Food should fuel you. If you are incapacitated after eating, chances are that meal is going to be equally strenuous on your digestive system. Growing up in a low-income community, it was not uncommon for us to rely on convenient stores, liquor stores and gas stations for snacks and meals.
Without the availability of fresh produce and quality meats, the majority of families in poor neighbors are forced to build their diets around foods that were readily available. Not only are we underexposed to healthy eating options, African-Americans are also less likely to exercise and engage in high energy physical activity on a regular basis. A healthy mind, body, and soul is not heavily promoted in the African-American community.
There is a lack of knowledge surrounding this holistic lifestyle and as a result, we are at a greater risk for developing chronic and life-threatening diseases such as high blood pressure, type II diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Our bodies will work for us and sustain us until old age, if we take care of them. Unfortunately, we are so lost to the point that we believe that getting sick is inevitable.
A clean diet is the best preventative tool we have for combating illness. To maintain good health we must change our relationship with food and exercise. Our commitment to showcasing the best and brightest as well as highlighting disparities in Black life has been, and will always be, cornerstone to EBONY. All Rights Reserved. Sweet Potato Pie Source:Getty. Black Eyed Peas Source:Getty. Candy Yams Source:Getty. Catfish Source:Getty. Collard Greens Source:Getty.
A lot of people like fried chicken, and some happen to be black. QuestLove was not impressed, and stirred up a Twitter storm when he tweeted the picture. The problem stems from the way fried chicken is associated with black people, and the historical baggage that comes with it. The same way blackface recalls minstrel shows, the "black people love fried chicken" image recalls negative portrayals of black people.
In one scene:. The message to the audience: These are the dangers of letting blacks vote. Some of the legislators are shown drinking. Others had their feet kicked up on their desks. And one of them was very ostentatiously eating fried chicken. And in case you're tempted to think that sort of portrayal is a thing of the past, like minstrel shows, think back to what professional golfer Sergio Garcia said to his nemesis, Tiger Woods, when asked if he'd ever invite Woods to dinner.
In the antebellum South, fried chicken was something that was eaten every once in a while - far from being the ubiquitous convenience food that it is today.
We're at a generational moment where most of the entrepreneurs who opened up soul food restaurants in the s, s, and s are retiring or dying.
Unfortunately, few of their kids or their employees are willing to carry on their culinary legacy. Some additional complicating factors are: the overall challenge of running a restaurant; the negative health perception of this cuisine, and the continued expectation that soul food should be inexpensive and served in generous portions. Add these all up, and it means that many soul food restaurants are closing. Soul food restaurants need your patronage more than ever. But the most compelling reason why you should run, not walk, to your nearest soul food restaurant is this: The food is spectacularly good.
Inside the South, Atlanta has the best overall soul food scene, with a nice mix of traditional, Down Home Healthy, upscale, and vegan soul food restaurants. Making soul food may seem intimidating, but the techniques for most dishes are pretty straightforward. To help you get started, I've included my own recipe for a soul food classic: black-eyed peas. I also recommend the following cookbooks, which can help you become a soul brother or a soul sister.
It's time for us to cast aside any negativity or nervousness we may have about eating this truly American cuisine. Soul food doesn't need a warning label. This is one of the first recipes that I got from my late mother, Johnetta Miller. Though this is a recipe for black-eyed peas , this is my standard approach for making any vegetable in "soul food style. Adrian Miller is a James Beard Award-winning author.
A culinary historian and a certified barbeque judge, Adrian has lectured around the country on such topics as Black Chefs in the White House, chicken and waffles, hot sauce, kosher soul food, red drinks, soda pop, and soul food. By Adrian Miller Updated June 01, Pin FB Share. Sides: black-eyed peas, candied yams dark-fleshed sweet potatoes , macaroni and cheese, and stewed greens cabbage, collard greens , kale, mustard, or turnip ; Entree: chicken fried or smothered , fried fish, or pork smothered chop or "chitlins," which are pig intestines ; Cornbread a muffin, slice, square ; Beverage: a red-colored drink simply called " red drink " ; Dessert: banana pudding, peach cobbler , pound cake, or sweet potato pie.
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