Lady Pilot wrote:
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Beauregard wrote:
Black eyed peas with a ham hock or hog jowls

As far as North Florida Culinary Culture, I am really slipping this
year as I have not yet had any smoked mullet although we did have
cheese grits on Christmas.

What is mullet? I've had cheese grits in my travels.

New Year's Eve I cooked a double batch of fresh black-eyed peas.
Bacon, onion, garlic...not to mention my other special ingredients.

Cooked up some fresh green beans also. With bacon strips, of course!
Did I mention the cornbread or the ....fading

LP

Most people consider Mullet to be "trash fish" but it was long a staple
food for poor people along the N FL coast. Generally, it is eaten
fried along with Hushpuppies and cheesegrits and Cole Slaw washed down
with iced tea. Mullet is generally caught in nets and not on hooks.
Mullet roe is considered a delicacy by some but I wont touch it.
My policy on seafood restaurants is that if they consider themselves
too classy to serve fried mullet, I wont eat there because the seafood
is probably imported.
My brother in law started to fry mullet for Thanksgiving a few yrs ago
and we all think its better than having turkey. He always has plenty
cuz he knows how to throw a cast net.