– Cook Ash!
– (PvF) Are you individuals thrilled to attempt some
delicious food today? – Yes, without repercussions!
– (Jayse) (whispers) So delighted. – (PvF) Yeah!
– I enjoy trying delicious food. – Behave, be nice, be good.
– Don'' t
lie!-( PvF') I ' m not existing!- Okay, you ' re not !?- What ' s the catch?
– Ooh! – Southern soul food?- Yes!- I ' m so excited!
– What !?- Yes! – Do you know where the south is?- You bitch!( both laugh)- There

' s a great deal of culture and family members behind spirit food.I assume
that ' s why They call it heart food?- What ' s spirit food?- Like southern food, like okra? -Grits.- Like chitlins.- Oh, cornbread, mmm!- Cornbread, yeah.
– There ' s like huge arguments, like you do not place sugar in your grits, yes, you put sugar in your grits. – And we ' re not being penalized?
We simply reach try'things? – (PvF') You simply get to attempt things.- Woo!- What!?
You ' re being significant !?-( PvF )Yes, I ' m being major!- I can ' t still inform! -( storyteller) Background of southern-style environment-friendlies in America began during slavery.They were typically provided leftover food from the primary
house to endure. – Mmm. -See, like I love it because …
– Is this chitlins? – There'' s a lot …-( Jayse )No.
– Ham hocks? – Oof, oh, see?
– Those appearance great! – Collard eco-friendlies.
with ham. – (storyteller) It'' s enslaved people ' s. creativity and ingenuity that inevitably result in the well-known.
dish we understand and enjoy today. – Woo!
– Okay, alright. – ♪ Oh, collard environment-friendlies ♪ ♪ Three levels low ♪.
♪ Make it warm for me ♪ ♪ Decline that oh ♪ – (PvF) A staple of southerly.
U.S.Cuisine, collard

eco-friendlies are usually cooked. with various other green leafy veggies, and typically consumed. on New Year'' s Day to guarantee wealth.
– Oh, I didn'' t understand that.-( PvF) They are likewise frequently.
some pork hocks for you to try. – Yummy!
– Yum! – Alright, alright.
– (laughs) I feel healthy currently. – Mmm!
– Oh, that'' s actually good. -I don ' t really feel like you can.
ever before go incorrect with pork hocks. – Exactly what is a pork hock? – (PvF) It'' s called pork knuckle,.
and it'' s the joint that connects a pig'' s. foot to its leg. – Oh!
– Wow! Well, it'' s scrumptious, thanks.- Yeah, it ' s actually good!
– It ' s like a salad stew. – Oh'my God, it'' s so good.
are truly helpful for you.- For me it ' s like in between.
kale and spinach, I really feel like kinda, the texture,.
simply wise, ' reason it ' s a little stronger. than spinach, but not quite as tough. as kale.
– Yep!- (PvF) Collard greens are really.
residential or commercial properties. – Ooh.
– Truly? – So they are really, really.
excellent for you. – I will certainly be taking these home. – Ham hocks (laughs).
have been understood to create high blood pressure.
( both laugh) – Yeah, I suggest, this is a vegetable.
that I might absolutely come down on. – (laughs) I was just gon na say,.
I imply, I do love vegetables, but such as this takes it.
to an entire nother degree.

– Making consuming your vegetables …
– Great. – Enjoyable, great. – This is scrumptious. Definitely delicious. – This is fire.
– Delectable, delicious. – I'' m delighted.
– So great. – We'' re already beginning.
off so solid. – Yeah. – (narrator) Today, I'' m production. some fried catfish. -'Oh, deep-fried catfish!
I ' ve never ever attempted this!- I ' ve never had catfish.- I ' ve had catfish as soon as.
– Matured with fish.- That looks delicious
.-( storyteller) Okra is an additional. ancient superfood that can be found in. numerous southern meals.- And okra, yes! – Both of these?- I have actually never ever had okra either.

– No?- No!( laughs)- Oh, Okra. – Okra! – I think it
' s so good.-( gasps) Ooh.
– Woo hoo!( Nick giggles)- Little crunchy okra attacks,.
-( Jayka) Oh my God! -( PvF )Skilled and fried. ' til golden brownish and tasty,
fried deep-fried is integral essential.
Fried catfish can be offered. with almost anything, so here ' s another staple. of'spirit food, fried okra. – What it is, tar tar? -Tar tar?( both laugh )- I put on ' t like claiming tartar! – Choose that up, oh, consider'how. fascinating and crunchy that'is.- Mmm!- Attempt a few of that tartar'sauce. that ' s not aioli and … – Okay, that ' s probably smarter. Oh, it ' s like essentially a fish. – A little tartar.
– This is so excellent. I enjoy all fish.- That ' s excellent,'huh?- It ' s truly good.- Mm-hmm! – This is my very first time. having catfish.
– It kinda smells even more like poultry. than fish.
– I '

m not gon na stop consuming. this fish ' til they take it away.- I like it!
– It'doesn ' t'actually have. a questionable preference. I ' ve never really had catfish,. I'think. -It ' s like tender on the within. -The okras are actually'excellent! – It ' s incredibly excellent
, huh?- It ' s thus half-cracked.- They ' re crunchy and so light.
and airy.- I ' m really tinkering. the okra, bro.
( laughs) That ' s great!- (PvF
) So catfish ended up being. the preference among enslaved people, since it was easily found. in southern lakes and rivers, and it was very simple. to prepare. In the 1960s, when the. cotton farming sector broke down, several cotton farmers in the south. chose to flood their fields in order to grow catfish.
– Wow. -Truly? They would just
floodFlooding their areas to obtain these

