Southern Oklahoma Food Essay

Southern Oklahoma Food
I was raised by my grandparents and it is amazing how much is passed down from generation to generation. Most of our meals were prepared by my Grandmothers loving hands. We lived off the land that was provided for us, which means we eat our own beef, pork, chicken, and wild game. We grew our own vegetables in our own garden. Some common vegetables would be okra, squash, black-eyed peas, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, turnips, greens, and watermelons. We would also eat poke salad, blackberries, plums that grew wild on our land. We always gathered our own fresh eggs for breakfast. I will give an example of our meal from last night; it consisted of calf fries, catfish, beans, hushpuppies, hominy casserole, fried mushrooms , upside down pineapple cake and sweet tea to drink. We rarely ate out at restaurants and if we did it was a treat to do so. We are know for our “ famous hostility “, which means we offer food to anyone who walks through the door and if we have any …show more content…
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