As a Southerner, who just spent a month in Italy eating the BEST food ever, I'm so proud that an Italian likes my food. I grew up eating all that delicious Southern stuff cooked by my mom, grandmother, and aunts.

@Valdal98

Ай бұрын

I agree. We went to Rome and Naples last year and I loved the food. Nothing like good old Southern home cooking!

As an italian ...we love food made with passions ...no matter from where it arrives....food for us is life...happiness...

@gardenx5574

2 ай бұрын

As a human I can say that I would rather eat good food than bad food any old day of the week.

@alessandrom7181

2 ай бұрын

Italy is not all the same from Alps to Sicily eh..i mean, even in Center \North we value food but it is not life as it is in the South, infact all these stereotypes that we think and cook food 24\24 24\7 comes from South Italy via Italian Americans who are mostly Southerners.

@Amocoru

2 ай бұрын

This is exactly how it is for Southerners in the US as well. Welcome to the family.

@GuitarRock86

2 ай бұрын

Mi ha fatto venir voglia di andar nel sud degli states. Ma se ampliassero questo tipo di cucina invece di esportare schifezze...

@alessandroscotto4126

2 ай бұрын

@@GuitarRock86 conta che da noi si parla solo della cucina del sud ..solo pasta..roba fritta e a volte del pesce. In veneto hanno mare . Fiumi . Laghi. Risaie . Carne e formaggi da impazzire ..

Southern grandma here and I can attest that nothing beats the meals here. I would love to go to Italy and taste true Italian cooking. It looks so good…

@richarddenny5340

Ай бұрын

trust me, you will not be disappointed with the food in Italy

Never ever did I think I'd be watching an Italian eat a FRIED BOLOGNA sandwich and *liking* it! I grew up being the 4th son of a single parent who was doing everything she could to keep us fed and a roof over our head. Simple foods like biscuits and sausage gravy and fried bologna were staples in our house. I love seeing how the love and passion that goes into "poor" food is being appreciated and experienced by people from other countries and cultures. Molto amore da California!

@summersands8105

2 ай бұрын

We do fried bologna sandwiches at our family reunions...lol Beer and fried bologna sandwiches...yum!

@rhequiem

2 ай бұрын

@@summersands8105 Sounds like a homey, delicious, gut-bomb hehe

@rhequiem

2 ай бұрын

@@summersands8105 He needs to try poor-people "American Spaghetti" next - the kind made with ground beef and a slice or two of American cheese on top lol

@SailorGal7353

2 ай бұрын

I love fried bologna sandwiches and was raised on them, although we did put cheese on ours... Yum!!!

@dangerousdylan6262

2 ай бұрын

​@summersands8105 will you adopt a poor Alabama boy 😢?

As an Italian, Southern cooking is the best food in the US. I'm salivating right now.

@The_Gallowglass

2 ай бұрын

You should try my fried cube steak with onion gravy and mashed potatoes and greens. That and an ice cold beer.

@markantony3875

Ай бұрын

Interesting, because South Italian food is the best in Italy too.

@christophertaylor9100

Ай бұрын

check out cajun and creole some time; technically its southern but its a very specific regional type.

@mookiestewart3776

13 күн бұрын

@@christophertaylor9100yup it’s a specific mix of southern, African and French with a dash of Caribbean and it’s amazing!

I am a 70 year old South Texas woman, and I cook like this every day. I love fried bologna, okra, tomatoes picked right out of my garden eaten like an apple, fried cabbage, pinto beans that have cooked all day served with cornbread, and home made chicken and noodles. Just today, I made baked chicken, yellow squash & onion casserole, sliced fresh red & yellow tomatoes, and a homemade oatmeal cake topped with baked apple slices. Texas is all about fresh food, and we love it!

@ericfan1223

2 ай бұрын

Sounds so 🔥

@rxd7up

2 ай бұрын

Can you share the recipe?

@gshalabama

2 ай бұрын

😋 Sound so Good 👍

@giggitygobbler7163

2 ай бұрын

Are you accepting applications for roommates checking for a friend yummy 😍😋😋😁

@jackjohnson7714

2 ай бұрын

When you hit that Tennessee border you time travel back a hundred years and landed in Mama's kitchen. My grandma and my mom were raised about 40 mi from Franklin in a little town called Lawrenceburg.