? – (PvF )Mm-hmm.
– 'That ' s wild. – ' Cause it looks like a pet cat.
– You ever been hurt. by a catfish?'- But is that like,.
their like … -Yeah, their little hairs.
They ' ve got little guidelines. – Oh.-'Yeah, the okra ' s where. it ' s at for you, huh?- That ' s really it.
It ' s truly it, dude! – I such as the fish, to be straightforward.- Yeah.
– Yeah, so far.- I simply believe that anything fried.- I ' m currently, I imply,.
We ' re 2 for 2 … -.- Regarding I ' m worried, like, everything is just …( whistles) – (storyteller) In America, grits are. essentially associated with the south.- I love grits!- Yum! – Oh, you were 'just. discussing it! – Cajun shrimp and grits! – Mm-hmm!- Do you like wonderful or mouthwatering?- Savory.
– Savory, alright, you like ' em.- I like grits.
– Wow. – (storyteller) Commonly combined their grits. with shrimp caught from the creek.- Yummy!- When I inform you shrimp and
grits. are just the it.- I like shrimp! – (murmurs) Oh my God. -I ' m a massive shrimp girl.
– Yes, shrimp and grits. is so excellent, too. -So'great!
– Ooh, this is attractive! – Oh, wow!- They layered every little thing so great.
for us today!-( Sharon) Thank you.- ♪ Yes ♪- You ' re lying!
– Woo, take a look at that!-( PvF) Grits is a type. of thick and velvety gruel made from ground,. dried corn.Though typically consumed. for breakfast, this meal, called shrimp and grits,. is typically taken pleasure in during supper, and includes seared shrimp,. bacon, and naturally, grits.
(Dani claps )- Sorry, I love'shrimp.
(laughs)- Going in. – Yeah, there ' s no hesitation. – It ' s like, let ' s get in there!
– I ' m not certain if I was. – Is it, ' reason you,.- I was simply kind of like …( laughs) – Good!
– No, I love shrimp!- She was like if there ' s. really shrimp, I may weep.( laughs)- 10 out of 10.
– Yeah, you ' re gon na like that. And I love the om!- Mmm!
♪ (strained songs) ♪ It ' s so excellent.( Sharon laughs)- It ' d be difficult to consume this. for morning meal though, I feel like you ' d be so complete.- Oh yep. -( PvF )That ' s why it ' s shifted.
to even more of a later on in the day, sort of supper meal. – Yeah
! – The texture of the grits. is so perfect'also. -Mmm. – Oh my God.- It'' s so good, oh my
God! – It ' s actually

excellent, huh?- (PvF )Jayka ' s having a moment.( both laugh) -I love shrimp. – (PvF) Oh my God,.
– Yeah, this is like truly
goodExcellent- (PvF) There are rips.- I obtained the soft structure.
It ' s working.- (PvF) You feel it in your soul? -( PvF) Do you people understand around.
the sweet vs. mouthwatering grits dispute?- Mm-mm.
– Uh-uh. -( PvF) So the typical means.
of preparing grits errs on the full-flavored side,. even usually including cheese.
– Mm-hmm. -( PvF )Yet recently,. a growing number of individuals have actually been including sugar
. to their grits for a sweeter taste. – Hmm. – (PvF) It is a fiercely debated subject.
amongst southerners. – It'' s like oat meal, do you put. like brown sugar on your oatmeal? – (PvF) Yeah.
– Yeah. – You understand what I mean? I wear'' t, personally.

– Yeah, I wear'' t wan na obtain. in the middle of that dispute. I'' d instead just consume both.
– Mm-hmm. – I bear in mind when you and I.
went to that soul food area, and there resembled, someone informed us.
to place sugar in our grits. – (PvF) Mm-hmm. – And after that a few other.
person resembled no, you do not in fact.
put sugar in your … – (PvF) Placed cheese in them.
– And we'' re like I put on ' t understand
. – (PvF )'Yeah.
( Sharon chuckles)- Mmm, I ' m gon na.
maintain eating this, sorry people.- It ' s so good. – 10 out of 10.- It ' s scrumptious, 10 out of 10.- This is my favored thing I ' ve eaten. on the channel so much. – Mm-hmm!- This is my favorite
one. Much.-('laughs )She simply keeps … – (PvF) Didn ' t you state that last time?- Yeah, I did, all right?-( narrator )Chitterlings, widely understood. by the shortened term chitlins.- Chitlins!-( storyteller) Are boiled.
pork intestinal tracts. – Oh no!
– Oh. – What!? (laughs).
– Shit-lins? – Okay, yes, yeah, I'' m below for it.

