Soul Food The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time

Name: Soul Food The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time
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ISBN: 9781469607627

ISBN-10: 146960762X

ISBN-13: 9781469607627

Edition: 2013

Authors: Adrian Miller

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In this insightful and eclectic history, Adrian Miller delves into the influences, ingredients, and innovations that make up the soul food tradition. Focusing each chapter on the culinary and social history of one dish--such as fried chicken, chitlins, yams, greens, and "red drinks"--Miller uncovers how it got on the soul food plate and what it means for African American culture and identity.Miller argues that the story is more complex and surprising than commonly thought. Four centuries in the making, and fusing European, Native American, and West African cuisines, soul food--in all its fried, pork-infused, and sugary glory--is but one aspect of African American culinary heritage. Miller…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 8/15/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English

Adrian Miller is a writer, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, CO. He served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton, a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr., and a Southern Foodways Alliance board member.



Preface



What Is Soul Food?



West Africa: The Culinary Source



From Southern to Soul



Fried Chicken and the Integration of Church and Plate



Catfish and Other Double Swimmers



Chitlins: A Love Story



Black-Eyed Peas: What's Luck Got To Do With It?



How Did Macaroni and Cheese Get So Black?



Sometimes I Feel Like Motherless Greens



Candied Yams: West African in Name, but Not in Taste



Cornbread: Drop It Like It's Hot Bread!



Hot Sauce: The Best Medicine Ever?



What's Sweet, Red, and Drunk from a Jelly Jar? Hint: Liquid Soul!



Give Me Some Sugar: The Glory of Soul Food Desserts



Whither Soul Food?


Notes


Bibliography


Index