Heck, I'm 67 and I've been cooking like this since I was 8. It warms my heart to see you enjoy our soul food.

@The_Gallowglass

2 ай бұрын

I'm from the North and I'd eat up every bit of that. I love anything peach or apricot too so I get what he means. I want that turnover for breakfast with a nice hot coffee.

@joltjolt5060

Ай бұрын

I thought I was the only 8 year old frying chicken.

@The_Gallowglass

Ай бұрын

@@joltjolt5060 Hell my dad had me on a 50 cal machine gun when I was 6.

I grew up in Middle Tennessee and I absolutely LOVE watching an Italian man with such high standards for food have his mind blown by the food I grew up on! I agree with him that the majority of America has forgotten how to cook real American food.

@TexasRose50

2 ай бұрын

I agree. But all we can do is hope there’s a lot of southern mothers and grandmothers teaching the younger generation how to cook. And hopefully they will leave behind their favorite recipes! I’ve heard people say that eating southern food is like a warm hug. So true!!

@alysiareid6659

Ай бұрын

My Mom was from England and my Dad was from Texas. Luckily my dad taught me southern cooking. He was the oldest of 13 I'd born in 1922.

@pilsplease7561

Ай бұрын

@@alysiareid6659 My dads from Germany but his dad was from Oklahoma and great grandfather was from Texas. My dads now back in Texas, outside of that the other side of my family is all north Carolina, south Carolina and Georgia.

@mookiestewart3776

13 күн бұрын

I would say the majority comment is correct but it depends on the ethnicity. Black folks have been keeping those American traditions of cooking alive to this very day by and large.

I think Alessio has developed a Southerner’s sweet tooth. Years ago, many of these foods would have been too sweet for him. Congratulations! You’ve earned your True Southerner Card!

Country cooking is Comfort food! Memories of our Grandmothers; food cooked with LOVE❤❤❤

@ThePasinis

2 ай бұрын

So true!

@dorogy4586

2 ай бұрын

​@@ThePasinis My grandma used to make salmon patties with saltine crackers and salmon and a couple eggs.....i wonder if thats southern or northern lol. Have him try good texas bbq!!!!!!

I love how Italians don’t seem to ever like our versions of their food but always seem to appreciate good old fashioned American Food!😊

@anthonysmith778

2 ай бұрын

Great point was thinking the same thing, but you said it better

@Tabfort

2 ай бұрын

@@anthonysmith778 It seems like their attitude about it is, just leave the Italian food to us and give us your best American food and we’ll cheer you on…

@prince_cyprus

2 ай бұрын

@@Tabfort exactly, especially when they change the recipes and call it the same food. I am from Italy and most italian food in america is terrible to me. But Texas/nc/southern barbeque? Southern soul food? Creole? Amazing. One of my favorite are chicken fry steak with gravy, banana pudding, and barbeque. REAL american food like these, when done right, are delicious and made with passion, and is one of my favorite cuisines.

@TANKDABOSS

2 ай бұрын

Americans don't keep the traditional recipes, that's why... I've been using cream for Alfredo until I came across this channel

@jleano609

2 ай бұрын

They appreciate the home cooking and the love behind it. It's not so much about the food but the fact that Nonna is at the stove whipping up good simple food for her family be she in Napoli or Spring TX.

He's loving it because this is the type of food our southern grandmas made us growing up. He can feel the comfort of a nonna's cooking.

This is proof that "simple" food, when done well, can be amazing. I love fancy food too, but comfort food is excellent also.

Dressing is usually cornbread and maybe some different types of dried bread or dried bread crumbs, with some onions or green onions, chopped celery, maybe chopped boiled eggs (optional). Seasoned with salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning. Mixed with melted butter and chicken broth and baked. Some add shredded chicken. Eaten with cranberry sauce and a chicken gravy.