Allow ' s try it.
-'I wear ' t like intestines, depend on me,. I ' ve tried whenever!- Yeah, I ' ve had chitlins. -( storyteller) They would provide.
– Mm-hmm.- Of offal!- Offal, or offal, yeah.
-( narrator) West African servants,. Typically utilized every part of the animal.
– Oh my God! (Nick chuckles).
Oh my God! Why !? – Is this it? – Oh my God.
– Mmm. – (PvF) Chitterlings, or even more commonly.
described as chitlins, are a meal made with.
little intestinal tracts of pigs, and commonly cooked with onions,.
peppers, and potatoes, to provide more taste. – Okay, allow'' s act, Izzy. – I seem like I may like this,. I wear ' t understand. -'I assume you will. I assume, I ' m positive.
– Oh wait, it smells. a little bit strange. -Ooh. – I put on ' t understand
. Simply a little. – It does have a particular. scent to it, doesn ' t it?- I ' m telling you, my mom. always makes, like recipes with intestinal tracts. I reject to eat '' em.- It ' s pungent, I think is words. – It ' s like sour!- Yeah!-( PvF
) Does it taste much better. than it scents?- Without a doubt.
– Brother, that
' s not my fave.
( Izzy giggles )- Mm, okay.- Let ' s attempt. – Well, allow ' s go. -One, two … 'Oh, you ' re getting a large bite.- You recognize what it is? I believe

' reason intestinal tracts is extra.
of like, it ' s a structure point for me. -Mmm. It tastes better. than it scents, mm-hmm. -'Definitely.-( Jayse) Yeah. – (PvF )Yeah?- It ' s okay. – I literally really feel like I ' m consuming. inside the pig, bro.- Mm, no, I put on ' t like that.
( laughs )- It tastes stale, to me. -( PvF )So chitlins come from.
an universal idea of waste not, desire not. Several societies around the globe. have adopted this idea and produced numerous recipes utilizing every.
piece of a pet they can take care of. For instance, haggis in Scotland,.
and isaw in the Philippines. – Yeah, haggis.
– Philippines! – What'' s isaw?
– Hen intestine? – (PvF) Mm-hmm.
– Yeah.

– Nah, it'' s like beer.
The'first time you have a beer,. you ' re like ugh, this is gross.
However the 2nd time you'' re like. hi there, this isn ' t so bad. You know what I mean? Often you simply got ta have,. get a taste for something. – Mm-hmm.-( PvF) Yeah.
-( storyteller )Black eyed peas. stemmed in West Africa, and were brought right here.
to the United States by the Mid-Atlantic.
slave profession. – Black eyed peas.
– Okay. – Oh!
– I enjoy that band. (laughs) – Black eyed peas.
There'' s an additional.-( narrator )Enslaved Africans.
would certainly cook down black eyed peas. – Oh. – (narrator) And add pet components.
like pork hock. – More pork, yes!
– Mmm! – It'' s a stew? (Dani claps) – Oh my God!
– Yes!( Nick giggles) -( PvF) Similar to collard eco-friendlies,.
this meal, Hoppin' ' John, is commonly eaten on New Year'' s
Day. to bring a thriving year.Hoppin '

John is a passionate dish.
coming from South Carolina, containing black eyed peas,.
rice, onion, and thick-cut bacon. – Yeah, let''
s go. – Ash', this is so great.( laughs) – You ' re welcome! – Ah!- These are peas? -( PvF )Yeah.
– They look like beans, yeah. – Don ' t they look
like beans? -I'love the band. Black Eyed Peas. (laughs )But'I '
ve never ever, like, I didn ' t recognize.
it was an actual food. – Wow, they ' re completely plating us. like'complete meals.
( laughs )-( Sharon) Mm-hmm.- I didn ' t understand this had. like'a name to it.
My granny used to make this.
regularly.
– It '
s excellent, I like it.
– Mmm. Simply got that thick.
(PvF laughs ).-'So good. 10 out of 10.
of these beans. They ' re really like. crush in your mouth.( laughs)- They ' re great, huh?- Mm-hmm!- And after that that cornbread.-'Brother, I enjoy cornbread.
– Oh man,'cornbread '
s so good. – Kornbread “The Snack” Jete! She ' s my favored drag queen.
( laughs )- You ' re such a dork.( both laugh)' -Thank you,
I would leap at.

one more chance to have some Hoppin ' John
. (PvF laughs )That was for Chris.- ♪ Got ta obtain that ♪.- Okay.'( laughs )- You ' re supposed to sing along! – I ' m attempting to bear in mind words! – ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪.( both laugh)- It ' s like not overbearing, like,. or subduing in any way. I feel like it'' s in fact. actually light.
– You ' re right. -( PvF) So enjoyable fact. Surplus Hoppin ' John is in some cases.
– Skippin ' Jenny? -Skippin ' Jenny? – Hoppin' ' John is in fact,.
Skippin' ' Jenny? – (PvF) Mm-hmm.
– That'' s incredibly adorable.
– This is my favorite. Far, in fact. – (PvF) Mmm!- It just advises me of what,.
yeah, like Sunday supper. – It'' s excellent, yeah.- I like it, but my shrimp and grits. are still holding.- Yeah, the shrimp and grits. I actually like the thick-cut.
Bacon in it. – Oh yep, this is.
hardcore SharWare. – SharWare moment! (both resembling air horns) – So dumb.
( both laugh) – (narrator) Did you understand.
that hush young puppies have a distinct connection.
to enslavement? – Hush puppies.
( Izzy gasps) – I enjoy hush pups! – Hush young puppies are so good!
– Hush pups! – (narrator) Made use of hush young puppies.
on the path, as they were running away.

