No matter what I will never stop eating catfish, greens with the turkey neck (or hammock) and cornbread. Black eyed peas too.

why would people stop

There used to be a good Black owned vegan soul food joint in my town. I don't know if it's still around tho. I'm pretty sure that it didn't last long.

i can't stand you

What would you do to make it healthier?

the most i can do is offer the reasons why we should do something different

some others may have better ideas as to what specifically we could do to create some sort of happy medium

i'm not saying we gotta go too extreme but s*** like chitlins gotta go

imo

Porkfeet, chitlin, pickled pig feet, basically all pork must go. Can’t really think of any soul food that is crazy unhealthy outside that of swine

The rest is fine imo, especially in moderation

i'm not mad at this

Smoked Turkey neck with cabbage n rice

dont ever think that

Facts

i do want to note though

my focus is less on the health aspect

and more about the reasoning behind why we still eat these foods

Never been a big fan of chitlins anyway. Really any pork tbh

added this to OP

"Historically a food that began during the tragic years of slavery in the South, when slaves would get cuts of meat and vegetables that were considered inedible by their white “masters,” the great migration following the Civil War introduced soul food to the entire country. But many former slaves remained in the South, and today, a food once considered rudimentary at its best is now found in almost every kind of place, from gas stations to diners and upper-crust eateries. Here are some favorites around the Volunteer State owned by African-Americans who put their heart and soul into every bite.."

Niggas willingly choosing to eat s*** like pig feet and pig lips is why we’ll never be free

and that's all i'm trying to say in this thread

it blows my mind

I always thought I'd hate them, I'd refuse to eat them when I was a kid and my grandma would cook them during Sunday dinner. A few years ago my girl's dad talked me into trying them and they weren't bad at all with the hot sauce on them. I'd never go out my way to eat them tho.

the smell when cleaning them though

how on earth do we continue to eat this

This question feels anti-black.

how so?

Yeah, that's what made me not wanna eat them when I was a kid. 🤢

kinda rings like those headlines that are like "what X race of people should/shouldn't be doing in 2021"