Oh my goodness! I live in Georgia, grew up in the South eating all of these and know how amazing they are… but to have an Italian love it too makes me want to cry! I’ve been to Italy and the food was so amazing I almost cried there too lol! I Love Italy and I love the South! Two completely different styles of food but definitely made from the heart and soul! Tears 😭 ❤️

@richarddenny5340

Ай бұрын

you're first class gal with good taste

When he thought the chicken and stuffing was Polenta was so cute!😊

It's the simplicity that's hitting. Just good food, made a good way, with no bell and whistles to woo anyone. I think that's why Alessio is enjoying this so much.

@EvanEdwards

Ай бұрын

Which is not far from what makes Italian food so excellent. Tradition and simple ingredients handled well. Different local ingredients and traditions, but both cuisines are handled with pride and history.

Alessio, okra is a green veggy from Africa which spread to South and North America centuries ago. In Brazil, they call it quiabo. And they slice it cross ways in thin rounds and sautee it in garlic and oil. Delicious! Great food try, guys👍

@91smt

2 ай бұрын

I love okra! In Puerto Rico we call it guingambó.

@The_Gallowglass

2 ай бұрын

@@91smt I love gumbo.

@Volyren

Ай бұрын

I always explain it to people as a fuzzpepper. It looks like a hairy, spicy thing. And fuzzpepper paints the right mental picture.

I love the way Alessio takes big bites to “taste” something for the first time. No hesitation. Even the cornbread which he usually doesn’t enjoy. ❤

@TexasRose50

2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed watching him pick the okra up with his fingers and eating it.

@AllGreyEverything

2 ай бұрын

This video brought back some really nice memories! My grandma always had a yellow sheet cake on her kitchen table, but the icing always changed. Chocolate, caramel-pecan, coconut, lemon...but my favorite was banana caramel. It tasted like buttery Bananas Foster. I miss her and her cooking so much.

@The_Gallowglass

2 ай бұрын

We all know a lot of cornbread sucks. When its right its right.

Ain't it grand! Country cook'n is great no matter what country you're from. Cheers from Tennessee

I think we have us a newly minted Italian southerner lol. I’m 44 years old and I grew up eating food like that so it warms my heart to see someone that’s not from the south enjoy our way of cooking need to let him try some collard greens and fresh tomato sammiches next

My mother was from Oklahoma and definitely a Southern cook (Her mother was from Arkansas and grandmother from Tennessee). When I was in my 20s I had a friend from London and another from Paris visit and they loved my Mom's down home cooking. Same for any American friend I ever invited over ( we lived in California and none of them had food like that before). I don't think Southerners fully realize just how good their home cooking is compared to other cuisines. They don't have to apologize to anyone.

@michaelbenge2388

2 ай бұрын

Growing up in eastern Oklahoma, my Grandma never let her iron skillet cool off. lol. She was an amazing cook.

I miss my grandmothers cooking. It was just like this. SO GOOD. My mother followed her making foods that even the kids said they wouldnt eat and ended up asking her to make again because it was so good. I tried to follow their recipes but it never came out the same. Everything made from scratch is the BEST..

@MissJellybean

2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad my grandmother taught me how to cook this way.

@user-cz5bx5pq5v

2 ай бұрын

​@@MissJellybeanyes you were lucky ..

The green beans (in the cans at the grocery) would be called "Italian cut" FYI!

Okay. I'm just about in tears watching this. What you guys just had is what we had every Sunday after church at my grandmother's (Mama Bess). The vegetables were garden fresh, every thing was made from scratch. And we never knew how many people would be gathered around the kitchen table or camped out in the living room with tv trays. The next time I visit my friends in Nashville, this is where I want to go to eat.

@Danny-wu8ex

Ай бұрын

That’s from the heart right there….

The best thing about southern cooking is it's simplicity. Simple food, well prepared and seasoned with quality ingredients, wins out in my book over much fancier and expensive food.

You just can’t beat good Southern home cooking. Not always the healthiest food, but the flavor slaps ! Next time dip the Salisbury steak in the mashed potatoes before you take a bite. Pro move ! 😉

My mother's family is from TN, about 45 minutes South of Nashville, and I have eaten at a few of these little restaurants and they are the absolute best! Each of those dishes reminded me of my childhood because my MawMaw cooked like that! Southern cooking is my favorite!

this german has been eating southern cooking for near 30 years. It is good. seriously.