– Wow.
– Oh wow. – (storyteller) It was a disturbance.
for the bloodhounds. – Oh, wow! – (narrator) It would certainly be to.
hush the pups. – The pups, oh my God.
– Guy, that'' s wild!- That is incredibly dark.
– But I assume that'' s why.- What'' s the …- What ' s in it? -Yeah, what ' s.
if you offer me a minute.

– (laughs) Ash,.
we desire answers! – (PvF) Usually offered.
on the side of seafood or barbecue, hush young puppies are tiny round spheres.
made from corn meal batter. They are then fried.
until crunchy outside, and tender on the within. – I constantly believed hush puppies.
was like cornbread, like corn between. (hush puppy grinds) – I don'' t know, they such as the.
chicken nugget points that I remember from obtaining.
when I was a child. Instead of hen nuggets,.
we resembled oh amazing, this resembles a bread.
hen nugget. – They type of appear like.
dango rounds to me. – Oh my God, throughout like,.
– It'' s depressing that we ' re so.
Bubba Gump'' s or wherever, and order hush young puppies without recognizing that this.
is where it came from. – This also appears like a fun.
little treat. – Absolutely.
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. – This is a game day.
treat without a doubt. – Mm-hmm! – I frickin' ' enjoy it'. – Yeah see, it ' s not so bad.
– I would not turn these away ever. – Ooh, perhaps with cattle ranch.
– Oh, yeah, some ranch.

– Low trick, I enjoy cattle ranch.
– Maybe like some. honey mustard.- Did you individuals make these?
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. – Mmm, really great job.
– (PvF) Yeah. – 10 out of 10, brother.
– Shocker. – It'' s just the intestines. -( storyteller) This staple in.
the black community has a very deep past,.
and it'' s time to speak about it. – Ah.
( Dani claps) Wonderful potato pie!
– Sweet potato pie! – Mmm! – Ooh, pleasant potato pie!
– Sweet potato pie! – I'' ve never had wonderful. potato pie either! – Aw! – I love pie, I enjoy pumpkin pie. I'' ve never ever had wonderful potato pie. -You are in for a reward. Do you like pumpkin pie? – Yeah. – It'' s like also much better. It'' s so excellent. – Is it sweeter? -Pie crust just made from square one,.
– I'' ve never ever had it!- No,'I ' ve never ever had it either.- It looks really great.
– It looks so excellent. – Oh, this is gon na be.
so good. – ♪ Yes ♪ – (PvF) To cover things off.
with a dessert, we'' ve obtained a beautiful piece.
of sweet potato pie, a standard dessert.
coming from the south, and typically enjoyed around.
the vacations in area of pumpkin pie. – I such as sweet potato french fries. Did you just eat that.
like a pizza? – Yeah.
– (PvF) Oh. (Jayka chuckles) – That'' s sweet potato pie?
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. That'' s so great.
than pumpkin. – That tastes like pumpkin pie.
( laughs) – No, but it'' s a little.
Various texture than a typical pumpkin pie. – Oh my God.

– Okay, you ' re not !?- What ' s the catch?- What!?
You ' re being serious Significant-( PvF )Yes, I ' m being seriousMajor (laughs )But'I '
ve neverNever ever like, I didn ' t knowUnderstand
– What'' s the …- What ' s in it?- It'' s unfortunate that we ' re so.I'' m simply going right back in.-'It ' s airy and nice. – It ' s really, actually great.
– I put on ' t understand, I believe I like this better.
Even more than pumpkin pie. – It ' s so good? – And pleasant potato pie?
– No! – (PvF) Which is due to regional distinctions. – Come on, again! – See, once again, it'' s not … – Let ' s consume all the pie!- It ' s nothing, like, I imply, it ' s not a competition! – No, just eat all the pie!- It ' s simply …( laughs )-( PvF )Pumpkin pie came to be popular among northern states because of its lucrative return during fall, while wonderful potato pie grew in appeal with the southern states.This is because the sweet potatoes grown in the south, because of the vegetables ' tendency for growing in warmer
climates.- Yeah, yeah, so it was just entirely regarding the environment of like, what expands better?-( PvF) Mm-hmm.- I think that ' s so interesting of like exactly how the environment can totally transform what you can and can ' t expand.- They ' re both great.
– But why'does there have'to be a battle? – Right?- I assume it ' s just to sell even more pie. (Jayka
chuckles). You know what I suggest?- This was a win!- This was an overall win. High five. – No, I learned a lot! – Truthfully, I had a great deal of. this episode, of attempting new stuff.- Mm-hmm.- Guy, it was all delicious. Dude, the catfish.I ' d have the catfish.

with the collard eco-friendlies.- There ' s a lot history. behind these fantastic
foods, and it ' s vital.

to acknowledge that, however the shrimp and grits, male. I'' m gon na be dreaming regarding those.
( both laugh) – We already recognize.
what your favorite was. – (laughs) I liked the Cajun.
shrimp and grits! – I assume the rice and black eyed peas.
I assume is possibly my favorite. – Honestly, I believe it was.
the collard environment-friendlies. – Oh wow! – I assume it was the collard greens. – Collard environment-friendlies for him.
– Yeah! – The cornbread and hush puppies.
resemble, otherwise the exact same. – (PvF) Alright! – I'' ll have Skippin ' Jenny.
for lunch tomorrow. (laughs) – (PvF) Nicole, do you like pumpkin.
pie or sweet potato pie far better? – Pleasant potato,.
it'' s got ta be sweet.I love pumpkin, however like, there'' s just something about.
pleasant potato that'' s so good. Thanks!
– (PvF) Mmm. Thanks men so a lot for watching.
this spirit food episode. What various other foods do you wan na.
see us try? Let us know in the remarks.
down below. – Bye!
– (PvF) Mmm, bye! Mmm, I feel it in my soul.

