Gastronomic Geographic by GC Smith

Gastronomic Geographic by GC Smith

Hot Dog, cheese steak, hamburg,
corn bread, Cajun shrimp, red rice,
Manhattan and New England clam chowder,
pulled pork Bar-B-Que, beef brisket, baked beans

Feta cheese, hero, spanakopia, moussaka, dolmas
falafel, couscous, sheep’s eyeball, pita bread, garbanzo beans,
curried meats, tandoorai chicken, chutney, goat stew, tiger sauce,
baguette, Kaiser roll, cinnamon bun, rye and pumpernickle, tortillas

Chop suey, chow main, egg foo yong, wonton,
Sichuan chicken, pressed duck, twice cooked pork,
egg drop soup, sweet and sour, pork fried rice, egg roll,
crispy duck, Hunan beef, kung pao chicken, Mongolian fire pot

Spaghetti, manicotti, linguine, spicy meatball,
olive oil, anti-pasta, red sauce, mussels marinara,
minestrone, pasta-fazul, roasted peppers, clam sauce,
garlic bread, fettuccine, wedding soup, oregano, Jordan almonds

Paella, bouillabaisse, picadilla, saffron rice, wine in bota,
chateaubriand, cassolette, veal Francais, pate’ de fois grace,
taco, tamale, burrito, salsa, frijoles, fajita, quesadilla, sopapilla,
wiener schnitzel, sauerkraut, bratwurst, liver sausage, sauerbraten

Lots of other yummy stuff
is found in earth’s far corners, but
never anything that has been cooked
by the Brits, or the Scots, or the Irish

Bon Appetite

About the author:

GC Smith is a southerner. He writes novels, short stories, flash fiction, poetry. Sometimes he plays with dialect, either Cajun or Gullah-Geechee ways of speaking. Smith’s work can be found in: Gator Springs Gazette, F F Magazine, Iguanaland, Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Naked Humorists, The GLUT, Flask Fiction Magazine, N.O.L.A. Spleen, NFG Magazine, Cellar Door, The Beat, Dispatches Magazine, , Beaufort Gazette, Coyote’s Den, Southern Hum, Lamoille Lamentations , Quiction, The Landing, The Haunted Poet. He has completed and is shopping a novel, WHITE LIGHTNING–Murder In the world of stock car racing.