Born out of discarded “meat products” such as pig’s feet, ham hocks and chitterlings, along with an assortment of green leafy vegetables like collards, mustard and kale, African slaves, in America, created dishes that fed the soul as well as the stomach1. While this cuisine dates back to the early 1600’s, with roots in the deep South, it was dubbed soul food during the civil rights and black nationalist movements of the 1960’s2. Other popular soul food dishes include black-eyed peas, okra, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, fish croquettes corn bread, candied yams- and let us not forget desserts, including sweet potato pie, banana pudding and peach cobbler3. These foods transcend generations and preserve rich traditions for African American families.
To learn more about soul food, go to http://blackfoodie.co/the-humble-history-of-soul-food, https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2015/08/an-illustrated-history-of-soul-food and https://stickerslapshop.com/blogs/news/76403011-the-real-history-of-soul-food-from-slavery-to-modern-cuisine
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Lunch and Dinner
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1. http://www.ethnic-spicy-food-and-more.com/historyofsoulfood.html
2. https://www.thespruce.com/soul-food-history-and-definition-101709
3. http://www.soul-food-advisor.com/Soul-Food-History.html