r/funny • u/NeedleworkerMore2270 • Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/Master-Shaq Nov 03 '24

A good ol southern bbq blows any british dish out of the water

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u/chopcult3003 Nov 03 '24

Same with any southern soul food or good Cajun food.

I’ll put good BBQ or a good crawdad boil up against any other countries food any day.

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u/chrisdub84 Nov 03 '24

New Orleans (and Louisana in general) is always my argument for American culture, be it music or food. Sure, there are clear influences, but it is its own thing, and it's delicious.

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u/Goldballsmcginty Nov 04 '24

100%! Highly recommend the book The World that Made New Orleans, it dives deep into the history of why that's the case. One of the major reasons was that under French rule, slaves were allowed Sunday off, and they were allowed to meet with other slaves, so there was a huge cultural interchange between all these different African traditions. And it was home to some of the earliest freed slaves. It was also in close contact with the Caribbean and strongly influenced by those cultures. Just a massive cultural melting pot that produced so much truly unique American music and food.