Darius Rucker is a southerner at heart, especially when it comes to food.
Born and raised in Charleston, S.C., Darius learned how to cook by his hard working single mother, Carolyn, who in between her shifts as a nurse taught Darius and his five siblings the art of cooking, which became a frequent activity in their household.
“Both my mom and my grandma cooked and my my sisters when I got older. Cooking was, I wouldn’t say a prerequisite, but everybody cooked. Everybody in the house learned how to do something because cooking was such an integral part of the day,” he explains to Southern Living.
His favorite meal revolves around a vegetable that’s classic in southern dishes, one that holds special memories from his childhood that he stills connects to today.
“My favorite meal was always Okra soup,” he says of the dish that also features tomatoes and ham hocks and other “Southern stuff.” “It’s still my favorite meal. My sisters make it for me every now and then. I love it.”
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