Isn't Soul Food the real American food?!
Isn't Soul Food the real American food?
I love Soul Food. Every bit of it. I don't know where it got such a bad rap. McDonald's has no right to say they represent the true American Taste abroad. I say Soul Food does.
Most of our ancestors ate Corn Bread, before there was such a thing as wonder bread. Collard Greens are full of Vitamin B and A. Black eyed peas are great. Catfish, chicken fried steak, and especially Chitlins. Ham Hocks and Turnip Greens?, lovely. Win my heart? Cook me some Soul Food. My favorite is mashed potatoes with butter and chives.
No joke. Have any of you ever tried it?
Answers:
No. Soul Food is the product of foods that were either used or came along with the slaves. The slaves were the cooks in most plantation homes. They worked part of their cooking traditions into what they fixed. To a greater extent the true soul food was what they made in their homes with the little that they had.
The TRUE American food is the foods of the many Indian Tribes that were found in America. Corn, Tomatoes, Chiles all came from the New World.
NO, soul food is the food of one part of america.
Let's not forget that all the foods you mentioned are high in fat & cholesterol when prepared the traditional way, and the BIGGEST killer of african descendents is heart disease, with diabetes close behind.
I love food too, but all good things in moderation.