“I don’t know, what is this okra?” Welcome home Aleassio! Welcome home ol son. 🤠🤠🤠

@elfin1218

2 ай бұрын

I'm from Oklahoma and we have chicken fired steak with fried okra, mash potatoes with white gravy covering the potatoes but also the chicken fried steak. Once in a while I can find Indian tacos which are Indian fry bread topped with taco meat, lettuce, cheese and taco sauce.

@Skirkly

2 ай бұрын

@@elfin1218 I love Indian Tacos. I had them when I was somewhere out that way on our way to Arizona.

Not just Southern food, but Tennessee food? My East Tennessee heart is so pleased you got to try our food. (Edit Okra is a green pod, sort of like if pea pods were hexagonal, and they have a slippery juice that thickens stews like gumbo, but is much less when fried. It's originally African I think. Try it with caramelized onions, tomatoes, and sweet & hot peppers as a side, so good.)

@chaddnewman2699

2 ай бұрын

I’m from Monroe County and grew up on beans, cornbread and okra. This makes me think of my Mamaw, who was a great cook.

We need to see rest of the desserts 🤤 Alessio was again so happy, it makes me happy too 😇

I love seeing people's reaction to Southern foods. It's what I cook and what my mom cooked and her mom . It's made with love . Southern food is my comfort food always . Love yalls content .

My hubby lived in Sicily for 10 years as a missionary connected to the Presbyterian and the Waldensian churches. He grew up in South and North Carolina, a Duke graduate and always loves southern food, picky about his pasta and Italian foods, no Olive Garden here.

@stephenfisher3721

2 ай бұрын

Why send missionaries to a country already Christian?

@TracyfromNC

2 ай бұрын

@@stephenfisher3721 Presbyterians wanted more converts in Italy and missionaries worked in Sicily to assist the boars of immigrants coming ashore from other contries. Pus the Waldensians have always been closely associated with the Presbyterian church.

@SoFloCo-ne4rk

2 ай бұрын

Olive Garden isn't Italian food. It's bad American food with Italian names.

Sometimes I get tired of seeing the arrogant Europeans online that can't wait to point out America's flaws. I'm so glad he's getting a chance to experience a subset of our culture and how much he immediately loves it. Makes me happy

@williamslater-vf5ym

Ай бұрын

I've seen a lot of food reactions, and NOBODY dislikes traditional U.S. Southern food. It's simply undeniable. Nobody in the world can eat a chicken fried steak with country gravy and say "meh".

@moladiver6817

Ай бұрын

Please don't mistake arrogance for actual disbelief. Of course America has lots of good stuff but some of the bad stuff just overwhelms us Europeans at times. Also do understand that when we may externalize the 'hate' we also tend to do that to our own countries. It's basically a love hate view of the world. The internet being what it is that usually brings out the hate more than the love. In reality it's not like that. The US is actually in the top 10 list of holiday destinations for many European countries. People wouldn't go to your country if it was really that bad.

@lindamann8520

Ай бұрын

​@@moladiver6817well, the majority of Americans take what you say at face value. If you don't mean it in that manner, you may need to say it differently.

@moladiver6817

Ай бұрын

@@lindamann8520 Being Dutch I know exactly what you mean. We tend to be very direct. But I can't speak for all Europeans. We're all quite different you see. Also keep in mind English isn't our first language. It's hard for most people to express nuances in a foreign language. Plus it's the internet, a place where nuance is usually lost anyway.

@lindamann8520

Ай бұрын

@@moladiver6817 rest assured I understand direct, as my family is very direct as well. However, if I go to Holland for example, and and begin to speak rudely about the country/ the food/ the people/the culture there, I would be labeled an arrogant, insufferable American. I would also deserve whatever nasty comments/attitudes that came my way. To then say 'well, you know, I am an American, and that's how we roll.' would be the ultimate insult to all good Dutch people everywhere.

So glad you are enjoying our southern cooking! This food is our Sunday dinners ! I’m from Central Alabama and we cook this food every week!

