Soul food recipes have become one of the fastest growing cuisines today. Perhaps because of the comforting sensation that the food gives. For example, robust flavors, seasonings on your face, or decadent desserts. Whatever the reason, these southern recipes continue to stand the test of time, despite criticism for their high-calorie, high-sodium, and high-fat recipes.
Like all classic cuisines, Soul Food continues to adapt to changing consumer needs. Now, with more consumers demanding healthier recipes and ingredients, more recipes have begun to adapt to this growing consumer need. More soul food restaurants, books and websites are seeing and acknowledging this rapid growth in consumer demand.
Now you can find tasty recipes that do not contain artery clogging fat, ham hocks or bacon as a seasoning for vegetables. You will now see recipes that call for smoked turkey, which contain up to 95% less fat than ham hocks, fatty tenderloin, or bacon. You can even find recipes that require less or even no salt to flavor the recipes. Instead, you will find recipes that call for kosher or sea salt, which contain less sodium.
These new changes have earned the applause of medical experts, health officials, and consumers. The biggest hurdle this movement has had to overcome is winning over the lovers of traditional southern food. Many were concerned that switching from traditional condiments to healthier condiments would change the taste of soul food recipes. But the taste continues to convince more people that they can eat healthier and like it for a change.
Soul food recipes continue to change for the better and healthier as the industry continues to raise the bar for tastier recipes without the health risks of the past.
