# Southerners: Order your meat 'n three! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 27, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391 "2006-02-27T23:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/1 "2006-02-27T23:42:35Z")
Entrees: (Select one) Country Style Steak w/ brown gravy Fried Chicken Chicken and Dumplings Meatloaf Country Fried Steak w/ sawmill gravy Pork Chops Ribeye Veggies: (Select three) Rice 'n gravy Green beans 'n corn Blackeye peas Pickled beets Creamed potatoes Collards Fried squash Fried okra Pinto beans 'n ham Creamed corn Sweet potatoes Stewed tomatoes Bread: (Feel free to mix and match) Biscuits Rolls Cornbread Deserts: (Select one) Apple pie (a la mode, add fifty cents) Chocolate meringue pie Lemon meringue pie Red velvet cake Banana pudding Drinks: (Select one) Tea (don’t even ask) Pepsi Sprite Coffee ==================================== For me: Country style steak Rice 'n gravy Pickled beets Fried squash Cornbread Banana pudding Pepsi ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/2 "2006-02-27T23:58:49Z")
-Chicken fried steak w/ gravy -Black eyed peas, Collards, Fried okra (though in real life I’m more likely to order the fried okra, fried corn on the cob, and boiled cabbage, but you didn’t give the latter two as options) -Rolls (wheat) -Banana pudding -Tea (no sugar) ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/3 "2006-02-28T00:00:22Z")
Wow, this is great. Real food! I’ll have pork chops with collards, fried okra, and creamed corn. One biscuit, one piece of cornbread. Lemon meringue pie. Wash it all down with a big ol’ pitcher of tea. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/4 "2006-02-28T00:12:34Z")
I like how beans n’ ham count as “vegetables.” Pork chops Collards Stewed tomatoes Pickled beets Corn bread Lemon meringe Unsweet tea What? Oh. Coffee and water then. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/5 "2006-02-28T00:32:43Z")
Chicken and Dumplings Green beans 'n corn Collards Pinto beans 'n ham Cornbread Red Velvet cake Tea, sweet, the way God intended ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/6 "2006-02-28T00:38:09Z")
Fried Chicken Blackeyed Peas Collards (better yet Turnip Greens) Mashed Potatoes Corn Bread Banana Pudding Sweet Tea ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/7 "2006-02-28T00:42:06Z")
Damn, I love me some Southern food. Make mine: pork chops mashed taters collards fired squash tea, I will provide the splenda cornbread nanner pudding ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/8 "2006-02-28T00:43:01Z")
What? No BBQ on the menu? Pork Chops Rice 'n gravy Pinto beans 'n ham Sweet potatoes Cornbread Banana pudding Tea … unsweetened … and that means no sugar … just tea and water … but no sugar at all … do you understand? … just make it a pepsi ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/9 "2006-02-28T00:45:02Z")
A no-brainer: Country Style Steak w/ brown gravy Collards Fried okra Sweet potatoes Banana pudding Sweet tea Heck, it’s practically what I’m eating for supper tonight! ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/10 "2006-02-28T00:47:50Z")
Country Fried Steak w/ sawmill gravy Blackeye peas Collards Sweet potatoes Biscuits Rolls Banana pudding Drinks: Coffee (and some water on the side, please.) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/11 "2006-02-28T00:50:32Z")
Lovely thread idea! Meatloaf Collards (with hot sauce) Pickled Beets (with sliced onions) Fried Okra (aka Rusty okra) Cornbread (sticks) Red Velvet Cake Tea (unsweet, lots of lemon) Dessert choice(s) preferred: Chess Pie with chocolate a la mode Pecan Pie with strawberry a la mode ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/12 "2006-02-28T01:05:52Z")
Hmmm… Chicken-fried steak Creamed corn Creamed potatoes Sweet potatoes Tea (I know better than to ask) Half a slice of chocolate meringue pie and a couple spoonfuls of banana pudding on the same plate. Heart attack on a plate! ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/13 "2006-02-28T01:08:04Z")
> [@Godfrey Daniels](#): > > Collards (better yet Turnip Greens) No, wait - mustard greens. Highly underrated green leafies. With hot sauce and a little vinegar. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/14 "2006-02-28T01:21:47Z")
Fried Chicken sweet potatoes green beans 'n corn fried okra cold-water cornbread apple pie Coke (not Pepsi, you blasphemer!) We’ve got a meat-n-three not too far from work. They’ve been voted “Best Soul/Southern Food” for a couple years in a row. I’ve only been there once for lunch, and I could have really hurt myself eating everything. I took fully half of my meal home, and hubby was more than happy to take care of it! ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/15 "2006-02-28T01:22:14Z")
I’m an honorary Southerner. Can I play, too? Country fried steak with white gravy Mashed potatoes Green beans & corn Stewed tomatoes A biscuit, with some of the white gravy on top A slice of cornbread Lemon meringue pie (although I’m partial to Key Lime) No Pepsi… Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/16 "2006-02-28T01:23:14Z")
Country Style Steak w/ brown gravy Rice 'n gravy Fried squash Creamed corn Rolls Lemon meringue pie Tea (I won’t even ask) I grew up in a tiny little town that I swear had a restaurant with the best Southern-style cooking ever. I always talk someone into going there with me when I make it back into town. Time for a visit, I think! ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/17 "2006-02-28T01:24:01Z")
Fried Chicken Veggies: Rice 'n gravy Blackeye peas Pinto beans 'n ham (with some onion please) Bread: Biscuits (And I want grape jelly, none of that Mixed Berry crap!) Deserts: Apple pie (a la mode) Drinks: Tea, sweet if ya got it please! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/18 "2006-02-28T01:55:23Z")
Well, poo. If I had my druthers, I’d have fried catfish with slaw, green tomato pickles, and cornbread… rhubarb crumble and ice tea to wash it down. Unsweet. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/19 "2006-02-28T02:42:19Z")
Pork chops, unless you’ve got some of that smoked salt-cured country ham lying around. Can I have purple-hull peas or chowder peas or butterpeas instead of blackeyes? That okra is cut ncie & thin and rolled in cornmeal before it’s fried, yes? I’ll finish up with a square of that cornbread, if you’ve got some buttermilk for me to crumble it up in. And iced tea. Very strong and very sweet. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391/20 "2006-02-28T02:43:28Z")
> [@bonobo\_jones](#): > > No, wait - mustard greens. Highly underrated green leafies. With hot sauce and a little vinegar. Umm, yeah. What he’s having. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southerners-order-your-meat-n-three/346391.md?page=2)