South Carolina Recipes for Appetizers & Soups

These South Carolina recipes for appetizers and soups help awaken the senses in anticipation of the flavors that follow. Whether your South Carolina cuisine is plain-and-simple seafood or based on old Gullah recipes, these set the tone for the rest of the meal. The unique tastes and textures of entrees both in and out of South Carolina restaurants demand that the starters be just as interesting (Gullah recipes, anyone?).

• Boiled Peanuts
  

  The Official Snack Food of South Carolina, boiled peanuts (“BP’s”) are an addictive treat made by boiling un-roasted peanuts in heavily salted water.

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• Frogmore Stew
  

  Relax, there are NO frogs in Frogmore Stew – in fact, it is more of an event than a dish. That is Southern cuisine the South Carolina way...

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• She-crab Soup
  

  Just about every Lowcountry restaurant in South Carolina offers their own variation on this dish that may be at its best when enjoyed on a chilly afternoon.

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