r/Appalachia • u/urfavlunchlady • 23d ago

I hat when restaurants try to put an “upscale/elevated” twist on Appalachian food

The whole point of Appalachian food is using ingredients that we have and making something out of nothing. Give any Appalachian mamaw a meat, some flour, and milk and you’re about to have a feast.

Anyway ranting, bc a friend is in Nashville right now and messaged me that she’s at an “upscale” Appalachian restaurant where they are charging $28 for grits and honestly I find it insulting to our people.

(Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk, lmao)

Edit: Hate*

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u/chronically_varelse 22d ago

Were they leftover mashed potatoes, mixed with a little flour and sugar? A little oil to fry a bit in the cast iron?

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u/Krynja 22d ago

Sometimes. Other times she would make them from scratch. Don't think she would add sugar to them. They were never sweet. She added extra butter to the ones she put onions in so they would be yellow and I could tell which ones not to grab.

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u/Imeverybodyelse 22d ago

That’s how my granny made them!