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In parts of the U.S., asking for grits with your eggs is expected. In others \u2014 it’s a nonstarter.<\/p>\n

A Southern staple<\/a>, grits are rarely found on breakfast menus in much of the U.S., particularly in New England.<\/p>\n

Conversely, New England’s fare of baked beans, fish cakes and corned beef hash could be unappealing to most Southerners.<\/p>\n

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For chefs who’ve crossed the Mason-Dixon line, the breakfast divide<\/a> is unmistakable, said Suzanne Vizethann, a Southern chef who relocated to Maine.<\/p>\n

In 2011, she won an episode of the Food Network’s “Chopped,” beating out chefs from New York and Boston.<\/p>\n

Vizethann runs Buttermilk Kitchen, a Southern restaurant brand serving two very different locales: Atlanta, Georgia, and Camden, Maine.<\/p>\n

Vizethann told Fox News Digital she moved to the Pine Tree State after deciding to take over an 81-year-old diner, abandoning her original plans to start a bed and breakfast.<\/p>\n

“They were going out of business. \u2026 All I can say is, it was like fate,” Vizethann said. “It just really felt right.”<\/p>\n

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Despite the success of her Southern-inspired restaurant in coastal Maine, Vizethann noted that palates “are a little bit different.”<\/p>\n

“One of the main things I’ve noticed with true Mainers [is] \u2026 they don’t like things as sweet as in the South,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I’ve noticed they use less syrup and less jam. \u2026 But to my surprise, the grits<\/a> have been really well received.”<\/p>\n

Dark coffee<\/a> is another point of contrast, along with how heavily dishes are seasoned.<\/p>\n

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“I like spicy food a lot. I like heavily seasoned food,” she said. “That’s something that you don’t find as much up here.”<\/p>\n

That said, there’s still overlap between the two regional cuisines.<\/p>\n

“Maine is huge with blueberries and syrup and potatoes,” Vizethann said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And I think that’s something everybody loves, especially in the South. We do a lot of stuff with blueberries as well.”<\/p>\n

“Obviously, it’s more seafood-focused<\/a> since we’re on the coast \u2026 but there’s a lot of seafood in the South as well,” she added.<\/p>\n

“So, we’re doing food that’s relatable<\/a> \u2014 more country comfort-style dishes that translate well no matter where you are.”<\/p>\n

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Still, there are some New England staples Vizethann can’t get behind. She does, however, have a fondness for Moxie, Maine’s famously polarizing drink<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I’m not a big corned beef hash person,” she said. “I’ve just never liked it. We do have it on our menu, and I think it’s very good. It’s just not my thing.”<\/p>\n

Rye bread is another popular New England food, although she prefers “something like white bread<\/a> or sourdough.”<\/p>\n

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“Atlanta is totally different from Camden, Maine, but everyone shares a love for a great quality breakfast,” she said. “That’s what I love about food \u2014 the connection it brings, no matter where you’re from or who you are.”<\/p>\n

The blueprint for a perfect Southern breakfast looks very different from its New England counterpart, Vizethann said.<\/p>\n

For a Southern breakfast, Vizethann said, “you’ve got to have grits, bacon, some sort of eggs, a biscuit for sure, either biscuit or cornbread [and] gravy, typically.”<\/p>\n

In New England, however, she’ll prepare “haddock fish cakes that we deep-fry and serve those with some marinated tomatoes, eggs and toasted English muffins,” she said.<\/p>\n

“They’re very big on English muffins<\/a> up here, which I personally love as well. So I think that would be the perfect New England breakfast. And maybe a side of tartar sauce.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\/grits-shock-maine-diners-southern-chef-spotlights-regional-breakfast-divide <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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