How To Write An Essay About African American Culture

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Every culture has its own dishes that make the holidays special; Just like music and clothing are apart of culture so is food. Last thanksgiving I attended thanksgiving with my brother girlfriends family. To say it was a culture shock would be an understatement. From the synchronization of the meals to the time the meal started,everything had its place. Each family has the same social attributes whether it’s politics,religion,music and television. In this article I will be discussing, Which dishes set African/ African American holiday tables apart.
When tracing the history of African American Cuisine, one must first take stock of which styles and flavors that came from Africa. There are key ingredients that spice and flavor the African and African American …show more content…

Potato salad is a great dish, inexpensive and relatively easy to change or adapt. A Liberian potato salad isn’t its best without spam,eggs, and relish.

Each holiday has certain staples, greens which are season differently in the African American culture than African culture. While southern grandmothers seasoned their greens with vinegar. I had a much different experience the first greens I tasted were kissed by the spices of ham hock, turkey, chicken and of course hot peppers. I actually never tasted the soul food version of greens until I attended boarding school in Kentucky. What we think of as celebration foods give us a sense of home they are foods of the history of those people. As special occasion food became more essential they soon became everyday food. No holiday dinner is complete without my grandmothers jollof rice, my aunts peppered pork and of course macaroni and cheese because it’s my guilty pleasure.

What sets African/ African American holiday tables apart. isn’t the laughter or even the awkward moments. What sets an African American/ African home is the holiday meals and the history behind

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