"Serenity, are you sure you're Black??? "
I know. Everyone else in my family will eat the chitlins but me. I will not taste them. I'm the kind of person who if something is presented to me, and I don't know the "dirty details" I'll eat it and enjoy it but if I find out what it is, can't do it. The turtle was good, but I could not push it out of my brain that I was eating a turtle so I had to stop. I used to love cow tongue, my mom used to make it, and slice it up (so it didn't look like a giant tongue). One day she had me prepare it, and from that day forward I have not been able to eat it.
Guess what Syl, not a big fan of banana pudding, bread pudding, pound cake, or peach cobbler. I've tried all of those except for the bread pudding- which the thought of I find revolting, and they're ok but I can take or leave.
I don't remember my maternal grandparents cooking soul food. My grandpa did an excellent steak and turkey, my grandma chicken, roast, apple pie- to die for! My grandma liked what she called "American food."
I love soul food- short ribs, pigs feet, greens, yams, cornbread, cooked cabbage with bacon, even beans and neckbones. I just don't like anything too far out.