– It ' s truly, actually great.
– It ' s so good? – See, once again, it'' s not … – Let ' s eat all the pie!- I assume it ' s simply to sell even more pie. – I'' ll have Skippin ' Jenny.

Lillie’s Kitchen

Lillie’s Kitchen

– Cook Ash!
– (PvF) Are you individuals delighted to try some
yummy food today? – Yes, with no effects!
– (Jayse) (whispers) So excited. – (PvF) Yeah!
– I love attempting delicious food. – Behave, behave, be nice.
– Don'' t
lie!-( PvF') I ' m not lying!- Okay, you ' re not !?- What ' s the catch?
– Ooh! – Southern spirit food?- Yes!- I ' m so fired up!
– What !?- Yes! – Do you know where the south is?
-Grits.- Oh, cornbread, mmm!- Cornbread, yeah.
– And we ' re not being penalized?
– What!?
You ' re being serious !?-( PvF )Yes, I ' m being seriousSevere- I can ' t still inform!- There ' s so a lot … – (Jayse) No.
– Pork hocks?
– Ooh, fine, those are collard environment-friendlies – Oof, oh, see?- Those appearance'great!- Collard greens.
with ham.-( narrator) It ' s oppressed individuals ' s. imagination and ingenuity that eventually result in the popular.
recipe we enjoy and recognize today. – Woo!
– Okay, alright. – ♪ Oh, collard eco-friendlies ♪ ♪ 3 levels reduced ♪.
♪ Make it warm for me ♪ ♪ Decline that oh ♪ – (PvF) A staple of southern.
U.S. cuisine, collard environment-friendlies are frequently cooked.
with other environment-friendly leafy vegetables, and commonly consumed.
on New Year'' s Day to ensure riches.
within the coming year. – Oh, I didn'' t recognize that.-( PvF) They are likewise often. consumed with salted meats, and today we have.
some ham hocks for you to attempt. – Yummy!
– Yum! – Alright, alright.
– I really feel healthy and balanced already. – (laughs) I feel healthy and balanced already. – Mmm! – Ooh scents great!
– Oh, that'' s actually good. -I put on ' t really feel like you can.
ever fail with ham hocks. – Just what is a pork hock? – (PvF) It'' s called pork knuckle,.
and it'' s the joint that connects a pig'' s. foot to its leg.

– Oh!
– Wow! Well, it'' s tasty, thank you.- Yeah, it ' s really excellent!
– It ' s like a salad stew. -Mmm! – Oh'my God, it'' s so good. -( PvF )Just How is it?- It ' s so excellent, and it'' s so healthy and balanced, because
these dark leafy environment-friendlies. are truly great for you.
– For me it'' s like in between.
kale and spinach, I seem like kinda, the appearance,. simply smart, ' cause it ' s a little stronger.
than spinach, but not rather as hard. as kale.
– Yep!- (PvF) Collard eco-friendlies are really. kind of a superfood. They have actually been related to. cancer cells avoidance, detoxification assistance, heart wellness, digestive system assistance, and have anti-inflammatory.
residential or commercial properties. – Ooh.
– Truly? – So they are very, extremely.
great for you. – I will be taking these home. – Pork hocks (laughs).
have been known to create hypertension.
( both laugh) – Yeah, I suggest, this is a veggie.
that I might absolutely come down on. – (laughs) I was simply gon na say,.
I mean, I do enjoy veggies, however like this takes it.
– Fun, good. – This is tasty. Absolutely tasty.
– Delectable, appetizing. – I'' m excited.
– So excellent. – We'' re already beginning.
– Yeah. – (storyteller) Today, I'' m production.
I ' ve never tried this!- Yum! -Oh! – Ooh!- I ' ve never ever had catfish.- I'' ve had catfish once. – You ' ve never had catfish?- Uh-uh.-'Oh, it ' s so excellent!- Yeah, I love fish. -Oh, you ' re gon na enjoy this.
-( narrator) Okra is one more.( laughs)- Oh, Okra. – I think it
' s so goodExcellent
– This really looks so bomb.
'-( Sharon)?- Woo hoo!( Nick giggles)- Little crispy okra attacks,.
oh my God! -( Jayka) Oh my God! -( PvF )Skilled and fried.

' til golden brownish and tasty,
deep-fried catfish is important to. American spirit food, and is popular. at fish fries.Fried catfish can be offered. with almost anything, so right here ' s one more
staple. of spirit food, fried okra.- What it is, tar tar? – Tar tar? (both laugh)- I don ' t like stating tartar!- Select that up, oh, look at how. wonderful and crispy that is.
-Try some of that tartar sauce. Oh, it ' s like essentially a fish. – This is so great.
I love all fish.- That ' s good, huh? – It ' s truly good.
– Mm-hmm! -This is my very first time.
having catfish.- It kinda scents more like chicken. than fish. -I ' m not gon na stop eating.

this fish ' til they take it away.
– I enjoy it! -It doesn ' t really have. a questionable taste.I ' ve never really had catfish,. I think.'- It ' s like tender on'the inside.
– It '
s super extremelyExcellent huh?- It ' s like so flaky. -They ' re so light and crispy.
selected to flooding their areas in order to grow catfish. – Wow.
– Really? So they would certainly simply flood.
their fields to get these? – (PvF) Mm-hmm.
– That'' s wild.

