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And you know, there was a few years back, a controversy over a scholar who came to the conclusion that the arabic word for virgin has been mistranslated, that the original word that was used in the koran was the word for raisin, not virgin. in other words, that martyrs would get raisins in heaven and not virgins. some say how in the heck can this be possible? why raisins? >> in the seventh century, the desert of what is now saudi arabia would have been a place that is dry enough that something l...

This is an onslaught of awesomeness here. >> bill: we didnt order this. >> sean: so hoppin john, so pit beans that have been cooking over the fire all day. these are the red peas that came from west africa. this is the original carolina gold rice, hand-harvested. grilled whiting, which is what nobody eats in charleston in restaurants. its what everybody eats in homes with some spring vegetables. and then this is suckling pig. thats the same breed, ossabaw, as we had earlier with the ham, mixed w...

Addresses southern culinary traditions using the best of modern techniques, but always, always respecting the originals and who made them. its a pressing matter to redefine southern food. if i were a southerner, i would, i would make it a personal mission because it was distorted for so long. but as a northerner, why should northerners care? >> sean: well, i think if you look at the history of food in america theres no denying that southern food was the first, you know, true cuisine that had thi...

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>> anthony: ill have some of that for sure. is that fried okra there? ill have a little of that. i might need more than one plate at this rate. uh, let me get some mac n cheese. whats that, lima beans? the red bean, oh man, that looks kinda good too. yeah, a little bit of that. neck bones floating around somewhere? >> woman: they are, theyre right here. >> anthony: okay, yeah ill have some of those. little rice and gravy on there, yeah thanks. and uh, oh i dunno, a piece of fried chicken there, ...

Do you think the right people get the credit for southern cooking as we know it? >> willie simmons: i do. >> anthony: you think the right people get the credit? i mean, look, you -- >> john t. edge: people know. people know whos behind this food. whether its called soul food or whether its called country cooking. >> anthony: how is the delta -- the mindset of the delta different than the rest of the state? >> willie simmons: no one else can compare with us. like there is no other senator who can...

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Eat with a cold beer. im talking, of course, about hod sizzling pig face with a runny egg on top, and you better ask somebody because nothing is getting in between me and this spicy, chewy, fatty goodness. >> fix it up and go? >> theres a lot of restaurants here, but here is the best. >> this is really, really good. >> this evenings dining companions, cover band regatta. ♪ . >> you may remember them from such epic office christmas parties as last nights. ♪ >> this is the christmas season. a ...