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Homestyle Biscuits

Early in the movie the whole Gaines family was eating at the dinner table and had biscuits as a pre-meal starter and they are also a stereotypical breakfast food as well.

Potato Salad with Dill

A starter typically made my Gloria in the movie with Dill to add flavor as Pickles take flavor away on the other hand.

Sweet Potatoes made with Orange Juice

Side dish made by Gloria at the dinner table later in the story with the whole family, Orange juice added into the mix to make more tart.

Fried Chicken

A typical entree made in the movie as the Gaines prepared when they had some friends and neighbors come over one night, as well as a meal stereotypically favored by African Americans.

Filet Mignon

The main entree of the family style dinner party; the fresh cut meat represents the freshness of colored people becoming free in America as they still struggled in the movie with racial issues very often.

Coconut Cake

Main dessert course on the menu as it is Cecil's favorite type of cake that Gloria made for him on his birthday.

Ice Cream

A generic dessert food common around the world that Gloria also prepared for Cecil on his birthday; milkshakes could be derived as well which were involved as burger shops served these in segregated sections like the ones protested by Louis and the Freedom Riders in the film.

Tea

A very popular drink served with anything, often caffeinated, and the primary beverage of the night as it was also seen served with the biscuits early in the film.

Cognac

An alcoholic beverage known in the film for being a key factor to Cecil's success in his White House interview as he surprisingly knew quite a lot about it.

Champagne

Very popular celebration alcoholic beverage that was also served at Cecil's birthday which also happened to be the night that Cecil and gloria got the message of their youngest son Charlie being killed in action in the Vietnam War.

Kool-Aid

A refreshing beverage that was prepared the night of Cecil's birthday and stereotypically favored by African Americans as well.

Coffee

A worldwide phenomenon in the industry of caffeinated beverages, commonly served in the morning, but also occasionally as a dessert beverage after dinner; very graphically thrown in Louis' face by a white young man at a diner as he and the Freedom Riders were protesting the segregated sections.

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