High on the hog : a culinary journey from Africa to America

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Label

High on the hog : a culinary journey from Africa to America

Title remainder

a culinary journey from Africa to America

Statement of responsibility

Jessica B. Harris

Creator

• Harris, Jessica B

Subject

• African American cooking -- History
• African Americans -- Food | History
• Food habits -- Africa -- History
• Food habits -- America -- History

Language

eng

Summary

Cookbook author Jessica B. Harris has spent much of her life researching the food and foodways of the African Diaspora. High on the Hog is the culmination of years of her work, and the result is an engaging history of African American cuisine. Harris takes the reader on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way. From chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul, Harris celebrates the delicious and restorative foods of the African American experience and details how each came to form such an important part of African American culture, history, and identity. Although the story of African cuisine in America begins with slavery, High on the Hog ultimately chronicles a history of triumph and survival.--From publisher description

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

641.59/296073

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

TX715

LC item number

.H29972 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography