An American term, especially from the coastal Carolinas, for spoonbread — a soft, creamy cornbread-like dish made with cooked grits or hominy, baked to a custard-like consistency. The word is associated with the Gullah Geechee cultural heritage of the South Carolina and Georgia coast.
The restaurant served awendaw alongside slow-cooked collard greens and it was the best thing on the table.
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(US) spoonbread.
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