Why is there no garlic in "smothered" soul food recipes

Seems to me the list below does not pair well with garlic.

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When i moved to Atlanta, i learned real quick there was a HUGE difference in what we in Louisiana knew as "Soul Food" and what everyone else called soul food ...

... Soul Food in Louisiana uses garlic in things such as smothered meats and other areas where appropriate. Louisiana soul food makes soul food from other places look real regular.

You can go to a "soul food joint" out here in Atlanta and get a plate of food that looks no different than a plate you'd get at a cracker barrel anywhere in the country.