Differences and Similiarities between Southern and Midwestern Food?

Years ago, in my late teens I moved to Texas from Illinois. There were foods I never even realized existed ! Like okra, greens, hominy & black eyed peas. In Texas when they would say peas, they meant black eyed peas. In the midwest peas meant green. In Texas, if they were meaning green, they would say "English " peas. They used a lot more pepper in Texas too. Also white or cream gravy, where in Illinois I never saw white gravy. Chicken Fried steak was another new food to me. In the midwest we used a lot more Ketchup and in Texas more mustard. In the midwest we always called soft drinks "pop". In the south they call everything coke, whether it is Dr. Pepper, sprite etc... In the south much more food is fried. Also they use quite a bit more sugar in their baked goods. Veggies were often cooked with bacon or ham in the south, never had that growing up in the midwest. I grew to love the southern food, after a time of getting used to it. Good luck with your class :)

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Well I live in a midwestern state and we always put pasta in our chili (macaroni or spaghetti) here. I understand most other states don't do that. Hope that helps! (the state I live in is Indiana)

I am from Pittsburgh and when you order a steak salad you automatically have french fries added on the top..I hear thats weird..but I am so used to it that when I order one and it doesnt come with fries on top I get weirded out.

sweet tea - grits -alligator - collard greens - lights -pigs feet - fat back -chitterlings -hog head stew - hog head cheese - racoon - possom - chicken livers fried - boiled peanuts - okra + the list goes on , these are not TYPICALLY served in a home in the mid-west .corn bread - ribs - chili - chicken - pork + beans - corn - beer - deer - spaghetti etc , these are things similar to both

not sure where you are in midwest but I know in Iowa we don't eat grits ...which is really sad since we grow corn...