Should we keep eating Soul Food?

[@SayItLoudPBS]

CORRECTION: At 7:25, the person pictured is not Addison Gayle, Jr. The man in the photograph is poet/author Kalamu ya Salaam.

[@tammi67able]

Beautiful intelligent women! Thank you for your knowledge! I love black eyed peas and corn bread vegan style now is the change

[@kenjamccray5192]

I was just about to post that!

[@j.b.4614]

Thank you Thank you Thank you, Sisters, Ladies, Mothers!

[@RollerBladingSuxs]

Soul food is kimchi, kbbq and rice.

[@epyonsystem1869]

​@@RollerBladingSuxssoul food isn't limited to chicken and rice🤦‍♂️

[@Dizziedee18]

When she called out "baby gurl" she reminded me of Bernie Mac. Rest in Peace.

[@parsnipmcgee329]

Me too! I feel like that scene was a bit of an homage.

[@nefrettitim]

*🖤...exactly, lots of folks have a Bernie Mac in their family...🖤*

[@maggiemcfly5267]

Oh my God! I just comment the same, didn't realize your comment was right below mine

[@Etceterotic]

Gone too soon, too sudden, but he was a great man.

[@shannonwilliams2777]

Yesss!

[@MarissaJoelle29]

I'm sure y'all just saved somebody's life by reminding them to take the chicken out the freezer.

[@jelisasmith18]

They sure did my mom is gonna be home from church soon and they reminded me 😂

[@daniellemhall1358]

@@jelisasmith18 lol

[@pleasantcrew]

Word!

[@tammi67able]

Lol 😂

[@Feedingcrowsmedia]

😳😂😂😂👊🏿

[@BluBerryPi]

Revoked her black card with a quickness over a kale salad😂 Uncle eat the damn salad, we all know you got hypertension!!!!

[@ceecee8757]

🤣🤣🤣

[@deuteronomydeeznutz4278]

Then they complain about the gout

[@margaridabaldini]

🤣🤣👏🏽

[@knittingdoula]

👏👏👏👏

[@andreacarpenter8824]

👏👏👏😄😄😄

[@marywatkins9438]

Many of the basic components of soul food are actually quite healthful. It's all the salt and grease we add to them that causes the problems.

[@tripudium17]

YES! Most modern day ways of eating are unhealthy; the problem isn't soul food the problem is the modern food system. Check out the work of Jessica B. Harris, Edna Lewis, Michael Twitty, and Erika Nicole Kendall to learn about the rich history of Black American food ways.

[@jltplk]

Whoever thought raisins belonged in potato salad needs to be permanently removed from the kitchen. 🤢

[@Kit.E.Katz45]

Oh my gosh! Thank you! Who would ever think of such a thing! Craaaazy!🤪

[@Poemi10304]

Lol. Grapes in chicken salad isn’t too bad tho. And apples in Korean-style potato salad is good!

[@rivertam7827]

So I'm Australian and I have no idea if our potato salad is the same as your potato salad, but it's ubiquitous, there isn't a BBQ that doesn't have potato salad. It is much loved, so if you walked in with a potato salad with raisins in it, you'd be dragged out the back and flogged with a rotted old lump of 4×2 covered in red back spiders lol

[@Dominini]

@@Poemi10304 Ok... none of those things have to do with degenerates putting raisins in potato salad...

[@sunnyedaize1262]

@@rivertam7827 damn, that's harsh. Lol

[@wakandacustomerservice8391]

Fun fact, Collards are the same species as Kale plants. It's all just branding and selection on raw vs cooked taste.

[@babybop3016]

Omg I make a fake collard greens with kale and Turkey bacon I add chickpeas it's so bomb

[@jtejada2784]

cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts and collards are all the same species. Brassica =/= Brassica

[@felicia2819]

I usually mix kale and cabbage with collards

[@kellymburton]

I rather eat the collard greens, cause raw kale is just straight nasty. I dunno who thought of that.

[@missp00153]

I learned this living in Italy. Collards don't exist here so my Thanksgivings with friends it's kale to the rescue . 🤣🤣

[@HelloAlundra]

Pause the video and go take the chicken out the freezer before your mom gets home from work 😂😂😂

[@monique7885]

That line brought flashbacks to hearing the garage go up and remembering I didn't take the chicken out😂😂. The FEAR😨😨

[@jo680]

The memories lol 😂

[@RegalMermaid]

Monique Oliver hearing the garage go up 😂😂 glad it’s not just me. 🥴

[@iluvrachellef]

@@monique7885 Lol our garage was detached from the house and we hardly ever closed the door. 🤣

[@marcelrobinson]

@@monique7885 oo, you in trouble

[@smilealwaysnatasha3423]

Our ancestors made delicious things out of “discarded trash”. Very smart.

