Cruzman Posted March 29, 2014 #26 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Sailed on the Carnival Holiday from Mobile 5 times. First time; the grits were like soup; but on each subsequent sailing, the grits got better. On my final sailing on the Holiday, they had finally mastered it; the grits were the best I've ever had on a cruise ship! Wish we had her back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alli7784 Posted March 30, 2014 #27 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm a Mississippi girl and a pretty good cook. Sorry to disappoint you, but the answer is no. There are only a few offerings that are even considered traditional southern food and (as others have noted) those are done poorly. I would truly hate for anyone to eat any of those things and think that all southern food is comparable! You'd certainly be left wondering what everyone thinks is so good about southern cooking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdmPair Posted March 30, 2014 #28 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Living is Alaska...it's ALL southern food to me ;) What he said only from western Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted March 30, 2014 #29 Share Posted March 30, 2014 No, sorry there is not. And if anyone thinks the Bayou Cafe (while having goods steaks) represents Louisiana food then I have some property in the Everglades I would like to sell them. Mike:) :D This is so true! No way Bayou represents real Louisiana food ... BUT absolutely does have good steaks and is an enjoyable place to have dinner. LuLu ~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croftybubbles Posted March 30, 2014 #30 Share Posted March 30, 2014 What are grits?! I'm from the UK and never heard of them! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted March 30, 2014 #31 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Beverage - sweet iced tea Sweet iced tea is not the same as sweet tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeymourKopath Posted March 30, 2014 #32 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) Sweet iced tea is not the same as sweet tea. I did not know that. Can you educate this transplanted Northerner? What's the difference? I don't care for sweetened iced tea, but every time I'm with someone who orders "sweet tea," that's exactly what they get. Maybe I'm missing out on some secret ingredient you guys put into it. ;) Edited March 30, 2014 by SeymourKopath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATGUY7 Posted March 30, 2014 #33 Share Posted March 30, 2014 What are grits?! I'm from the UK and never heard of them! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Grits come from hominy. They are dried corn kernels ground with the hull and germ removed. They are usually boiled with water, salt and butter. Not a big fan of plain grits, but cheese grits are another story altogether. And shrimp and grits... I'm gaining weight just thinking about them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfb4cruzing Posted March 30, 2014 #34 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Sweet iced tea is not the same as sweet tea. Sweet tea is filtered through a 10 lb bag of sugar.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel5 Posted March 30, 2014 #35 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Living is Alaska...it's ALL southern food to me ;) Good one!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel5 Posted March 30, 2014 #36 Share Posted March 30, 2014 What are grits?! I'm from the UK and never heard of them! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Think Polenta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel5 Posted March 30, 2014 #37 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I did not know that. Can you educate this transplanted Northerner? What's the difference? I don't care for sweetened iced tea, but every time I'm with someone who orders "sweet tea," that's exactly what they get. Maybe I'm missing out on some secret ingredient you guys put into it. ;) Southern "Sweet tea" is a strong brewed tea sweetened with simple sugar syrup rather than just plain sugar. It makes a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted March 30, 2014 #38 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Southern "Sweet tea" is a strong brewed tea sweetened with simple sugar syrup rather than just plain sugar. It makes a big difference. Can almost make it onboard yourself. It takes two mugs and a cup Packet (or 2 or 6 or 10) sugar dissolved in hot water. (Simple Syrup) Pour over a teabag or two. Add more hot water if necessary steep til strong pour over a full glass of ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpcountryTravelers Posted March 30, 2014 #39 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Grits come from hominy. They are dried corn kernels ground with the hull and germ removed. They are usually boiled with water, salt and butter. Not a big fan of plain grits, but cheese grits are another story altogether. And shrimp and grits... I'm gaining weight just thinking about them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You have to go to South Carolina (specifically Charleston, where the dish originated) to get REAL "shrimp n grits". YUMMY!!! As for the original question, this deep South guy (I'm from so far South that I was 14 years old before I knew that "damn" and "yankee" were two different words), no, there's no real Southern food available aboard any of the 4 cruise lines we have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted March 30, 2014 #40 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm a Mississippi girl and a pretty good cook. Sorry to disappoint you, but the answer is no. There are only a few offerings that are even considered traditional southern food and (as others have noted) those are done poorly. I would truly hate for anyone to eat any of those things and think that all southern food is comparable! You'd certainly be left wondering what everyone thinks is so good about southern cooking! Unfortunately, ships do an extremely poor job of cooking traditional southern food. Hate that some think that's what it really taste like. :o LuLu ~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted March 30, 2014 #41 Share Posted March 30, 2014 [quote name='SeymourKopath']I did not know that. Can you educate this transplanted Northerner? What's the difference?[/QUOTE] Sweet tea is made by heating water and making a thick sugar-syrup (much like a mint juelip) and using that in the tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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