When chef Josh Feathers was growing up in Tennessee, his grandmother always had a jar of sorghum syrup in the cupboard. But he never gave much thought to it, or its significance to Southern culture.

To introduce this recipe, "Sorghum's Savor" author Ronni Lundy said the dark amber syrup redeemed the pecan pie genre from the tyranny of bland corn syrup. Her recipe follows. "The taste and texture ...

Move over, quinoa. There’s a “hot” new whole grain in town — sorghum! And, with its nutty taste and slightly chewy texture, antioxidant-rich sorghum has quickly become one of my favorite healthy and ...

Where does Southern food come from? In a new book that’s part memoir and part history, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty argues that much of it has African roots, and is intertwined with our ...

If things are getting a little sticky around here it's because this is sorghum harvesting time in Arkansas. On Saturday, the Heritage House Museum in Mount Ida will celebrate all things rich, gooey ...

Sorghum, a type of grass, has seeds that can be popped like popcorn. Patterson tops his nutty, crunchy quinoa salad with popped sorghum, which gives it a buttery flavor. You can also substitute ...

In the early 1970s, a South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. executive started sidelining in sorghum, believing the moment for the grain’s revival had arrived. Charlotte Walker, The News and Courier’s ...

Grains form the base of diets around the world and each one has many benefits. This ancient grain packs a nutritional punch ...

Sorghum syrup -- or "sorghum molasses" as it's sometimes called -- has long been a staple of certain Southern cupboards. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead) BY MICHELE KAYAL, The Associated Press When chef Josh ...