@ThePasinis

2 ай бұрын

sooooooo good! I love this stuff I glad to be in the South! vi auguro un felice sabato e Dominica

@oskifan1

2 ай бұрын

The South doesn't have a lot going for them, but they easily have the best food in the country.

@tanillecramer3915

2 ай бұрын

@@oskifan1 and some of the best people with the best manners obviously! Bless your heart since obviously you have none!

@stephenfisher3721

2 ай бұрын

​@@oskifan1 Why criticize the South?

Such an adorable couple! So happy he enjoys southern food as well as delicious Italian dishes ! Some aren't so open to new things

@andrearaimondi882

Ай бұрын

As an Italian, I’d argue most Italians are absolutely open to new foods and ideas about food. What we’re *not* open to is the bastardisation of food and the preservative culture that seems so prevalent around much of the USA!

@andrearaimondi882

Ай бұрын

And just so we’re clear, I wanna try all that so much!!

Fried Baloney Samidge!!!!! ❤❤❤ Takes me back to my 1970's!!!!! 🥪

Now I have to go to Tennessee just to try this restaurant! You’re so cute. Love you guys. I’m quietly routing for you to continue to have the best life ever!

@SoGshaiprosper5417

2 ай бұрын

Theses places are a dime a dozen...find a good one every 30 to 60 miles

@lindamann8520

Ай бұрын

​@@SoGshaiprosper5417isn't that GREAT? Never too far from wonderful food👍👍

Being from the south I love to pick fresh vegetables from the garden and cook. It all looks delicious ❤️🤗

@chaddnewman2699

2 ай бұрын

Tomato sandwich with tomatoes straight from the garden!

That cheeseburger looks gorgeous. I can literally taste it through my screen..

The butcher paper menu idea is super clever so they can just tear it off at the end of each day and write their new specials! Both of your facial expressions after each bite were priceless 😍I adore green beans and their version looked tender and yummy!! I'd get a double helping 😋😋

Alessio’s a southerner! And now I’m off to go get some southern cooking!

When the actress, Elizabeth Taylor, starred in the legendary film; "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" she discovered FRIED OKRA ...because the film was made in the SOUTH. When the Mini-series North & South was filmed in the 1980's she was asked to star in it...she said she would on one condition....she could have Fried Okra for dinner while filming was going on...loved it!

Arkansas weighing in... From the time I was old enough to hold a spatula or whisk, my Nana had me in her kitchen helping her cook this kinda meal. I'm 38now and even tho she passed almost 20 years ago, I now cook like this for my parents, husband and have my own daughter learning the ins and outs. This reminds me of childhood YUM

I would bet Alessio would LOVE Amish cooking as well. Home cooked meals are the best.

*Now you know why Southern people are so happy... We eat good food. Happy tummy, happy life.* 😋

As a Middle Tennessean, I’m so proud he said “boloney”!!!😂 You can’t beat the Half Way Market! One of my favorites!!

I am LOVING Jessi's smiles in this one!!! Man, I miss these foods

@richarddenny5340

Ай бұрын

her smile is beautifully radiant. Alessio has a great girl beside him

Non ho mai avuto occasione di provare la cucina del sud degli Stati Uniti. Mi avete fatto venire una fame…

I grew up in Philadelphia. My father’s family is from Alabama. I always ate okra every summer. I now grow it in my garden and always have some breaded frozen and ready to fry 😋

I was born and raised in East Tennessee. This video made me proud! Grew up with Sunday lunch at Granny's! All my favorites! This is not for microwave or fast food. It's real and takes all day to fix and clean up! Sooooo worth it!

The brown gravy served over the hamburger steak shown at 4:41 was almost undoubtedly made using a powder in case you want to recreate it at home.My first guess is that it’s made using Tony Chachere's Cajun brown gravy mix that should be available in almost every grocery store in your neck of the woods. If the restaurant made any changes, I’m going to bet that they used a high quality beef stock instead of the water that’s specified in the instructions and they added either butter or beef tallow to enhance the flavor and give the gravy a better mouthfeel. I’m hungry all of a sudden after writing all of this. 😁Excellent video!!!

I’m a northerner & moved down south. A fried bologna for me has to be burnt until a crispy black with yellow mustard. Yummy 🤤 If you go back for the desserts see if they have the Pig Pickin Cake. You will love it.

