in tornado alley and you don't control the weather, unlike the government.
Im just waiting till you get to my state, RI
I do hope you are all enjoying this series, my friends!!
i can't wait to see your take on MA!!😊
I'm loving this series, so far! You're the best!
Did I miss the Texas episode? I can't find it in your uploads?
@@lwalker1998 $5 says it’s clam chowder!
Do you think hillbillies can cook food?
As a life long Arkansan, I have to say you nailed it!!! Only additions would be a slice of vadalia onion and big glass of sweet tea.
Fellow Arkansan here, you are very correct about the raw onion 😂 always have that. I’ve never had cornbread at a fish fry though. Always some coleslaw
@@thomastyler5582 I'm thinking cornbread and hush-puppies are pretty much from the same family. You are absolutely correct about the cole slaw.
Same back here in Oklahoma. I don't remember a time there wasn't a wedge of onion and an iced down sweet tea when having this.
I can second this
Thanks for shouting out my Natural State, Sonny!!! This made my day!
My pleasure!
Florida's favorite dish is national disaster. They eat hurricanes.
@@thatdudecancookSonny when you get to Maryland, all you need to do is follow the recipe on the back of an Old Bay can to the letter, and you will make a PERFECT Maryland crab cake. Most restaurants around Baltimore substitute bread crumbs for Ritz crackers or Saltines. The key is fresh lump blue crap meat. NOT the pasteurized stuff from Asia it does NOT taste the same.
I appreciate how you take time to shout out some of the lesser known good parts about the state that aren't the typical state stereotypes.
As a former Arkansas resident, I can confirm, they have the best fried catfish and hush puppies. Those two with a side of coleslaw and a big glass of sweet tea, and you have a great southern meal. 👍
I’m from Arkansas it is a beautiful state
Fried catfish is so incredible when done properly. 👏👏👏
Fuck yeah it is!
@Fizzobbc Dude, that’s how I feel about FL!!! Wouldn’t move back there for free rent, but some of the food is just immaculate. 🍻
One of the coolest art collections in the world is in Arkansas.
I moved from Georgia to Arkansas about 2 years ago and I don't regret it at all! Beautiful state, great people, and so much to enjoy! Thanks for this wonderful video!
I moved from Arkansas to Georgia a year and a half😢 I miss home
Arkansan here! Can confirm that every University of Arkansas recruit is taken to The Catfish Hole in Fayetteville as part of the experience. Well done!
I’m a catfish connoisseur here in the Natural State. You did pretty dang good, I have to say. Great crust on the cornbread, beautiful color on the fish and pickles, bonus points for the homemade sauces.
The only things I’d add: hush puppies as another side (why not? They’re delicious) and some Vidalia onion wedges.
I’d have to taste to know for sure, but process, ingredients, and appearance already nets you a 9/10! Great job!
Now that Sonny has cooked catfish and cornbread for Arkansas, I am wondering what his dish for Mississippi will be?! Our state loves their catfish plates! ❤
Mississippi is already filmed and it's a lesser-known dish but something I think is pretty cool involving potatoes
@@thatdudecancook Will look forward to watching that video! And, of course, the one for Louisiana -- my second home is in New Orleans. Cooking is a religion here.
Chargrilled oysters would be my choice.
I'm excited about this series, a showcase of regional American cuisine created by This Dude? I'm locked in.
From Oklahoma (great episode on that!) have family in Alabama my whole life, I would definitely do Pimento Cheese, Fried Okra, and dabble with their Gulf dishes, they are superb! and unique to Alabama. Shrimp and Grits, crab cakes, Fried oyster tacos.
I love me some fried okra that stuff is awesome
Thanks for covering my home state!
mans playing quidditch at the end lol
Here in the PNW, my family did a monthly "Fry Night" on a weekend. We had a huge variety of batters and foods for frying, and every burner on the stove had a fry pot. Our usual meats were rockfish from the coast, steak, pork and chicken strips, and shrimp. Our sides were battered and fried potato wedges, broccoli and cauliflower florets, zucchini sticks, onion rings, mushrooms, bell pepper rings and green beans. Everything from the batters to the dips was made from scratch. Good times!
PS - No fresh catfish here, and the frozen stuff tastes like mud smells.
As a native Floridian I don’t think you can go wrong with a key lime pie.
Ya know what THIS dude can cook! He's got the gift
The question becomes, will Sonny’s cholesterol survive all 50 states?
definitely not! 😂
@ThatDudeCanCook take care of yourself man, 244 is pretty damn high haha.
