Many in the African-American community believe that soul food comes
from southern cooking. Slaves were given the scraps of which they
created what is known today as soul food. Some of the most popular
soul food dishes include: greens (mustard, collard, Chinese), red
beans and rice, fried chicken, fried red snapper, fried catfish,
potato salad, etc.
Deserts include: sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, etc.