Conclusion: The Future of Southern Food

Abstract

This concluding chapter places Southern foodways and the inequality embedded in traditional representations of it into conversation regarding the increasing media and tourist attention garnered by increasingly popular Southern foods. While financially advantageous to some producers, these trends reinforces the financial hardships along with many racial, ethnic, and gendered stereotypes faced by others who are integral to these foodways and traditions. This final chapter explores the diversity embedded in Southern foodways if we choose to look beyond the popular stereotypes.