If we're talking high cholesterol foods, then he's not going to make it out of the South. Having lived there for 3 years earlier in my life, I can attest.
No wonder he uses avocado oil, but he really likes bacon fat, chicken fat, pork fat, beef fat…..Sonny, if you’re no joking about 244, I’m sure your doc has prescribed statins then…diet doesn’t take care of it completely. Stay healthy!
I’m from Arkansas it’s the best it’s not as bad as people make out great video
The more I watch your channel, the more I love it. Great stuff!
Love this series, Im From Alabama, red fish with shrimp and grits, or pork chop with fried green tomatoes, black eyed peas, corn bread and collards.
Floridian here. I would look into some dishes from the everglades. Lot of great history there.
Native Georgian here, well since you already made cornbread and fried catfish (absolute favs might I add) I'd have to suggest something with collard greens. One of my favorite meals to eat when I go home is a bbq pulled pork sandwich, Brunswick stew, collard greens, and banana pudding for dessert.
The reasons you listed for not wanting to miss Arkansas are the reasons I do want to miss it LOL!!! thanks for the recipe my friend.
I'm from Florida! There are so many options for this state...
But I would suggest Stone Crabs, Conch, Fried Gator bites, or Grouper and Snapper.
You could even do a Cuban sandwich! Haha
And get rid of De Santis!
I really like the 50 states thing you do. Good job 👍
I'm excited for Florida! You can't go wrong with Mahi.
Amazing work! Thanks for representing us well!
Thanks for mentioning the good things about Arkansas! Little Rock is amazing and it’s not nicknamed the Natural State for nothing ☀️
As an Arkansan, it’s awesome to get respect from Sonny, awesome and very accurate video
this series is awesme
Arkansan here - you nailed it.
As a Floridian, you should do a Cuban sandwich, grouper sandwich, or strawberry shortcake (plant city strawberry festival)
Agree on the Cubano, with homemade pan cubano. I spent a lot of time in rural Florida between logging seasons in southeast Alaska. One of our friends made a seafood stew with swamp cabbage. (Heart of palm) It was incredible. Every thing in it we caught or harvested ourselves.
No key lime pie?
Yay! And let it begin!
Baltimore once again saluting the use of our beloved old bay!
I’ll take some!!
Hold the Dill!!!
For Alabama, I recommend:
Banana pudding, and gumbo based on Conecuh sausage. Good luck!
Hey I'm from Arkansas cool that your doing the 50 state highlight. Beans look good. We would never put old bay seasoning on our catfish that's an east coast thing. Most of the catfish here is more a trafiotal cornmeal type seasoning with a savory or spicy aspect. Save the ole bay for seafood boils. With the cornbread we don't like sweet cornbread so remove the sugar and add jalapenos but typically we have hush puppies with catfish. Also add slices of lemon and onion (Vidalia onion)
your videos never disappoint, your hilarious and the food looks amazing every single time!
Don't know about Arkansas either but north Florida appreciate y'all looks delicious
I add creamed corn, bodices bacon and jalapeños to my corn bread, it’s on another level
My mom has always done her beans with the lid off and they are always amazing. For sure a great series.
Grew up most of my life in Florida. Any of the cuban staples are a must. Guava pastries, croquetas, vaca frita, ropa vieja, mojo pork, and churrasco steak would all be great options.
My favorite thing about this video is you said salt water fish is better than fresh water fish. I simply refuse to eat any kind of fresh water fish EVER. Anyway... you're speaking to my soul here. Love your channel. Cant wait to see what you make for Colorado!
One of my local grocery stores finally got Savora mustard in stock...permanently. I bought a jar last week and I've used nearly half of it already!
SAVORA MUSTARD IS SO FREAKING AWESOME! If you're reading this, please embark upon a Wild Goose Chase to find some if you have to. It took me months to find it, but it was worth it!
I've also made Sonny's ranch dressing like five times already and it is AMAZEBALLS!
Hi Sonny. I've lived in Alabama almost all of my life. How about going the breakfast route? You could do a southern style breakfast. Something that is known in the southern states is homemade biscuits and chocolate gravy. So decadent and delicious.
It's relatively easy to make as I recall but you could take it to another level if so desired or you could do homemade biscuits, bacon, eggs, and three kinds of gravy: sausage gravy, red-eye gravy, and chocolate gravy. Just a thought.
