Appalachian food

From pear salad and tomato pudding to vinegar pie and bacon crackers, we're more than ready for these old-school classics to make a comeback

You may know more Appalachian recipes than you think; Appalachian food is part of Southern food culture. But these dishes definitely have a mountain flavor.

On any given Sunday in Appalachia a pot of Chicken and Dumplings will likely be simmering on the stove after church. And without a doubt, this mountain staple will be at every church gathering, family reunion, post-funeral meal and most likely a wedding reception in the hollers and hills. Today, when the boys came in from a long day at school, they walked came home to the smell of Chicken and Dumplings on the stove. This is ultimate comfort food for my boys. And on a day when I sent a…

Appalachian soup beans, an American staple from the Eastern US mountains- made simply with beans, simple seasonings, fatback, and sometimes ham.

In the southern Appalachian Mountains, green beans were cooked at the back of the stove in a bacon-seasoned broth with new potatoes added in the final part of the long, slow process. The result is a vegetable dish so imbued with meaty flavor that it was regularly served as the main part of an otherwise meatless meal with slaw, fresh tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, raw onion and cornbread. Here the meaty flavor in this vegetarian green bean recipe is created without pork by using smoked Spanish…

"I had these at a friends party and I begged for the recipe!! Dont tell anyone but theyre better than my moms. Super easy and super delicious. I make...

Big and fluffy, these easy cathead biscuits are a favorite from the mountains of Appalachia!

Make delicious Appalachian Mountain food; recipes for fried green tomatoes, fried chicken, collard greens, moonshine pie, bread pudding, potato soup, bean soups, sausage grits, persimmon pudding/ nutmeg sauce, cornbread, cornbread salad and biscuits.

My mom loved to bake this sky-high apple stack cake. Layer the apple goodness two days before serving. Later, a dusting of confectioners' sugar is the only topping you'll need. —LeVa Clement, Jackson, Missouri

Under 10 ingredients and you’ve got yourself a versatile dish with amazing flavor. A quick culinary trip to Alabama will definitely have you hooked once...