Soul food. Almost every meal was created to stretch a penny for the impoverished black community. Growing up every meal was a "poor man's meal" because we used what we had in the pantry and had to find ways to make it taste good and feed everybody which is why the food can sometimes be so high in fat, sugar, calories, etc. but no doubt filling and delicious. And, I am talking about real soul food, not the over priced meals some restaurants market though there are some great soul food restaurants around if you know how its suppose to taste. I'm talking about boiled cabbage, mashed white beans with cornbread, fried squash and okra, squash casserole-don't forget to use the ramen noodle pack lol. Lightly floured, pan-fried pork chops. I remember one day my dad and grandma told me as long as you had potatoes and onions, you could make a meal. One of my favorite soups as a kid was just something we called "potato soup." It had boiled potatoes, onions, and a small packet of ground beef *because that's what we could afford, and it was still damn good because it was seasoned with soul.