@bengriffin9830

Ай бұрын

I’m making a pig pickin’ cake for a cookout this weekend! Can’t wait.

Yes to all the southern food! I'd love to see that video featuring every single dessert 😛

When a man from the worlds Greatest Food Country Likes the Food it’s GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!! ❤️

All that food looks amazing! So happy Alessio enjoyed some good old southern food. 😊

This made me smile and so happy. I’m a true southerner and I love ❤️ your truthfulness in describing these foods. Glad you liked them. That burger 🍔 looked soooo juicy 😊

Just stumbled upon you guys when planning our trip to Italy (which we just Completed). You two are too cute! Love the videos! A proud Italian from Pittsburgh!

These kinds of videos always make me soo hungry! I want to try this restaurant if I ever find myself in the area.

As a native Tennessean, I'm glad to see that you kids like the cuisine of my home state so much. You'll find great Southern food like that all over the state, just like my mother, grandmother, aunts et. al. used to make. Now, if I can only get to Italy...

Oh man, there’s nothing more comforting than some good Southern cooking. Your husband is a going to be a very happy man!

I’m going to be in North Carolina in two weeks, now I have to find a southern home cooking restaurant! My mouth is watering right now.!!

@paydenwilhelmson7742

2 ай бұрын

Where? I am from NC and might be able to help!

@erinbernstein6843

2 ай бұрын

Big Ed’s is a good choice

Fun video! Alessio is almost speachless and uses italian words such as "ragazzi" or "cioè" to express his feeling of surprise! Now i'm hungry😂

I'm a 64 yr old southern woman who loves southern food. 😍

Every single thing looked so tasty! Hard to find a place like that. Fun video!

I love your food reviews! Those green beans are sold in Florida as Italian green beans.

it is so satisfying to find a restaurant that has perfection across the board like that... will never forget those experiences and will compare all other food to those places.

This is my first time watching your channel and I loved this! I’m a rare native Nashvillian and when people come to town, I say “ let me take you to my favorite restaurant and most often, it’s a “meat ‘n three” place, which is what I’d call this. Good ole southern cooking, with your choice between a couple meats and numerous vegetables or side dishes. Good BBQ is my next favorite. What I absolutely loved about this, is he had absolutely NO hesitation in tasting anything and wasn’t trying microscopic bites I would be, like of the okra. I love the no hesitation and anticipation in what he’s trying. Did you later explain dressing can be a mixture of different breads, or all one kind, usually oddly enough he’d find is cornbread, with spices and chicken broth. Chicken (or turkey) ‘n dressing day is ALWAYS my favorite day when I go anywhere.

Fried baloney is not just southern in any way. I grew up in NJ and we ate them as kids in the 70's. It's common in the North East and Midwest as much as the south. In 1963, New York's Board of Education added bologna to its lunch program.

@PatrickDaviswimiwamwamwazzle

2 ай бұрын

Having Bologna on your menu and fried Bologna sandwich isn't the same. Y'all had potatoes and we made taters.

@betsyduane3461

2 ай бұрын

@@PatrickDaviswimiwamwamwazzle fried Bologna sandwich are a common NE thing since the 1930's.

Welcome to Tennessee Jesse and Alessio! Glad you enjoyed Southern cookimg and the Hospitality! Love seeing you try new foods!

Southern food is the best. We’ve lived all over the US and Germany, hands down love the South. I was born and raised in Arkansas.

This is the food that America needs to be exporting.... Proper wholesome food food. I've always been so curious about all the types of pie that can be bought in America.

Loved watching Alessio experience great southern cooking. I cook like this all the time. ( from north Alabama). I would love to cook for yall !!

Alla sola vista sembra delizioso e buonissimo! M'ispira molto fate un viaggio nel sud degli Stati Uniti 😉👍! Un abbraccio from nord Italy 😘

@andromedaspark2241

2 ай бұрын

I hope you do visit! You're most welcome. We love visitors from other countries coming to try our food and culture. We aren't McDonalds 😁. East Tennessee and Western North Carolina in the Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains would be the best combination of everything, cities, rural and nature. Plus the food is the best (I'm from there) If you don't go there, Savannah in Georgia or Charleston in South Carolina are great Southern cities with interesting food and culture near the ocean. Happy travels!

