We have talked suprisingly little about the "Confederate cuisine" craze that has swept the United States for the past few decades. IMO it is due largely to the political "exoticism" of the food. If the US had remained united, there would be nothing special about what would then be called "southern cooking"--it would be just another regional cuisine. Those in search of the exotic would have to go elsewhere--maybe even Chinese or Japanese food would become fashionable.
Of course the lifting of foreign travel restrictions on African-Confederates (including many very skilled cooks) after 1945 also played its part.
Of course the lifting of foreign travel restrictions on African-Confederates (including many very skilled cooks) after 1945 also played its part.