– Right? – Why do they call it.
catfish? – '' Trigger it appears like a cat. – You ever been hurt.
by a catfish? – Yet is that like,.
their like … – Yeah, their little whiskers. They'' ve obtained little reminders.
– Oh. – Yeah, the okra'' s where. it ' s at for you, huh?'- That ' s really it. It ' s really it, dude!- I such as the fish, to be straightforward.- Yeah.
– Or like, this is my brand-new favored,.

since … -This is your new fav?- Yeah, until now.
– I'simply think that anything fried.
We ' re 2 for 2 …
-.- As far as I ' m concerned, like, every little thing is just …( whistles)-( narrator )In America, grits are.
– I like grits!- Oh, you were simply.- Savory, alright, you like ' em.
– I love grits.- I love shrimp! – I ' m a substantial shrimp lady.
– So excellent!- They layered every little thing so excellent.- ♪ Yes ♪ – You'' re existing!
– Woo, look at that! – (PvF) Grits is a type.
of velvety and thick porridge made from ground,.
dried corn. Traditionally consumed.
for breakfast, this meal, called shrimp and grits,.
is usually enjoyed throughout dinner, and includes seared shrimp,.
bacon, and obviously, grits. (Dani claps) – Sorry, I love shrimp.
Much! (laughs) – Entering. – Yeah, there'' s no reluctance.
without the punishment, you understand? – I love shrimp!
– It'' s like, allow ' s obtain in there!- This is, I'assume,.
the very best thing up until now. -I ' m unsure if I was.
– Is it, ' cause you,.- I was simply kind of like … (laughs) – Excellent!
– No, I enjoy shrimp!- She was like if there ' s. actually shrimp, I might weep.( laughs)- 10 out of 10.
– Yeah, you ' re gon na like that. And I enjoy the om!- Mmm!
♪ (strained music) ♪ It ' s so great. -( PvF )That ' s why it ' s shifted.
to more of a later in the day, kind of supper dish.

– Yeah
! – The appearance of the grits. is so excellent'also. -Mmm. – Oh my God.- It'' s so excellent, oh my
God! – It ' s truly great, huh?- (PvF )Jayka ' s having a minute.( both laugh) -I like shrimp. – (PvF) Oh my God,.
are you obtaining psychological? – Yeah, this resembles truly
excellent!- (PvF) There are tears. in your eyes!- I got the soft texture. of the grits, with the little of pop.
It ' s functioning.- (PvF) You feel it in your spirit?-( PvF) Do you men recognize about.
the sweet vs.Savory grits discussion?- Mm-mm. -Uh-uh.
-( PvF) So the standard method. of preparing grits errs on the mouthwatering side,. also commonly including cheese. – Mm-hmm. – (PvF) But in the last few years,.
an increasing number of people have actually been adding sugar.
to their grits for a sweeter taste. – Hmm. – (PvF) It is a fiercely questioned topic.
– It'' s like oat meal, do you put. – (PvF) Yeah.
– Yeah. – You understand what I suggest? I put on'' t, personally. -Yeah, I put on ' t wan na get. in the middle of that discussion. I'' d instead just consume both.
– Mm-hmm. – I remember when you and I.
mosted likely to that soul food area, and there resembled, somebody informed us.
to put sugar in our grits. – (PvF) Mm-hmm. – And afterwards a few other.
person resembled no, you do not really.
put sugar in your …

– (PvF) Put cheese in them.
– And we'' re like I put on ' t understand
. – (PvF )'Yeah.
( Sharon laughs)- Mmm, I ' m gon na.
keep consuming this, sorry individuals.- It ' s so good. – 10 out of 10.- It ' s scrumptious, 10 out of 10.- This is my preferred thing I ' ve consumed. on the network so much. – Mm-hmm!- This is my favorite
one. thus far.-('laughs )She just keeps … – (PvF) Didn ' t you claim that last time?- Yeah, I did, alright?-( narrator )Chitterlings, commonly known. by the abbreviated term chitlins.- Chitlins!-( narrator) Are boiled.
pork intestinal tracts. – Oh no!
– Oh. – What!? (laughs).
– Shit-lins? – Okay, yep, yeah, I'' m below for it. Allow ' s try it.
-'I put on ' t like intestines, trust fund me,. I ' ve tried each time!- Yeah, I ' ve had chitlins. -( narrator) They would certainly offer.
– Mm-hmm.- Of offal!- Offal, or offal, yeah.
-( storyteller) West African servants,. however traditionally used every part of the pet.
– Oh my God! (Nick giggles).
Oh my God! Why !? – Is this it? – Oh my God.
– Mmm.

