Chinese Soul Food

Chinese spare ribs, recipe below People often ask me why are there so many of the old soul food joints going out of business and wher...

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Asian Contribution to African Foodways: Plantains Boiled, Grilled, and Fried

Fried plantains with fruit, several plantain recipes below In the midst of a series on Asian influences on African and African Diaspora food...

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Asian Rice in African Pots

Savannah red rice, recipe below West and Central Africans cultivated two types of rice (one coarse and red, the other very small and ...

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Okra, Africa, and Asia Means Good Food

Bhindi Ki Subji (stir-fried okra) with traditional Indian bread, recipes below The impetus for today's post on okra and the link between...

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Eggplant, Trade, and Culinary History

Grilled Chinese eggplant, lots of recipes below As I mentioned yesterday in the first of a series of post I’m doing on Asian infl...

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Asian Influences on African and African Diaspora Foodways

Above, Taro, which is a root plant originally from Asia that looks allot like white sweet potatoes and or cassava Sweet Taro Pie, recipe bel...

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The History and Taste of Juneteenth Part 2

Texas Strawberry soda sold at Juneteenth celebrations Today was Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when all U.S. slaves gained their freed...

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The History and Taste of Juneteenth

Pickled watermelon rind, recipe below Been doing a serious on African American festivals and food this week (see earlier post on festivals i...

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