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Soul Food
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Soul Food Cuisine
and
Southern Cuisine
How
they differ
The first is a subset of the second.
Both were substantially inspired
by inventive Black slave woman cooks.
Some critical differences: Soul Food is more
assertively seasoned, simpler in technique, and relies on more basic, less
expensive cooking ingredients.
A sampling of
dishes shared
by both cuisines
The preparations listed below are mainstays on the Soul Food Cuisine table. They are also part of the overall Southern Cuisine repertoire. Click the "Southern" button on the left for brief insights on them:
Barbecued
Ribs
Biscuits
Chicken-Fried
Steak
Cornbread
Country
Ham
Fried
Catfish
Fried
Green Tomatoes
Game
Meat
Grits
Pies
and Cobblers
Southern Fried
Chicken
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Soul Food cuisine
insights
Name
Soul Food goes back centuries, but didn't receive its "Soul Food" appellation until the 1960s.
How
it began
Soul Food was born of hard times. Slaves received the culinary undesirables from their masters, who reserved the choice portions of the animals and vegetables for themselves. The slaves had to make do with animal parts like pig's feet, jowls, ears, and intestines - and vegetable parts like the fibrous green tops of turnips.
Nutrition
The vegetable-dominated diet of the slaves was often a healthier one than that of their oft-sedentary masters. The latter typically ate meals high in fat, sugar and calories. Slaves also consumed substantial calories, but they worked them off performing their strenuous, long-hour jobs.
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