Just a Pinch of South

For those of us who grew up in the South but have moved elsewhere, we love our roots and all they have provided. There's a lot that I've come to appreciate about the South. But let's be honest, most of us don't want to go back to "full Southern." We're happy with just a pinch here and there to add flavor to the life we live now. If you are not a Southerner, perhaps you'll come to better appreciate the little gifts the American South has given and continues to give our culture. Photos are not mine unless specified. Email me at justapinchofsouth @ gmail dot com. I tweet at @apinchofsouth and my other tumblr is called "everythingthatdoesntfitelsewhere" which is just what it sounds like.

Sep29

I’d call this Gulf Coast Southern (crayfish and oysters). There’s a certain fellowship around a table like this. It’s not time for your best manners. It’s more primal than that. The strong smells, the summer sun, the ocean breeze… And it can get messy. You might get fish under your fingernails or food on your shirt. But it’s worth it. Many places have their version of this (e.g. the Cape Cod Clambake, Maryland Crab Feast). I’m not saying this one is superior. But it certainly isn’t second best to any other.

I’d call this Gulf Coast Southern (crayfish and oysters).

There’s a certain fellowship around a table like this. It’s not time for your best manners. It’s more primal than that. The strong smells, the summer sun, the ocean breeze… And it can get messy. You might get fish under your fingernails or food on your shirt. But it’s worth it.

Many places have their version of this (e.g. the Cape Cod Clambake, Maryland Crab Feast). I’m not saying this one is superior. But it certainly isn’t second best to any other.

(Source: clubmonaco, via classy-in-the-city)

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    families “shrimp-a-roos” look like! (only minus the wooden table) I miss the summer…
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    I’d like to throw a party like this one day in my backyard.
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