Dirty rice, an embraced staple dish in any Southern state, goes back to the days of slavery; the guts, heart, kidneys, and gizzards were the only proteins deemed worthy for plantation slaves. The organ meats were finely chopped and added to rice so that more people could be fed, and the white rice took on a “dirty” look as...
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