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The Soul Food of Black Peru | TASTE

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020Soul Food

Rooted in slavery, the food of Afro-Peruvians is an integral part of Peru’s culinary identity. — NICO VERA, TASTE Millions of tourists travel to Peru every year to eat. The draw is Lima’s unique comida criolla (creole cuisine)—the 500-year fusion of Andean, Spanish, African, Chinese, and Japanese culinary cultures. The cuisine is famous for dishes […]

This Soul Food Restaurant is Serving Lessons In Black History With “Shoebox Lunches” | Black Enterprise

October 22, 2019December 18, 2019African American Cuisine, African American Culture ...

Patrick Coleman is packing a piece of history into the meals served at his soul food restaurant Beans & Cornbread. Throughout Black History Month, the Detroit-based bistro will offer “shoebox lunches” similar to the boxes African Americans used to store food when traveling in the south during the Jim Crow-era. Because they were banned and […]

Washington University’s Rafia Zafar pieces together African-Americans’ contribution to cuisine in ‘Recipes for Respect’ | STL Mag

March 28, 2019February 14, 2020African American Chef, African American Cuisine ...

Early on, black butlers and cooks taught white people how to eat and drink well. Harder lessons had to wait a century.