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Free southern cooking recipes

Famous Flavors of South Carolina 

South Carolina's famous shrimp and gritsDon’t be fooled by cheap imitations. This is Southern cooking! These are the authentic South Carolina specialties that made it into the history books — foods brought to the New World from Africa in the 17th and 18th century and exquisite Carolina culinary treasures. Each Famous Flavor features the legend or history behind the dish and a tried-and-true recipe; it's all you'll need to prepare shrimp and grits or she-crab soup or become a Palmetto State culinary whiz.

Free Southern Cooking Recipes

Select a Famous Flavor and get ready to entertain your guests with delicious southern cooking and intriguing stories of South Carolina traditional fare.

She-crab Soup Okra
Frogmore Stew Oyster Roast
Benne Wafers Grits
Hoppin' John Boiled Peanuts
Barbeque (BBQ) Collard Greens
Chicken Bog Chitlins / Chitterlings
Sweet Tea Sweet Potato Pie
Biscuits  - SC New Year’s Day Traditions

 

 

Southern Living's choce for best peaches in South Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

This summer, make a sweet stop for the best farm-fresh peaches in South Carolina.

 

An old-fashioned red barn provides an ideal setting for the Cooleys' roadside market.