– (PvF) Chitterlings, or more commonly.
described as chitlins, are a meal made with.
small intestinal tracts of pigs, and usually prepared with onions,.
– Okay, let'' s get in there, Izzy. I wear ' t know. I think, I ' m confident.
– Oh wait, it scents. a bit weird. -Ooh. – I don ' t recognize
. Simply a little bit. – It does have a specific. odor to it, doesn ' t it?- I ' m informing you, my mom. constantly makes, like dishes with intestines.I refuse to consume '' em.- It ' s pungent, I believe is the word. – It ' s like sour!- Yeah!-( PvF
) Does it taste better. than it scents?- For certain.
– Bro, that
' s not my fave.
– Allow ' s try. – Well, allow ' s go.- Mm, no, I wear ' t like that.
– It makes your breath. odor bad.( laughs )- It tastes stale, to me. -( PvF )So chitlins come from.
an universal concept of waste not, desire not. Many cultures all over the world. have actually embraced this concept and created numerous dishes making use of every.
item of a pet they can manage. For instance, haggis in Scotland,.
and isaw in the Philippines. – Yeah, haggis.
– Philippines! – What'' s isaw?
– Hen intestine? – (PvF) Mm-hmm.
– Yeah.

– Nah, it'' s like beer.
The'very first time you have a beer,. you ' re like ugh, this is gross.
The 2nd time you'' re like. Occasionally you just got ta have,.-( PvF) Yeah.
-( storyteller )Black eyed peas. come from West Africa, and were brought here.
to the United States by the Mid-Atlantic.
servant trade. – Black eyed peas.
– Okay. – Oh!
– I like that band. (laughs) – Black eyed peas.
are so good! There'' s one more. ham hock in that, I think. – Never ever tried.-( storyteller )Enslaved Africans.
would certainly cook down black eyed peas. – Oh. – (narrator) And include animal components.
like ham hock. – Even more pork, yes!
– Mmm! – It'' s a stew? (Dani claps) – Oh my God!
– Yes!( Nick laughs) -( PvF) Comparable to collard environment-friendlies,.
this meal, Hoppin' ' John, is typically consumed on New Year'' s
Day. to bring a flourishing year.Hoppin '

John is a passionate recipe.
coming from in South Carolina, being composed of black eyed peas,.
rice, onion, and thick-cut bacon. – Yeah, let''
s go. – Ash', this is so excellent.( laughs) – You ' re welcome! – Ah!- These are peas? -( PvF )Yeah.
– They look like beans, yeah. – Don ' t they look
like beans? -I'enjoy the band. Black Eyed Peas. (laughs )But'I '
ve never, like, I didn ' t understand.
it was an actual food. – Wow, they ' re totally plating us. like'square meals.
( laughs )-( Sharon) Mm-hmm.- I didn ' t understand this had. like'a name to it.
My grandma used to make this.
constantly.
– It '
s great, I like it.
– Mmm. Just got that thick.
little pork hock there. (PvF laughs ). Wonderful.-'So good. 10 out of 10. – I like the texture.
They ' re extremely like. (laughs) -They ' re great, huh? She ' s my preferred drag queen.
( both laugh)- Thank you, I would leap at.( PvF laughs )That was for Chris.
– Okay. (laughs) – You'' re expected to sing along!
– I'' m attempting to remember the words!- ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪.
( both laugh) – It'' s like not self-important, like,.
or subduing in all. I seem like it'' s in fact. truly light.
– You ' re right. -( PvF) So enjoyable reality. Extra Hoppin ' John is in some cases.
described as Skippin' ' Jenny.- Skippin ' Jenny? -Skippin ' Jenny? – Hoppin' ' John is in fact,. tomorrow it'' s gon na be Skippin ' Jenny. -Hoppin ' John,.
Skippin' ' Jenny? – (PvF) Mm-hmm.
– That'' s very charming.
– This is my favorite. until now, in fact. – (PvF) Mmm!- It simply reminds me of what,.
– It'' s good, yeah.- Yeah, the shrimp and grits. I truly like the thick-cut.
Bacon in it. – Oh yeah, this is.
hardcore SharWare. – SharWare minute! (both mimicking air horns) – So foolish.
( both laugh) – (narrator) Did you understand.
that hush puppies have an unique connection.
to enslavement? – Hush young puppies.
( Izzy gasps) – I like hush young puppies! – Hush pups are so great!
– Hush pups! – (storyteller) Used hush pups.
on the path, as they were fleing. – Wow.
– Oh wow. – (storyteller) It was a distraction.
for the bloodhounds. – Oh, wow! – (narrator) It would be to.
hush the young puppies. – The puppies, oh my God.
– Man, that'' s wild!- That is exceptionally dark.
– However I think that'' s why.- What'' s the …- What ' s in it? -Yeah, what ' s.
, if you provide me a minute.. – (laughs) Ash,.
we desire responses! – (PvF) Generally offered.
on the side of seafood or bbq, hush pups are little rounded balls.
made from corn dish batter. They are then fried.
till crispy on the outside, and tender on the inside. – I always assumed hush puppies.
resembled cornbread, like corn in the center.

