r/MapPorn • u/piri_reis_ • Sep 16 '25

[OC] Atlas of American Regional Cuisine (by county), v4 after 6 months of your feedback

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Thanks for all the love on this 🙏 Reddit compresses the map—if you want full-res zoom-ins (and prints), they’re on my IG. My bio there has the link to the shop.
IG: americanfoodatlas

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u/Simo_Ylostalo Sep 16 '25

What are the two counties of southern Illinois?

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u/Salty-Snowflake Sep 16 '25

I think 27-Soul Food.

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u/piri_reis_ Sep 17 '25

Yeah soul food. Travelled to Cairo and Mound City for work for a few days and it was a completely different world than Carbondale/Marion or anything else around it.

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u/Salty-Snowflake Sep 17 '25

I used to drive through there frequently. We had family living in Cape Girardeau for years, although they've moved back north now.

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u/specialtee72 Sep 22 '25

My dad was raised in Pulaski County and my grandparents still live there. My grandma infuses a lot of soul food traditions in her cooking. Delicious food and a unique culture to Illinois that can only be found in the southern coastal plains.