South Carolina Cuisine:Recipes description

Which foods are South Carolina famous for? All sorts of delicious things from plain white rice to complicated stew to West African-inspired benne cookies. Some notes South Carolina's culinary heritage:
"The territory of Carolina...was a land 1663 land grant from King Charles II of Great Britian to eight proprietors. The English explored the area and found fertile soil and a warm climate. Settlers soon followed who brought seeds and root cuttings, which they envisioned would become fields of grain, English vegetable gardesn, and orchards. England hoped that the Carolina colony would supply it with citrus, wines, and other Mediterranean-type produce. Unfortunately, the hope was never realized...Charles Town was the first significant city in the South and for many years remained the principal seaport and trading center for the Deep South. Being a seaport, Charles Town enjoyed a variety of exotic food ingredients from its early days. Sea captains brought spices from the Far East and the Caribbean Islands. Bananas picked only days before in the Caribbean were commonplace in produce markets. Chocolate from Central America became a favorite dessert ingredient used in ice creams, pies, souffles, and cakes. Pickles became popular in colonial days when Charles Town sea captains brought back mango pickles from India and Madagascar...Charles Town quickly developed a French style of cuisine when a shipload of French Huguenots came in 1680...The brought with the years of experience in producing wine...and growing olives...Many of these new colonists started rice plantations along the marshy lowlands of the coast...Rice, the staple crop of the area, was almost always included in the meals...In 1755 Henry Laurens succeeded in growing olives, capers, limes, ginger, pears, strawberries, and grapes...The plantations had so many peaches that they were often often fed to the hogs. ...South Carolina cuisine was primarly based on that of her English and French settlers. Since many settlers had business connections with the West Indies, island cuisine also influenced Charleston cooking. Rice and bean dishes...have noticeable flavors obtained from the cooking of the Caribbean Islands and Africa. Sesame seeds, which originally came from Africa, are still used in sweets and breads."

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Dave's Low Country Boil
Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ
Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits
Charleston Shrimp 'n' Gravy
Garlic Cheese Grits with Shrimp
Old-Fashioned Roasted Pecans
Carolina Style Low Carb Barbecue Sauce
SC Frogmore Stew
Beaufort Stew
Shrimp and Cheesy Grits with Bacon
Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits
Charleston Red Rice
Polish Sweet Bread
Carolina BBQ
Lowcountry Tomato Pie
Captain's Seafood Crab Dip
Carolina BBQ Sauce
Charleston Crab and Grits
Eaton's Easy Pulled Pork
Carolina Mustard Sauce #1
Tangy Carolina-Style Barbeque Sauce
Arron's Shrimp and Grits
Jesse's Hot Sauce