High on the Hog A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B Harris
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
Product Description
From the Winner of the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award The grande dame of African American cookbooks stakes her claim as a culinary historian with a narrative history of African American cuisine. Acclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris has spent much of her life researching the food and foodways of the African Diaspora. High on the Hog is the culmination of years of her work and the result is a most engaging history of African American cuisine. Harris takes the reader on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way. From chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul Harris celebrates the delicious and restorative foods of the African American experience and details how each came to form such an important part of African American culture history and identity. Although the story of African cuisine in America begins with slavery High on the Hog ultimately chronicles a thrilling history of triumph and survival. The work of a masterful storyteller and an acclaimed scholar Jessica B. Harriss High on the Hog fills an important gap in our culinary history. show more
Condition : New
Author : Jessica B Harris
Weight : 437.51
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
Language : English
EAN : 9781608194506
ISBN10 : 1608194507
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20140116
Place of Publication : New York
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 137 X 206 X 23mm