Just wanted to add that chocolate gravy recipes are usually passed down through the generations. Love your content by the way!
Wow I've never heard of chocolate gravy sound very interesting.
@@annpettay2613 Hi Ann. It is AWESOME. There are videos here on RUclips on how to make it. Hot, fresh, homemade biscuits with some butter on them and the chocolate gravy ladled on top is amazing. My Mom had made it since I was a kid and my parent's parents made it for them.
Looks amazing! The only things missing are the raw onion slices and pickled green tomatoes..
For Florida I suggest doing a Cuban sandwich. Make the Cuban bread too! Yum!
This reminds me of old fishing trips, where we'd cook them on the shore. Fried pickles would have been a nice addition
From Arkansas! Yes we love us some fried catfish, cornbread and f’n beans! 😂. We also like our fresh garden veggies, a good ‘old slice of onion and tomato and don’t forget the fried tators!
I'm a child of Arkansas and Louisiana... Only thing missing is some rice to go with the beans and some hot sauce
That truly looks amazing.
I love how he's doing the southern states first, because he knows they have the best food😂😂
As a kid in the early sixties, our family would take fishing trips to Arkansas. Before the chains took over, there were a number of simple family run hole-in-the-wall restaurants providing great southern/country food not usually available to us in Chicago. Incredibly friendly too (more than once we were greeted with, "I remember you from last year.") I'm no expert, but this looks pretty close to what I remember. Good job.
Mom and Dad are Brazilian. The black beans my mom makes are insanely great. Nice culinary trip.
best series EVERRRRRRRRRRRRR!
The best cooking channel around!!!! Thanks, the corn bread hack with the pan is an absolute hit. Please check the recipe the eggs are missing for the corn bread, glad I watch the video while doing it.
I know Louisiana is famous for their boil but Floridas got some incredible boils and seafood dishes. Whatever you do PLEASE do not do a key lime pie or something cliche like conch fritters or whatever don’t just focus on the keys. Floridians eat wild boar, venison and other wild animals. Also we eat hearts of palm!
My daughter said Florida needs to be alligator!
From Alabama here! If you want suggestions for our state here's some things I grew up eating: collard greens, bbq pork, pinto beans, creamed corn, summer squash, fried okra, fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, goulash, baked Mac and cheese....
Blackberry cobbler, banana pudding, black eyed peas, butter beans, aw man I'm hungry now
OMG catfish with corn bread and bans 😋 Man I’m hungry 😋😋
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Can’t wait for you to do some fried gator tail for Florida. Louisiana may want that one, but they already have crayfish!
As someone who lived in the Mid-South for decades, I always thought of this as more of a Mississippi dish than an Arkansan dish. That said, there's a lot of overlap. Many American states are so big that regional cuisine often trumps anything state-specific.
Thanks 4 sharing, look forward to next 👍😀
Not quite a meal but both Florida and Georgia share a common snack. Fresh boiled peanuts are very popular and delicious IOM. Hope give it a go.
I love this guy
Great video as always!
That is a great looking dish !!! We like fried fish in Virginia also.
Awe man, that looks so good! If you get a chance, try cream corn in your corn bread...really good
Yup. That's what I do, 70% of the time.
Hey, thanks for the series in general - i'm enjoying it so far and I'm sure I'll continue to do so. One quick thing, you can look up the exact proportion if you want to do so, but for that amount of beans I'd add some, like couple of teaspoons or so, baking soda (and maybe a bit of salt) to the soak water. It will make for a better bean consistency, IMO
Great job sir!! Your skills are splendid!! Jolly good good Sir Dude of cooking°!!
The eggs are missing in the Cornbread recipe. 2 eggs friends.
We made it and it’s the best cornbread you’ll ever eat!!!!
❤️
The Catfish Hole. The best ever. If ya know, ya know.
I cook my beans with the lid half on , half off and the beans are pretty good 👍
Grew up in Arkansas. Fried catfish is a good choice. If you wanted to be authentic, white beans is the move.
Having catfish tonight that I caught today. I make my catfish the same but my favorite dipping sauce is creamy buttery mashed potatoes and country gray with a side of sweetcorn
Fridge Quidditch had me WHEEZING
I'm ready to cook catfish now! Awesome!
For the upcoming ALABAMA menu... fresh gulf shrimp and fried green tomatoes!
How can I say this and not sound combative?
I can’t.
