"Owner Elizabeth Arnold said the main difference between the pies in her bakery comes down to spice. Sweet potato is sweeter, made with white and brown sugar. Pumpkin pie is less sweet and spicier. "Sweet potato pie. All day," said Xavier Pittman, another customer. At Arnold's bakery, sweet potato tends to outsell pumpkin. That's not surprising in a southern bakery, explained Adrian Miller, a culinary author known as the "Soul Food Scholar.""
"Sweet potato pie, he said, is particularly popular in the South, where sweet potatoes have deep roots in the region's culture, economy and painful past. "If there were to be a Mount Rushmore of soul food desserts, sweet potato pie would definitely be there," Miller said. Pumpkin pie, while ubiquitous, is more often associated with the northern part of the country. The stereotypes boil down to this: Pumpkin pie is favored by white northerners while sweet potato pie is a favorite among Black southerners."
Pumpkin and sweet potato pies share similar color, taste and texture and both derive from European carrot pie. Bakeries often offer both, but regional preferences influence sales. In a Mississippi bakery, sweet potato pie tends to outsell pumpkin, reflecting southern tastes. Sweet potato pie is sweeter, typically made with white and brown sugar, while pumpkin pie is less sweet and spicier. Sweet potatoes have deep roots in the South's culture, economy and painful past, making sweet potato pie a cornerstone of soul food desserts. Pumpkin pie remains ubiquitous and is more associated with northern traditions.
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