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This is a list of soul foods and dishes.Soul food is the ethnic cuisine of African Americans that originated in the Southern United States during the era of slavery. [1] It uses a variety of ingredients and cooking styles, some of which came from West African and Central African cuisine brought over by enslaved Africans while others originated in Europe.
Soul food is the ethnic cuisine of African Americans. [1] [2] Originating in the American South from the cuisines of enslaved Africans transported from Africa through the Atlantic slave trade, soul food is closely associated with the cuisine of the Southern United States. [3]
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"Soul food entered the 21st century as an expression of African-American ethnic pride and heritage, and as a prominent component of a genuinely American cuisine." 35 Soul Food Recipes to Try at ...
Chitterlings have a strong connection with African-American soul food in the U.S. A common assumption is that the Southern consumption of chitterlings arose in the pre– Civil War era of slavery when less desirable parts of the pig, like pigs feet and hog jowls, were given to slaves, while the better cuts went to the slave masters, who were ...
According to writer and food scholar Dr. Scott Alves Barton, “Yams are considered to be the most common African staple aboard Middle Passage ships; some estimates say 100,000 yams fed 500 ...
Since the 1960s the term soul food has been used by African Americans to describe this cuisine and its legacy. Soul food has become an important part of African-American cultural identity. [24] [25] [17] The leftovers and scraps from meals cooked for the "big houses" (plantation houses) were called "juba" by the enslaved. They were put in ...
Louisiana Creole cuisine (French: cuisine créole, Louisiana Creole: manjé kréyòl, Spanish: cocina criolla) is a style of cooking originating in Louisiana, United States, which blends West African, French, Spanish, and Native American influences, [1] [2] as well as influences from the general cuisine of the Southern United States.