( hush puppy crunches) – I put on'' t know, they such as the.
chicken nugget points that I remember from obtaining.
when I was a child. Instead of poultry nuggets,.
we were like oh cool, this is like a bread.
hen nugget. – They kind of appearance like.
dango balls to me. – Oh my God, during like,.
They'' re so good.-'It ' s unfortunate that we ' re so.
Bubba Gump'' s or anywhere, and order hush young puppies without understanding that this.
is where it came from. – This additionally looks like an enjoyable.
little treat. – Most definitely.
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. – This is a game day.
– Mm-hmm! – Yeah see, it ' s not so negative.
– I would not transform these away ever before. – Ooh, perhaps with cattle ranch.
– Oh, yeah, some ranch. – Low profile, I like ranch.
– Maybe like some.

honey mustard. -Did you individuals make these?
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. – Mmm, truly excellent task.
– (PvF) Yeah. – 10 out of 10, brother.
– Surprise. – It'' s simply the intestines. -( narrator) This staple in.
the black community has a very deep past,.
and it'' s time to speak about it. – Ah.
( Dani claps) Sweet potato pie!
– Wonderful potato pie! – Mmm! – Ooh, wonderful potato pie!
– I'' ve never had sweet. – It'' s like also much better. It'' s so good.
– I'' ve never ever had it!- No,'I ' ve never ever had it either. I'' ve had pleasant potato.
– It looks so excellent. – Oh, this is gon na be.
Good. – ♪ Yes ♪ – (PvF) To top points off.
with a dessert, we'' ve got a wonderful slice.
of sweet potato pie, a traditional dessert.
originating in the south, and often appreciated around.
the holidays instead of pumpkin pie. – I like sweet potato fries. Did you just consume that.
like a pizza? – Yeah.
– (PvF) Oh. (Jayka chuckles) – That'' s pleasant potato pie?
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. That'' s so excellent.
than pumpkin. – That preferences like pumpkin pie.
( laughs) – No, yet it'' s a little.
different appearance than a normal pumpkin pie though.

– Oh my God.

– Okay, you ' re not !?- What ' s the catch?- What!?
You ' re being serious Major-( PvF )Yes, I ' m being seriousSignificant -( PvF )That ' s why it ' s changed.
(laughs )But'I '
ve neverNever ever like, I didn ' t knowUnderstand
– What'' s the …- What ' s in it?I'' m simply going right back in. – That'' s like smoother and more tasty than pumpkin pie. – Mm-hmm. – Almost like citrusy and bright a little bit. – It tastes like pumpkin pie! – Like, it'' s simply obtained a little bit lighter … – Honestly, I can'' t place the distinction in between this and pumpkin pie, I'' m not gon na exist. – It'' s like, it ' s light, I like it.-( PvF) Mm-hmm. -I do like pleasant potato pie, like
I claimed,'better than pumpkin.-'It ' s good and airy. – It ' s actually, really excellent.
– I put on ' t recognize

, I believe I like this set much better.
– Mmm!- I believe I simulate this a little even more than pumpkin pie though. – It ' s so good, right?- Sweet potato ' s like pleasant normally, and pumpkin is not really … -Oh, it ' s not yeah.- As wonderful naturally, I feel like they have to put a lot of stuff in it to make it sweeter. – (PvF) So there'' s really a bit of a competition in between pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie. – And pleasant potato pie?
– No! – (PvF) Which is because of regional distinctions. – Come on, once more! – See, once more, it'' s not … – Let ' s consume all the pie!- It ' s nothing, like, I indicate, it ' s not a competition! – No, simply eat all the pie!- It ' s just …( laughs )-( PvF )Pumpkin pie came to be prominent amongst northern states as a result of its successful return throughout fall, while wonderful potato pie grew in appeal with the southern states. This is because the wonderful potatoes thrived in the south, due to the vegetables' ' predisposition for expanding in warmer environments. – Yeah, yeah, so it was just totally concerning the setting of like, what expands far better?
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. – I think that'' s so fascinating of like exactly how the setting can totally change what you can and can'' t expand. – They ' re both excellent. – Yet why does there need to be a fight? -?-'I think it ' s simply to market even more pie.
( Jayka giggles). You understand what I imply? – Honestly, I had a great deal of.
this episode, of trying brand-new things.
– Mm-hmm.

– Dude, it was all scrumptious. Man, the catfish. I'' d have the catfish. with the collard eco-friendlies.
– There ' s a lot history. behind these impressive foods, and it'' s vital.
to recognize that, however the shrimp and grits, man. I'' m gon na be fantasizing regarding those.
( both laugh) – We already know.
what your fave was. – (laughs) I enjoyed the Cajun.
shrimp and grits! – I believe the rice and black eyed peas.
I believe is most likely my favorite. – Honestly, I assume it was.
the collard environment-friendlies. – Oh wow! – I think it was the collard eco-friendlies. – Collard greens for him.
– Yeah! – The cornbread and hush puppies.
are like, if not the exact same. – (PvF) Alright! – I'' ll have Skippin ' Jenny.
for lunch tomorrow. (laughs) – (PvF) Nicole, do you like pumpkin.
pie or pleasant potato pie better? – Wonderful potato,.
it'' s got ta be sweet.I love pumpkin, however like, there'' s just something about.
pleasant potato that'' s so good. Thanks!
– (PvF) Mmm. Thank you guys so a lot for watching.
this spirit food episode. What other foods do you wan na.
see us try? Let us know in the comments.
down below. – Bye!
– (PvF) Mmm, bye! Mmm, I feel it in my heart.

– It ' s actually, really excellent.
– It ' s so good? – See, once more, it'' s not … – Allow ' s eat all the pie!-'I believe it ' s simply to market more pie.
– I'' ll have Skippin ' Jenny.

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