Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
“It’s always the first SC dish which comes to my mind. The best version is probably made by a senior citizen somewhere in the Lowcountry.”
“This dish started in Frogmore, SC, a small community on the coast in the Low Country of our state by the Gullah/Geechie of African roots and should be our state dish. Started here!”
“I literally crave this while I am in Alabama. My momma makes it best.”
“Where else can you buy this on the aisle of the road with a hand made sign?”
“If you're not from the midlands of SC, have you even heard of chicken bog?”
South Carolina's ballot traces back to West Africa and the rice coast. Hoppin' John and Benne Wafers carry that lineage directly. Shrimp & Grits, She-Crab Soup with roe and sherry, and the Lowcountry Boil come off the same tidal water. Chicken Bog is the one-pot for funerals and fundraisers. Mustard-Based BBQ, German by way of the Midlands, exists nowhere else in the country. Pimento Cheese, Boiled Peanuts, and Pecan Pie are the standing sides. South Carolina is famous for its mustard sauce, which exists nowhere else. So what is South Carolina's official state dish? That is what the vote decides.