[@gillianlindeen5823]

Tasha Monique I’m in culinary school and we all think it is much more respectable to be able to make something out of “nothing” or “scraps” than it is to make something out of the cream of resources. So I respect this whole culinary culture.

[@tripudium17]

Most modern day ways of eating are unhealthy but the problem isn't soul food the problem is the modern food system. Check out the work of Jessica B. Harris, Edna Lewis, Michael Twitty, and Erika Nicole Kendall to learn about the rich history of Black American food ways.

[@lakeside321]

Stop believing history books our people been eating collards and sweet potatoes.

[@IceFireTerry]

As soon as she said "hand it over" I knew it was the black card 😂

[@tashajackson7968]

Terry Carr I thought unc was gone pop her at first 😂😂😂

[@itsniquenique45]

😂😂😂😂

[@StellaCharm]

Me too!

[@Ang.143]

I didn’t 😭😭😭

[@livelaughglow1654]

Exactly 😂😂😂

[@SolomonMars]

as a black man in atlanta, who has been vegan for 20 years now; it was hard dealing with my entire history with soul food. my family's from southern louisiana and vegan in the year 2000 through about 2006 was rough. my mom finally excepted it as a creative challenge on holidays and together the two of us made a lot of alternatives that were good. I still have a conflict with a lot of the black vegan restaurants that are popping up in atlanta because they default to soul food, but I really want us to branch out and experiment with a new food dynamic. neo soul food sounds excellent. this is a great video, thanks for making it.

[@tripudium17]

Bryant Terry, Edna Lewis, Jessica B. Harris

[@lanzibangli1259]

The key is vegan food originals, not vegan alternatives

[@sandraatkins2539]

💯❤❤❤

[@tammi67able]

Even better now they have vegan soul food restaurant!! Woo hoo!

[@CartersEat]

Love you Mr. MARS

[@ahsokatano6361]

My mistake was to watch this video on an empty stomach 😔

[@deannp84]

Helll yah

[@TyraHigh]

Ahsoka Tano Girl!!’

[@mon6745]

Gurl 😋

[@OrealLove]

Same lol

[@teerich2011]

Literally. I was about to eat a cheese sandwich or some ramen, but now not sure either will be enough 😂

[@sophiebailey4891]

This was in my recommendations for no apparent reason. I'm a white middle class woman from the UK. I still found it absolutely fascinating - thanks! 😁

[@EastSider48215]

Sophie Bailey: Good food knows no boundaries.

[@samantha4130]

Sophie Bailey Likewise! White woman from the U.K. This video has given me an education! And I’ve subbed to the channel. I’m loving these two ladies!

[@hannahmetzger6622]

Pretty much same. I'm a white middle class young woman from the frickin' _USA_ (which sometimes _I HATE.)_ And I agree 💯. This video and these two fine ladies are _fan-fricking-tastic!!_ 😁🙂. _Very_ educational, I LOVED this. TOTALLY subscribed.

[@elizahhoward3923]

I’m an African American male but I identify as white sometimes, I didn’t know my interest could find me here oh my gosh

[@BlessedOne686]

@@elizahhoward3923 Pathetic comment

[@RIXRADvidz]

I love that ''SouL Food'' is as distinct as ''Mexican Food'' or ''Italian Food'' or ''Chinese Food''. it offers a variety of tastes and foods that contributes to good eating habits. Chittlin's and Greens are a Wonderful Treat, but you'd hate it if you had to eat it all the time, same with spaghetti or tacos or stir-fried rice. they're Good, just not all the time. YES ! keep eating SouL Food, and don't let Uncle Darrnell tell you different.

