Sorghum syrup -- or "sorghum molasses" as it's sometimes called -- has long been a staple of certain Southern cupboards. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead) BY MICHELE KAYAL, The Associated Press When chef ...

Its most enduring form is sorghum syrup, which is a sweetener extracted from the stalks of the plant. It's similar to molasses in terms of consistency and color and often used as a substitute.

When chef Josh Feathers was growing up in Tennessee, his grandmother always had a jar of sorghum syrup in the cupboard. But he never gave much thought to it, or its significance to Southern culture.

Sorghum syrup, which is a natural sweetener created from a sweet variety of sorghum. It has a dark color and consistency similar to molasses, but it’s milder in taste.

Southern DOWN HOME OZARK COOKING - Maybell's Molasses Cream Cookies. Today on the Old Cookbook Show Glen cooks from a real downhome Southern Cookbook of classic Ozark Mountains Recipes. These Sorghum ...

Sorghum syrup is made by cooking down the juice of sweet sorghum cane. The flavor is rich, complex, a bit sour, and transforms the traditionally super sweet pecan pie into something that tastes ...

There are countless ways to use this delicious and sustainable superfood. If you're looking for some new ways to shake up your meals, try sorghum. What is sorghum you might ask? It's a grain like ...

Sorghum syrup and even sorghum grain are being thrust into the limelight by a new generation of chefs in the South and beyond who appreciate its complexities and its provenance.