The Once-Ubiquitous Southern Corn Dish That Has Disappeared From Menus

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The Once-Ubiquitous Southern Corn Dish That Has Disappeared From Menus By Erica Martinez Oct. 19, 2025 11:20 pm EST

Food trends are a funny phenomenon. One day, it seems like every American family is eating tuna casserole or liver and onions, and then, suddenly, the next generation won't touch such dishes with a pole. Congealed salads, olive loaf lunchmeat, and a once-common vegetable dish called succotash have been largely forgotten when they were once fairly familiar . Growing up, I was pretty familiar with the word "succotash," not because my family ate it, but because I watched Looney Tunes, and Sylvester the Cat regularly exclaimed, "Sufferin' succotash!"

At its core, succotash is a mixture of beans and corn, but there are dozens of variations. The origina