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Have you noticed it? Pimento cheese popping up on everything from Ritz crackers to burgers. Fried green tomatoes sneaking into your BLT. A sudden craving for cheese grits. As undeniable as the rising temperatures, the cooks of America are going crazy for the South lately.
The cuisine of the American South lends itself perfectly to summer cooking. Nearly every recipe in this collection tastes better in the sunshine, with good friends, an icy beverage and preferably lawn games.
Now, please don't throw stuff at us! There is no way to comprehensively say that these are the best recipes of Southern cuisine. To choose definitive favorites would be almost impossible. And we know that some of these suggestions are not totally traditional or authentic. But that is what we really love about Southern cooking: because it is a uniquely American style that is still evolving, we get to constantly try modern tweaks on classic favorites.
So, again, Southerners, ex-pats and and other warriors of culinary authenticity -- please put the rotten tomatoes down. We would be crazy to say that we know best, but here are a few of the things we can't stop eating and drinking thanks to the South.
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Sweet Tea
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Cast Iron Skillet Biscuits
Becca Bakes
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Bacon And Tomato Pimento Cheese
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Goat Cheese Grits With Red Eye Gravy, Country Ham And A Fried Egg
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Oyster Po'Boy
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Boiled Peanuts
She Wears Many Hats
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Banana Cream Pie
A Spicy Perspective
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Smoky Shrimp And Grits
Quentin Bacon
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Nashville Hot Chicken
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Classic Pimento Cheese
Kelsey Cronkhite
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Buttermilk Cornbread
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Fried Green Tomato Benedict With Smithfield Ham & Pimiento Cheese Hollandaise
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Key Lime Pie
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Fried Green Tomato BLTs
Quentin Bacon
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Bourbon Praline Pecans
Andrea Meyes
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Cherry Mountain Pie
Biscuits & Such
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Cheese Grits Nuggets
Hirsheimer & Hamilton
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Before You Go
Biscuit Recipes
Caramelized Leek, Basil, & Black Pepper Biscuits(01 of12)
Get the Caramelized Leek, Basil, & Black Pepper Biscuits recipe by Pastry Affair (credit:Pastry Affair)
Cheese Biscuits(02 of12)
Get the Cheese Biscuits recipe by Simply Recipes (credit:Simply Recipes)
Sweet Potato Biscuits(03 of12)
Get the Sweet Potato Biscuits recipe by The Kitchen Prep (credit:The Kitchen Prep)
Pink And Green Peppercorn Biscuits(04 of12)
Get the Pink and Green Peppercorn Biscuits recipe by Gastronomer's Guide (credit:Gastronomer's Guide)
Cheese And Herb Biscuits(05 of12)
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Sriracha-Cheddar Biscuits(06 of12)
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Cheddar And Jalapeño Biscuits(07 of12)
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Southern Flakey Buttermilk Biscuit(08 of12)
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Blue Cheese & Scallion Drop Biscuits(09 of12)
Get the Blue Cheese & Scallion Drop Biscuits recipe by At The Red Table (credit:At The Red Table)
Bacon Cheddar Biscuits(10 of12)
Get the Bacon Cheddar Biscuits recipe by Catch My Party (credit:Catch My Party)
7-Up Biscuits(11 of12)
Get the 7-Up Biscuits recipe Sprinkled With Flour (credit:Sprinkled With Flour)
Roasted Garlic Flaky Biscuits(12 of12)
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