Food

African slaves had to find their own way to prepare edible and pleasing meals for their families.  Only the scraps and left overs were given to the slaves to eat.  Slaves from the Southern United States created a style of cooking food that would later be described as soul food.

Adrian Miller, a former special assistant to Bill Clinton says, "The term soul food, for example, gained currency in the late 1960's and early 1970's"(John).  After Slavery was abolished most African Americans grew their own vegetables.  Most were poor and could only afford the off cuts of meats.  Hunting provided meats such as squirrel, waterfowl, possum and rabbit.  

One popular, easy to make, soul food dish is cornbread. 

•    2 cups organic cornmeal

•    1 cup organic unbleached all-purpose flour

•    2 teaspoons baking powder (aluminum-free)

•    1/3 cup organic coconut oil (melted/liquid)

•    2 tablespoons organic maple syrup

•    2 cups homemade almond milk (room temperature)

•    2 teaspoons organic apple cider vinegar (or fresh squeezed lemon juice)

1/2 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpDL6E2JS40

Soul food cuisine:

•    Biscuits 

•    Butter beans 

•    Catfish 

•    Chicken livers

•    Chitterlings or chitlins

•    Chow-chow 

•    Collard greens 

•    Cornbread 

•    Chicken fried steak

•    Cracklins

•    Fatback 

•    Fried fish

•    Fried ice cream

•    Grits

•    Ham hocks

•    Hog maws

•    Hoghead cheese.

•    Hot sauce

•    Lima beans

•    Macaroni and cheese

•    Mashed potatoes

•    Milk and bread 

•    Mustard greens

•    Neckbones

•    Pigs' feet

•    Red beans.

•    Ribs

•    Sorghum syrup

•    Sweet potatoes