African American festivals/parades and food Part I

"It Was a Proud Day": African Americans, Festivals, and Parades in the North, 1741-1834 Tom Tom, a one pot dish, recipes below...

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Rent Parties and Fried Fish During the Depression

Fried fish, hush puppies, fries, and tartar sauce To make ends meet during the Depression some African Americans turned to strategies like t...

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Sweetness and Fish: Women in Nineteenth Century Rio de Janeiro

Spicy grilled Halibut, sauteed asparagus, and candied yams. Halibut recipe below Brazilians gorged on “sweetmeats of every descriptio...

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Fish as Soul Food in Colonial Lima, Peru

Caigua con Relleno de Pescado (Fish-Stuffed Caigua), recipe below In 1735, the Spaniard Jorge Juan Antonio De Ulloa, tell us tha...

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Food is “among the major recreations of Bahía”

A Bahian shrimp gumbo called carurú, recipe below “Food must also be considered among the major recreations of Bahía,” says Vera Kelsey abou...

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