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What a masterpiece! (Reply to this comment)
by smiles33
What can I say? This is more than just a glowing tribute with mouthwatering references to Southern food as well as a compelling history lesson! One of the best epinions I've ever read, Mr. Pyle!
Sincerely,
Anna
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Mar 06 '01
1:31 pm PST
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I dig the pig. (Reply to this comment)
by zzJulia
But then, I'm Chinese and we'll eat just about anything that ever roamed the land or sea. Must share that I ate grits (was in New Orleans for Mardi Gras) for the first last week and fell in love with Southern comfort food.
-Juls
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Mar 03 '01
11:31 pm PST
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So is California part of "whitebread America?" (Reply to this comment)
by Urbanist
In fact, I'm not sure where to go to find your paper tiger. The North, sorry to report, has evolved too. Still, having been condemned to sojourn in San Antonio for parts of the next year, I appreciate this generous explanation of why I can never find a decent salad ...
Speaking of which, are you among those Southerners who believes in a firm cultural boundary, a New Alamo-esque line in the sand, separating your "ethnicity" from that of Mexico? (Curious semi- related fact: the only Texas counties where Gore beat Bush were the ones along the Rio Grande .. in fact, Gore won almost all of them, from El Paso to Browsville).
Your displaced, postantebellum, non-mammal-eating admirer
Urb
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Mar 03 '01
12:23 pm PST
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Delightful Article (Reply to this comment)
by rosemeadow
Your article was very reminiscent of a Southern Culture class I had in college. Kudos to you and your well-written article.
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Mar 02 '01
8:30 pm PST
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THANKS! (Reply to this comment)
by ComicBooker
Excellent article! It's even better because it insipired NFP's funny comment!
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Mar 02 '01
9:06 am PST
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In reading your broad paen .... (Reply to this comment)
by NFP
...I was reminded of how the vast array of Southern Cuisine has done American culture such a favor by providing some of our most colorful vocabulary:
Racial "hominy." Putting "greens." The syndicated TV talk show "Okra." "Mesquite" netting. True "grits." The First and Second battles of "Molasses." The "red-eye" from LAX to JFK.
etc.
It's enough to make you wonder who really won the war.
cheers,
nick
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Mar 01 '01
10:23 am PST
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Wow (Reply to this comment)
by bwyckoff1
Of course , as usual, you have mastered the art of language in this article. If I understand you right, you are claiming the south has a more diverse cuisine. I do not see the influences you do in all areas, I personally think the South has a very unique cuisine. You claim there is Jewish assimilation in the South? I do not see Jewish cooking influences in this geograhical area.
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Feb 25 '01
9:21 am PST
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Brett! (Re: PYLE!) (Reply to this comment)
by mshawpyle
I stay for the company. You guys are fun.
Thanks for the woefully undeserved kudos.
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Feb 24 '01
8:54 pm PST
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Re: Judah P. Benjamin (Reply to this comment)
by mshawpyle
Went to London after the War Between the States, became the highest-ranking barrister in England (in those days there was a step above 'QC' called 'Serjeant at Law'), and wrote the basis for today's Uniform Commercial Code, Benjamin on Sales.
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Feb 24 '01
8:52 pm PST
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Judah P. Benjamin (Reply to this comment)
by erik_kosberg
Didn’t he emigrate to England after the Civil War and become a judge?
What the heck is chess pie?
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Feb 24 '01
8:30 pm PST
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PYLE! (Reply to this comment)
by AggieBrett
Absolutely beautiful piece, but again I am forced to wonder why you continue to slum about in this Epinions swamp.
Every damned one of your posts makes me feel as if I owe an apology to the entire Epinions readership, since my own bumblings and stumblings feel so hopelessly small by comparison. Most folks hereabouts (present company very much included) are doing good just to get our verbal coaster bikes up on two wheels for long enough to slap together a creaky "gosh, I shore do like this book!" sort of opinion, and then, just as we feel the rush of excitement for one of our tiny accomplishments, we look up and see you soaring above us, contrails gleaming horizon to horizon.
Leave this place. Epinions neither deserves nor appreciates your gifts, and those that might will never stoop to surfing such a sad and silly site.
B (reminded again of how humility feels)
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Feb 24 '01
8:19 pm PST
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Now I'm all hungry. (Reply to this comment)
by CurtisEdmonds
And all I have in the house is a humble repast of soy burgers on whole wheat toast. Damn this cuisine, anyway; eat enough of it (with barbecue and Tex-Mex to boot) and you can't get out of your chair...
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Feb 24 '01
6:58 pm PST
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Wow (Reply to this comment)
by pageclot
I'm going to bookmark this opinion, so I can come back and gaze on it from time to time. When I've read a really bad opinion, or am in need of recharging, I'll just click on a link, and be transported. For some reason, I'm hungry. Thanks for a great read, and an interesting historical synopsis.
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Feb 24 '01
6:28 pm PST
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