[@heathertea2704]

Holla!!! 👏👏👏

[@venitakbennett-bonaparte1986]

No Chittlins

[@nefrettitim]

@@venitakbennett-bonaparte1986 *yuh, bruh...those chitterlings though🤢... THAT got me in the Gut. 💨*

[@nefrettitim]

*yuh, bruh...those chitterlings though🤢... THAT got me in the Gut. 💨*

[@tomarasmith4459]

Venita K Bennett-Bonaparte my chitterlings boop I put peppers (green red and yellow) and onion 🤑

[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

I can absolutely attest to the fact that a culture’s cuisine is central to its identities. I am a white teacher, with a Caribbean family, that grew up in the south, and when I expressed knowledge of and appreciation for some soul food (collards and mac n cheese), some of my African American students were thrilled. It was so bizarre and unexpected, but I was so glad we were able to connect through food. There are many divisions in my school due to the diversity, but food has been a way for our Latino, African, African American, and white students to bond. Respecting and sharing each other’s cuisines is a great way to build bridges and show we care.

[@MasoTrumoi]

Son of South American immigrants, completely White and Mediterranean in origins, and you get some weird looks when you're the only kid who's always eating beans. I grew up in one of the most diverse areas of Canada, but I never met another Latin kid until high school and he was more white washed than me. I wasn't Brazilian to anyone until they saw my dinners. Really weird feeling but food is SO important to your sense of identity.

[@BlessedOne686]

Dope

[@422missparker]

Collard greens with smoked Turkey necks or Turkey wings, instead of salted pork, the same with cabbage

[@violettevbunni9508]

👍👍👍

[@gabriellemccullough-hanks9644]

Exactly!! I make Mac and Cheese with whole grain macaroni, organic cheese, organic milk, and free range eggs and organic butter. Along with my regular seasonings. Our food is no more unhealthy than other foods.

[@trinadeerhodes]

flavor is different between a ham hock and turkey neck. I go both ways depending on what I feel. Its all about options for me.

[@PrincessDMSB]

LaCreshia Parker yaaaaaaas ✊🏾✊🏾

[@fuckfannyfiddlefart]

What did that bird do to you to deserve being bred, tortured and murdered?

[@DrJessicaKatanga]

yooooo, as a black-british vegan training to be a doctor, i THOROUGHLY enjoyed this - taught me about why I should be gentle when talking about food/health (to family, friends and patients), taught me about soul food and that chef in the middle and all his culinary creations were such thinkpieces! THANK YOU

[@tripudium17]

Most modern day ways of eating are unhealthy but the problem isn't soul food the problem is the modern food system. Check out the work of Jessica B. Harris, Edna Lewis, Michael Twitty, and Erika Nicole Kendall to learn about the rich history of Black American food ways.

[@oj4499]

Soul food is not in uk

[@teenacherry4958]

I grew up with a grandmother who raised the all the meat we ate and grew all of our vegetables. Our grocery store was her pantry, freezer, and smoke house. I miss those days.

[@Cheyna1993]

TEENA CHERRY Where are you from?

[@teenacherry4958]

@@Cheyna1993 A small town in Arkansas.

[@aranielleb7718]

@@teenacherry4958 oh well your granny is the real deal.. Nothing better than a grandma using her own produce.. Now everything is hormones injected 😭

[@disappointed1638]

Soul food is not unhealthy, it's all about how much you eat and what extra you put in it. Don't take away your roots or you will wilt.

[@jasminepearls1047]

yeah less salt in the greens and fresh turkey instead of salted meats.

[@disappointed1638]

When is soul foods salty and not fresh

[@tripudium17]

Yes! Read the books of Edna Lewis and Jessica B. Harris

[@eve3363]

The person isn't even Black American. She doesn't even eat soul food. In that case, we should ask her, "Should you still eat Nigerian food?"

[@sandraatkins2539]

Soul food is delectable, but for the most part, it is unhealthy. Anything fried tastes better than cooked another way, but fried food is not the best choice. Soul food contains excessive salt, many grains, refined sugar and flour, lots of dairy, pork, and the list goes on and on. None of this stuff is good for us. Try to change your palate, and perhaps eat that food sparingly. The young lady suggested eating it on the holidays. Let's not forget many Black people suffer from illnesses that could be alleviated with better food choices. Hypertension, heart trouble, obesity, cancer, and type 2 diabetes are no joke. Further, taking prescription medications to correct poor food choices leads to side effects which cause more illnesses. Dr. Laila Africa, a Black naturopathic physician, said soul food is a good name for this cuisine because in the end, your soul is all you will have, and your body will be destroyed. Wake up people.

[@Sandyyyyyyyyyy]

“Take the chicken out the freezer before your mom gets home” 🤣 y’all have been in my house!

