My mama used to use something called “fat back.” Look, I don’t know what it is exactly, but I know people made special requests for her greens.
HotterOffline376 on
It’s almost Thanksgiving, you’re supposed to be grateful for the labor of love in the kitchen! Complaining about ‘meatless greens’ this close to the holiday is just tempting the universe to make your dinner plate tragically empty.
French_Taylor on
Idk man I’m more of a potatoes and greens guy
Ok_Lime4124 on
A lot of my folks put meat in our cabbage too. At least sauté some bacon first for the flavor.
Fun_Orange_3232 on
There better be grease from some pig in my cabbage too don’t play with me.
And if you put raisins in the potato salad, you will be shown the door.
Trix_Are_4_90Kids on
I like smoked neck bones, salt pork or bacon in my greens. Gotta be some meat or meat flavoring.
originalusername__ on
I was in the grocery looking at some sort of meat to flavor some greens. A sweet older black lady must have sensed my confusion on what to use (I’m a white guy) and she told me jowls or neck bones were what I wanted. Those greens were killer and everyone loved them. Thanks nice lady!
GollyEngine on
My gf makes some fire Collard greens with smoked turkey legs, would highly recommend
dreams_andnightmares on
Keep ya struggle meals to yourself please I’m begging!
This is one dish the African-American side of my family and the African diaspora side disagree on
SnooPineapples280 on
I eat greens without meat in them every year and I don’t feel like I’m missing out from when I ate meat…Cabbage ain’t even the same thing and there are people who cook cabbage with chicken. Be thankful someone made your ass anything
The_Manglererer on
My vegetables need to taste like meat or it ain’t made right
Yfrontdude on
Wait! Cabbage without bacon? Blasphemy!
thejamatiansensation on
As a woman who has been following a strict diet this year, I refuse to be healthy on Thanksgiving
OxKing831 on
You haven’t had real love in your food until someone makes you greens with a homemade roasted veggie stock. Not only tastes fire, but lets you live longer to taste again.
lknox1123 on
I make greens every year for potlucks and things like that. When I showed up and there were zero vegetables except for my greens and the vegetarians couldn’t even eat them I had to make the adjustment. I use some liquid smoke to make up for the loss.
donuttrackme on
You should almost never play with your food.
VentiBlkBiDepresso on
This what Ima say. I’ve had great meatless greens that tastes just as savory as greens with meat but it was always made by the same woman who don’t play in the kitchen and has a vegetarian daughter. My momma meatless greens aint good. Just the one. So yeah if it aint made by her iont want it meatless.
Smoked turkey please
akutaen on
A mix of jowl bacon, salt pork, regular bacon, and bacon grease for my family.
LustfuIAngel on
I may be progressive but on Thanksgiving, there are some traditions to uphold
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My mama used to use something called “fat back.” Look, I don’t know what it is exactly, but I know people made special requests for her greens.
It’s almost Thanksgiving, you’re supposed to be grateful for the labor of love in the kitchen! Complaining about ‘meatless greens’ this close to the holiday is just tempting the universe to make your dinner plate tragically empty.
Idk man I’m more of a potatoes and greens guy
A lot of my folks put meat in our cabbage too. At least sauté some bacon first for the flavor.
There better be grease from some pig in my cabbage too don’t play with me.
The Fatback Band was always [looking for that good stuff](https://youtu.be/dIOTV_ZtIwg?list=PLtpb6d1j8S4LryWz1zW2tU6siWjeHFg_W).
And if you put raisins in the potato salad, you will be shown the door.
I like smoked neck bones, salt pork or bacon in my greens. Gotta be some meat or meat flavoring.
I was in the grocery looking at some sort of meat to flavor some greens. A sweet older black lady must have sensed my confusion on what to use (I’m a white guy) and she told me jowls or neck bones were what I wanted. Those greens were killer and everyone loved them. Thanks nice lady!
My gf makes some fire Collard greens with smoked turkey legs, would highly recommend
Keep ya struggle meals to yourself please I’m begging!
https://youtu.be/pYoE9VFZz6c?si=c6942d2JtsNixdGr
Don’t experiment on thanksgiving!
This is one dish the African-American side of my family and the African diaspora side disagree on
I eat greens without meat in them every year and I don’t feel like I’m missing out from when I ate meat…Cabbage ain’t even the same thing and there are people who cook cabbage with chicken. Be thankful someone made your ass anything
My vegetables need to taste like meat or it ain’t made right
Wait! Cabbage without bacon? Blasphemy!
As a woman who has been following a strict diet this year, I refuse to be healthy on Thanksgiving
You haven’t had real love in your food until someone makes you greens with a homemade roasted veggie stock. Not only tastes fire, but lets you live longer to taste again.
I make greens every year for potlucks and things like that. When I showed up and there were zero vegetables except for my greens and the vegetarians couldn’t even eat them I had to make the adjustment. I use some liquid smoke to make up for the loss.
You should almost never play with your food.
This what Ima say. I’ve had great meatless greens that tastes just as savory as greens with meat but it was always made by the same woman who don’t play in the kitchen and has a vegetarian daughter. My momma meatless greens aint good. Just the one. So yeah if it aint made by her iont want it meatless.
Smoked turkey please
A mix of jowl bacon, salt pork, regular bacon, and bacon grease for my family.
I may be progressive but on Thanksgiving, there are some traditions to uphold