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Podcast: Unpacked by Afar
Episode: Charleston Serves Up More Than 300 Years of Flavor—and Every Bite Tells a Story
Description: In this special four-part series, join Unpacked host Aislyn Greene as she travels to Charleston, South Carolina, to unpack the city's deeper currents.
This week: Dive fork-first into Charleston's legendary food scene, where history and flavor collide. From the resurrection of she-crab soup to the recreation of a groundbreaking 1865 dinner that celebrated equality, discover how Charleston's culinary landscape tells the story of African, Native American, and European influences—one delicious dish at a time.
In this episode, you'll learn
How she-crab soup went from a presidential delicacy to near extinction—and its triumphant return at 8...