Tailgating the Southern Way: Part II

Last week I was talking about tailgating in the south especially around the South Eastern Conference sports.

Now this week I am going to start with the University of Kentucky. Kentucky is not usually thought of as a football school. They sure can tailgate with a menu consisting of: baked bean crostini, flank steak sandwiches with “Go Big Blue” cheese, grilled okra and tomatoes, hot bacon potato salad with green beans, bourbon balls and finishing with crunchy pecan pie bites.

Now on to LSU where the fans are loud and Mike the tiger sleeps. LSU is known for their football and tailgating. The rowdy fans at LSU know how to throw together a tailgating party. Their menu consists of: chicken and sausage gumbo, creole potato salad, muffuletta dip, bayou fried shrimp remoulade sauce, and finishing with pecan pralines.

Now on to Starkville Mississippi where the cowbells ring and the bulldogs bark the home of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Their menu consists of: buttermilk cornbread or sour cream cornbread, vegetarian black bean chili, super-quick chili, white lightening chicken chili, from-scratch oven fries, and finishing with Mississippi mud balls.

The next stop is in Oxford Mississippi home of the Grove and the Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss has one of the most beautiful campuses in the south. Their menu is just as beautiful and it consists of: herbed dip with baby vegetables, molasses balsamic steak kabobs, broccoli, grape and pasta salad, watermelon, mache and pecan salad, and finishing it with Mississippi mud balls.

The next stop is in Columbia Missouri home of the Tigers. Their menu consists of: spicy buffalo wings with spicy buffalo sauce and cool ranch sauce, cowboy nachos, and finishing with tiger striped brownie sundaes.

The next stop is Columbia South Carolina home of cocky the gamecock. The gamecock fans are something else along side their menu. Their menu consists of: warm up turnip green dip, grilled blue cheese and bacon potato salad, southwestern grilled corn, spicy honey lime grilled drumsticks, and finishing with chocolate marble sheet cake.

Next stop is in Knoxville Tennessee home of the orange and white and volunteers. Tennessee’s menu consists of: Rocky Top popcorn, basil tomato soup, layered cornbread salad, smoky chicken Panini with basil may or Italian style sandwiches, and finishing with pineapple upside down carrot cake.

There is still more to come from the SEC. Keep reading to find out more.