@martha4873

2 ай бұрын

@@andromedaspark2241 thank you very much for the advice😉! Big hugs 💚

Love seeing your videos and this one takes me back to my grad school days in Tennessee and the incredible lunches at the local “meat and three” places near school!

Having watched many of their videos, I appreciate that HE is honest about what he likes and doesn't like. He will absolutely gut an establishment if the food is crap in his opinion. As a southerner born and raised, the fact that southern comfort food makes him happy, makes me happy.

This is passion + tradition. Beautiful. I am sure that those who keep these recipes are jealous of them and would never change the recipe which, judging by the reaction, seems perfect. This reminds me of how Italians are strict about the rules regarding food (only those). Maybe I'm wrong, but I really wanted to try those dishes. Greetings from Florence.

This is almost all found on our table for thanksgiving! Happy he loved it, as we feel thanksgiving food is the BEST American meal

Fried Okra ( not the heavily breaded stuff but homemade, cooked until almost burnt), fresh Cream Corn (not canned) and fresh Tomatoes with salt and pepper. That's my perfect Southern trinity.

He is so genuine. His expressions give the rating. In Northern Illinois, and I rarely go to real restaurants more because of price and time. There were mostly Greek family restaurants near home, and many have closed. Even some chain restaurants have closed. I could not help but think Alessi might want to work there to eat that food daily.

I think the little places get overlooked, so glad you all are trying different places and highlighting restaurants that might get missed. You aren't too far from Kentucky, you might check out Patti's 1880s Settlement in Grand Rivers KY, it the same smalltown vibe with delicious food. Small place, but big memories made with family. Can't wait to see where you go next!

I just love the expressions people make when they eat good food. It might even be better than the food itself.

Nothing better than a real plate of southern soul food with family recipes

The food at this place looks amazing! Thanks for sharing it with us!

The man is learning it might not be the Healthiest food but southern food is the tastiest food. Girl deff gonna put a few pounds on him eating southern foods!!

So heartwarming seeing an Italian try southern foods that I grew up with loving them!

I just made me a fried bologna sandwich last week! Now that I’m older, I try to eat some of these kinds of things just once in a while, for a treat! We grew up, eaten all these kinds of things.

You two are wonderful people, God bless you and your family, you’re the man Alessio and your wife couldn’t be anymore awesome

Seeing an Italian enjoy our southern cooking so much makes me so cumin happy. I will never break my pasta again.

Awww God Bless Him for appreciating southern food ❤ I'm in Kentucky so I appreciate good southern food ❤

I’ve lived my whole life in Ga and nothing like some homemade southern cookin. Glad he enjoyed himself!

I'm glad he ended up in the south, where comfort meals thrive and hospitality is full of love. I feel like it is very cultured over there and a perfect place for a non-american to see America for what it can really be!

Southern dressing is usually made with cornbread and chicken stock. Also, okra is a vegetable brought here from Africa, and features heavily in southern cuisine.

This is fantastic! As an American country boy, I think everyone from other places should sit down to a meal like this at least once! This looked like a family get-together at my house!

So fun to eat all the different foods around the world. Thanks for sharing

Him liking fried bologna is the suprise. I still make em from time to time for nostalgic reasons.

My mom never deep fried okra. She coated it with a mixture of cornmeal & flour and "fried" it in a pan of butter. The cornbread was light probably because it was baked with a mixture of cornmeal & flour which is how I make mine. If it's all cornmeal it's too heavy. The flat green beans we called pole beans but I see them in stores called Italian green beans. My mom used to make chess squares which is the same as chess pie except it's baked in a sheet pan & cut into squares. They were always a hit everywhere she took them.

You really need to go to Montreal...Every kind of food you can imagine and incredible restaurants, bistros and brasseries.

I’ve lived in Tennessee most of my life, and been to a lot of small restaurants. I currently live in northern middle Tennessee and am curious where you were for this video. The food looks outstanding! So glad you enjoyed it.