"No Self-Respecting Southerner Uses Instant Grits!"

I came across the blog A Blonde Ambition yesterday and she's got a fun little link up going this week.

And today's focus is on one of my FAVVVOOORRRRITE things ever, food and drink.

Food:

Now, I will be the first to admit that I'm terrible at cooking.  But I LOVE to eat.  And I love to eat Southern food.  Here's a few staples of the South:

-fried anything: okra (my personal fav), chicken, green tomatoes, pickles {Side note: my friend Jessica doesn't have Southern roots and she said she didn't know anyone else who actually had a deep fryer except my parents.  Well, duh.  How else are you supposed to have delicious fried food?} 

-cornbread

-low country boil (I guess this is really more a coastal thing)

-collard greens

-butter beans

-country fried steak

-boiled peanuts

-banana pudding

-sweet potato souffle

-grits

-pimento cheese

All pics via Google

Drinks:

Here's something crazy about me: I used to hate sweet tea.  Hated it.  I'd always drink water instead.  I don't know why.  And then one day, I smartened up and now it's my favorite drink ever.  Except, I only like it really sweet.  Like, two and a half cups of sugar per gallon sweet.  Here are some other Southern staples for beverages:

-sweet tea

-Coke 

-mint juleps 

-whiskey

-bourbon

And that's just a start.  Am I missing anything?

PS- Name the movie that this post title comes from...it's a good one!