Timeless July-September 2022 | Page 42

FOOD
Photos by Barry Karrh

Bring us together

By Barry Karrh Guest Columnist
Although The United States encompasses fifty unique states , their sovereignty depends on their allegiance to a union of ideals , what many have called the American Dream . But because of unresolved differences resulting from many years of separation ,
“ Southern food [ is ] not synonymous with American food … [ but a ] preservation of regional traditions essential to the survival of an authentic southern culinary identity and … an independent of American cuisine .”
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