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- Enslaved African Americans in the South developed soul food’s distinct character by creating outstanding meals from what was thought to be less-than-desirable cuts of meat and produce – the food White Americans did not want, recognize, or know what to do with.
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Frederick Douglass Opie, writing in his book Hog and Hominy, describes the origins of soul food in Africa: "African women cooked most meats over an open pit and ate them with a sauce similar to what we now call a barbecue sauce, made from lime or lemon juice and hot peppers."
Anita Wolff. Soul food, the foods and techniques associated with the African American cuisine of the United States. The term celebrated the ingenuity and skill of cooks who were able to form a distinctive cuisine despite limited means. Learn about the ingredients and preparation of soul food.
- Anita Wolff
Jun 29, 2016 · Unfortunately "soul food" has become shorthand for all African-American cooking, but it’s really the food of the interior Deep South, that landlocked area of mainly Georgia, Mississippi,...
- Sam Worley
Sep 27, 2017 · It’s literally food for the soul, created by the ingenuity and spirit of African Americans as they were emerging from the confines of slavery and marching toward visibility, equity, and autonomy...
Feb 16, 2023 · What is soul food, and where did it come from? Soul food history is about African American food derived from Black enslaved people’s take, often from unwanted or unknown parts, scraps, or leftovers from American and British cuisine.
Feb 6, 2024 · Hosted by food writer and chef Stephen Satterfield, "High on the Hog" takes viewers on a journey through the history of Black American food, starting from its roots in Africa to its evolution in the United States.
Though soul food originated in the American South, soul food restaurants from fried chicken and fish "shacks" to upscale dining establishments-are in every African American community in the nation, especially in cities with large Black populations, such as Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Washington, DC.
