On 12/21/2017 11:01 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Dec 2017 08:34:58 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/20/2017 4:56 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:47:24 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 12/20/2017 4:33 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>>>> On 20-Dec-2017, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Alleged Low Country fa
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://s13.postimg.org/vpjn6fhgn/lowcountry_menu.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>> Wonder what makes Cajun Shrimp and Grits with Tasso Gravy turn
>>>>> into low-country Beaufort Shrimp and Grits with Tasso Gravy?
>>>>>
>>>> Shrimp & grits, sure. Tasso? Nope.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder why they think macaroni & cheese is a "low country" thing.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> scroll down to foods that are traditional
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowcountry_cuisine
>>>
>> Thanks! I guess my mom didn't know she was making a low country dish
>> when she baked mac & cheese for us in New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia,
>> California...
>>
>> Jill
>
> I was curious because mac and cheese is offered as a vegetable choice
> in some areas of the South. I don't know if being considered a
> vegetable side choice is a result of the 'low-country' thing or not.
> Uses of mac & cheese puzzle me. To me, mac & cheese is the main
> course. To others it is another side dish in an expansive holiday
> meal. Still others consider it a 'vegetable' side dish.
> I don't get it. To me it is a rather humble way of putting a meal
> together.
> Janet US
>
I completely understand what you're saying, Janet! I was always puzzled
when mac & cheese was listed as a vegetable side choice on menus in
Memphis. I always thought "Really? Since when is mac and cheese a
vegetable?" LOL

I never did figure it out. To me, baked macaroni & cheese is a main
dish. Not from anywhere in particular. Just nice comfort food.

Jill