Food & Drinks

Learn about some interesting ways of preparing South Carolina's culinary favorites! 

Willie Lee Williams Photos | Digital Traditions
Willie Lee Williams Photos | Digital Traditions

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The Ben and Sue Williams’ Family Reunion in Varnville, S.C. is a large affair where people come from all around to taste the famous Williams’ hash. This is a hogshead/liver mix hash cooked without...
The Joy Drive-In Photos | Digital Traditions
The Joy Drive-In Photos | Digital Traditions

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David Phillips, owner of Joy Drive-In in Gaffney, South Carolina, traces the upstate hash tradition to two sources: farmers who supplemented their income by selling hash on the weekends and the...
Puddin' Pot Photos | Digital Traditions
Puddin' Pot Photos | Digital Traditions

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The Puddin’ Pot is the folk heritage traditional foodway served on the first Monday the Indian Field Camp Meeting each September. Made in a large iron kettle, different parts of the pig’s head are...
Just More Barbecue Photos | Digital Traditions
Just More Barbecue Photos | Digital Traditions

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Don Quattlebaum, owner of Just More Barbecue in Pendleton, SC, adapted his father’s family recipe for “low country hash” to suit the tastes of people in the Upstate region. Quattlebaum remembers...
Greenwood County Hash | Digital Traditions
Greenwood County Hash | Digital Traditions

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The Greenwood area of South Carolina is home to many Upstate hash traditions. One “origin story” concerns the altercation between Rep. Preston Brooks of South Carolina and Sen. Summers of...
Frogmore Stew | Digital Traditions
Frogmore Stew | Digital Traditions

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The South Carolina Lowcountry, embracing the Sea Islands and the Coastal Plain, is home to a broad range of culinary traditions. Greatly influenced by French, English, African-American, and Native...
Brunswick Stew Photos | Digital Traditions
Brunswick Stew Photos | Digital Traditions

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Brunswick, Georgia or Brunswick County, Virginia - who had the first Brunswick stew? One of six roadside historical markers going into Brunswick County, VA boldly makes the claim for Virginia. The...