| Soul food recipes have long reigned as the king of | | | | websites continue to include instructional videos for |
| southern cuisine. Born out of the bonds of slavery | | | | their site visitors. And the response continues to be |
| during the pre-civil war period three centuries ago, this | | | | positive. "Having a video to watch definitely shortens |
| southern cuisine has grown into a billion dollar industry. It | | | | the learning curve when it comes to preparing a dish," |
| not only includes food manufacturing and restaurants, | | | | says Thelma Taylor. Thelma is a young wife and new |
| but also publishing and now video. Thanks to the | | | | cook who appreciates the simplicity the many free |
| popularity many recipe sites are turning to video | | | | videos give her. |
| instead of or in addition to written recipes. | | | | They're few if any cooking shows on television who |
| This southern cuisine has given birth to many chefs | | | | give you details of how to cook soul food recipes. A |
| who demand attention from their fans much like rock | | | | growing number of consumers appreciate being able |
| stars. Their celebrity continues to allow them to writer | | | | to go online anytime and get detail instructions on how |
| best selling books, open 5 start restaurants and even | | | | to cook a specific dish. The many free soul food |
| create their own television programs and more. | | | | recipe websites that dot the internet continues to offer |
| Many of today's recipes require easier methods to | | | | the changes today's consumer is demanding. Those |
| duplicate them. Seeing a recipe come to life through | | | | changes are healthier cooking techniques and |
| video makes it a lot easier to duplicate the dish. | | | | ingredients, as well as quicker ways to prepare meals. |
| There's the little nuances you can catch by watching | | | | Now video recipes are catching the attention of more |
| an expert prepare the dish that you could never get | | | | southern food lovers. Stay tuned for more changes to |
| from reading a cold recipe alone. Many progressive | | | | meet the needs of today's demanding consumer. |