Like many things Pennsylvania Dutch, it’s a recipe that came out of need. Chow chow, a sweet and sour pickled salad of summer vegetables, gave the Pennsylvania Germans a way to preserve that garden ...

Ribs, fried chicken, collard greens and cornbread may be quintessential Southern dishes, but have you heard of chow chow (and no, I don’t mean the adorable dog breed by the same name)? I was delighted ...

When it comes to corn, the sweeter the better, right? I have to say that while I like sweet corn, I like preparations where that sweetness is contrasted with its opposite, as it is in chow-chow.

NO MATTER what your tastes are, you can like chow chow…at least some version of it,” said chef K.D. Jones of Jonesey’s D&D, a pop-up food shop in Charleston, W.Va. But he admits it took some time for ...

When it comes to Southern cuisine, there’s one thing that never goes out of style: Preserving. Whether it's pickles, chow chow or relishes, Southerners have a long-standing love affair with capturing ...

Ann Nelson of Harrisburg makes her own chow chow which she calls "cha cha." (Sue Gleiter, PennLive.com ) Ann Nelson of Harrisburg is proud of her pickled vegetables. So much so she carries them into ...

Chow chow has long been a Pennsylvania Dutch pickle made from what’s in the garden in late summer. Served as a side dish or a condiment, jars of chow chow last long after the season fades. Because ...

Della's husband decided that the recipe must be preserved, so he carefully watched his mother-in-law make the chow chow, taking each of her scoops and carefully placing them in measuring cups to ...