Food and Slavery – Page 3

by michaelwtwitty February 15, 2017 3

Watch “Food of the Enslaved: Akara” on YouTube

I loved partnering with Jason Townsend&Sons, my favorite historic clothier and provider of historic goods to produce a few videos for theirContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty February 6, 2017 4

African American Food History Diaspora Food Culture Events and Appearances Food and Slavery Pop Culture and Pop Food Recipes The Cooking Gene

IWatch “Food of the Enslaved: Barbecue” on YouTube

I loved partnering with Jason Townsend&Sons, my favorite historic clothier and provider of historic goods to produce a few videos for theirContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty February 1, 2017 10

African American Food History African Food Culture Diaspora Food Culture Events and Appearances Food and Slavery Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Pop Culture and Pop Food Recipes Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk The Cooking Gene

Watch “Food of the Enslaved: Okra Soup” on YouTube

I loved partnering with Jason Townsend&Sons, my favorite historic clothier and provider of historic goods to produce a few videos for theirContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty January 3, 2017 6

African American Food History African Food Culture Cultural Politics Events and Appearances Food and Slavery Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Pop Culture and Pop Food The Cooking Gene

How Corn Shaped the Black Culinary Experience/Southern Foodways Alliance 2016.

http://www.southernfoodways.org/black-corn/?platform=hootsuite My presentation at the Southern Foodways Alliance 2016 on corn and the story of the African Diaspora and American slavery. Please enjoyContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty October 5, 2016 4

African American Food History African Food Culture Diaspora Food Culture Food and Slavery Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting Uncategorized

Crops of African Origin or African Diffusion in the Americas

So–Some of you have come to me with the question about the African origins of crops found in the Americas.Continue Reading

by michaelwtwitty August 23, 2016 14

Elders and Wise Folk Food and Slavery Food People and Food Places Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria The Cooking Gene

Why this Blog?

Why this Blog? I wanted to create a new cultural vocabulary around food that would draw on our best yearningsContinue Reading

by michaelwtwitty August 15, 2016 7

African Food Culture Diaspora Food Culture Food and Slavery Pop Culture and Pop Food Scholars Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk The Cooking Gene

How a Brazilian Scholar Inspired My Search for the Roots of Soul Food

All historic images were sourced from www.slaveryimages.org, compiled by Jerome Handler and Michael Tuite, and sponsored by the Virginia Foundation forContinue Reading