Okonomiyaki with shrimp and pancetta – a savory pancake topped with okonomi sauce and Japanese mayonnaise. Yum!

A step-by-step guide on how to make fried chicken at home.

The good old Aloo Gobi Matar is a simple indian vegetable made from potatoes, cauliflower and peas sautéed with indian spices.

Homemade baked, southern comfort style mac and cheese with sharp cheddar.

Creamy pumpkin-pasta with crispy bacon and fried sage. English recipe at the bottom of the page.

Fried chicken on pimento cheese waffles? Yes please!

Delicious Chicken Fried Steak

Tomato cobbler made southern style but has a touch of northern taste. Added Coconut and Cardamom to spice the flavor!

Big Mama’s Fried Chicken

No Meat Braised Collard Greens! Cooked with not pork but porcini mushrooms. Using the dried mushrooms is the key to this flavorful dish.

Cornmeal Scallion Fritters – better than grilled cheese for dipping in tomato soup

Fried tomatoes with cream gravy – an old-style recipe that makes great use of winter tomatoes.

This is the ultimate sweet potato pie. The ULTIMATE people!

This special feature from Soul Food cookbook author Patty Pinner is complete with her famous coconut cake.

Cultured Coconut Milk Cornbread made with coconut oil as well as traditional Southern buttermilk bacon grease cornbread.

Casino, Tchoupitoulas, and Orleans oysters

Mini Rum Pecan Cupcakes – inspired by a soul food restaurant in Boston’s South End.

Spicy “Sausage” with Red Beans and Rice (vegan!)

Peas and Greens Soup – all the elements of classic Hoppin’ John along with loads of fresh spinach.

Soul Food Mahanakorn, by American food journalist Jarett Wrisley, has local taste buds zinging since its opening.

A south Georgia classic – Lacy Cornbread

Fried chicken and waffles at Bonnie Jean’s Soul Food Cafe in San Diego. Comfort food at its finest.