SUGAR DOESN’T BELONG IN CORNBREAD!!
😂
Fellow Arkansas born and raised here. If you add sugar (or honey) 😢 you are making cake fool.
I've only had mushy catfish, this looks great. My go to fish is Cod just wins for me.
I’m from Arkansas and can say that I’m very disappointed that the fridge survived this episode unharmed
GREAT VIDEO !!!!
My vote for Florida is a Tampa style Cuban sandwich
When cooking beans, my mom never used any kind of stock. A little slab of fatback was always the best seasoning, along with pepper. Any kind of fish was soaked in buttermilk and dipped in seasoned cornmeal.
I grew up on the Georgia-Alabama border. Lots of foods you can have some fun with. For Georgia, If you want something sweet, Peach or Blackberry Cobbler, Banana Pudding, or Pecan Pie is fun. Some unique snacks could be boiled peanuts or pimento cheese. Vidalia onions will be a must for anything savory from Georgia. If you are going for something that no one has covered when cooking Georgia dishes, I'd highly recommend looking into the scrambled dog or dumpster dog as some call it. A west Georgia staple I didn't even realize was local to my area until I moved to Birmingham for college.
For Alabama, they have some of the best food on the gulf coast. Shrimp and Grits really is one of the best dishes you can find anywhere. Fried Green Tomatoes are a must for a side dish North Alabama White BBQ is always something you can go for. . Fried Okra, Sweet Tea, Collards and any other classic soul food could also apply to both states. Something super super unique to Alabama I've found is Biscuits and Chocolate gravy.
Research a dish created in Mobile, Alabama. West Indies salad. Jumbo lump crab meat, Wesson canola Erl, sweet vidiala onion, vinegar. Don’t forgot about fantastic ingredients from bama such as conecuh sausage and our access to seafood is good as anywhere in the world. I guarantee everyone gonna say to do smoked chicken with Alabama white sauce.
I like the "severe weather patterns" quip right after Little Rock got taken out by an F5
When you get to Illinois you should do the horseshoe! Illinois native dish!
Great choice for Arkansas. Have kinfolk in Enola, just north of Little Rock.
When friends and family visit us here in tornado alley (Duncan Oklahoma), and don't know, at a gathering, they sometimes say, "I hope I get to see a tornado while I'm here". Anybody within earshot just gets real quiet and looks at them. Until someone says, no, you don't.
When doing Southern states you need to do Fried Green Tomatoes. Although the history is interesting
Florida = Smoked Mullet Dip and Pickles, Georgia = Brunswick Stew
We love catfish
I'm not from there but have visited and I had some of the best catfish at Jason's buffet in Jonesboro...mmmm❤❤
We were definitely known for our severe weather yesterday. ☹️ Need to try some hot sauce on your fish. That’s another way it’s eaten. The beans need a relish of some sort. Or you can simply eat it as a side. It’s a good acid to break from all the fried foods. There’s always a mason jar of home-canned chow chow on the shelf. 😊 For me personally, I melt my butter in my iron skillet, then pour off most of it into my cornbread batter. I don’t use any oil in the batter, just the butter itself. Also, no sugar in it, please!! We also might dice up some pickled jalapeños and put them in the batter and make cornsticks instead! Fun fact: my iron skillet is the one my mother received as a wedding gift. It’s been making cornbread for 66 years! It’s well seasoned! If I fix another fried dish for a side, it’s fried okra. I think you made a great meal! Edited to add…I saw some other comments and yes, we generally fix hush puppies not cornbread. We also used to do a “fish gravy” when I was a little kid. You take your leftover breading and fry it in the oil. Scoop it out and drain it, then put on a piece of white bread. I know, I know, your cholesterol went up just reading that 🤣🤣
Duncan Oklahoma here. Hines chili sauce on the beans, and homemade chow chow on eggs for breakfast. c1960s.
Bro. I just had beans last night. Doordash Pinto and Beans from Taco Bell. OG. 🎉
I don’t know if it’s a common thing in other states but I live in Florida and love gator tail
Don’t know when you are getting to CA, but the crab season is about to close, so I’ll be making my Cioppino one last time. I roast my tomatoes, onion, garlic to build the base, make sure to add a touch of live basil at the end.
For GA: Fried Chicken, Greens, Fried Green Tomatoes and Peach Cobbler/Pecan Pie/Peanut Brittle. Good Luck 🍀🍓☺️🕊