[@finalcutgod]

Filipinos say the same damn thing. LOL

[@anastasiarene3130]

We definitely should still eat soul food. It is a testament to our resilience, creativity, and ingenuity in the face of adversity. However, because our lifestyles have changed drastically, the food should too. We can make the food healthier quite easily while still remaining reverent to its origins.

[@tripudium17]

I agree, I also think soul food has been misrepresented. Most modern day ways of eating are unhealthy; the problem isn't soul food the problem is the modern food system. Check out the work of Jessica B. Harris, Edna Lewis, Michael Twitty, and Erika Nicole Kendall to learn about the rich history of Black American food ways.

[@CartersEat]

That's are goal over here.. great point

[@kettle2293]

You could have a whole episode with just that young chef. He was great.

[@daniellemhall1358]

I agree. I would watch a show with him.

[@connie1wilson]

09:06 - Born washing my meat, with vinegar or lemon juice, never been sick once, wash surfaces down with bleach!

[@Amanda-kb8ok]

Yup!!

[@MsHall0000]

And a little bleach in your dish water

[@soniakiwi]

Salt and sugar also purify the meat.

[@br9760]

@@soniakiwi How exactly does sugar purify meat?

[@beautygiftedjowens]

Evelyn acting like she doesn’t have a whole series called “Smack Yo Lip”😂 you know how to describe those flavors, don’t be modest!

[@hallease]

😏😏😏

[@jenellearmstrong6306]

Lol idk this

[@theartistmind7028]

😂❤

[@rashadpreston7389]

I think she was sprung on a brother that can cook

[@alx123094]

@@rashadpreston7389 i mean he was woke af. Can cook. Id be pretty sprung too😂😂😂

[@MsDEV89]

Turn meal is basically West Indian fungi. 😮 I love seeing the connections between our cuisines. Diaspora is real! ✊🏿

[@dremy101]

Mainly antiguans call it fungi...are you one?

[@restreven4455]

we have different kinds in Nigeria. And every tribe has a different name for it. Mine is Eba, Iyan, and amala. All freaking amazing with right soup.

[@jesusismyfirmfounation]

That's coo-coo girl!

[@MsDEV89]

@@dremy101 We call it fungi in the Virgin Islands. My mom is Anguillian and they call it that too.

[@MsDEV89]

@@jesusismyfirmfounation That's what you call it?

[@sammijo125]

My granny passed away in the late 70's. My mother still prepared soul food but lighter, healthier versions. I still miss my granny's cooking 40 years later. I continually try and fail to replicate her flavors. She didn't use recipes. Everything was in her head, so everything left with her. Her food was so good, even the "forest" meats.

[@JBgoodiebag]

What’s forest meats?

[@relaxwithsouthland]

@@JBgoodiebag Squirrels, opossum, raccoon, birds, eels and turtles from ponds. The hunters would leave the fur on one foot so you knew what you were eating.

[@talishagilbert9533]

Say it loud is easily one of the best KZbin channels in existence right now. My family eats pretty healthy but you can definitely catch us making gumbo, étouffée, shrimp and grits and some other staples throughout the year.

[@hallease]

[ s a l i v a t e s ]

[@Setsunako6587]

What nicholas said. Sub *could for "should." Your body, your choice 😊

[@martinsmith2258]

Talisha Gilbert ooh gumbo! But what’s “etouffee”? Interesting. Is it Cajun or French? And are you from New Orleans? Or that vicinity?

[@talishagilbert9533]

Martin Smith Étouffe means smothered in French/creole. One side of my family is from a little parish called Avoyelles 🙂

[@LindaMitchell]

"True grit, mother's wit, and don't forget." Love your family motto. ❤️✊🏽

[@victorybeginsinthegarden]

my sister dated a polish man and they ate chitlins (they did not call it that) as well poor people food is universal

[@migoreng7789]

oooh are you talking about flaki/flaczki? im polish haha. quite a bit of traditional polish food is made out of "scraps" as most of poland population throught the years used to be farmers who had to give up most of the crops to noblemen who owned the land as a type of rent. pig skin and fat, chicken feet etc. theres even a small cake called bajaderka/ziemniaczek made entirely of scraps and other cakes leftovers. is a staple in cake stores and by eating it you can tell of the store has decent cakes haha, you are tasting everything at once

[@heathertea2704]

Whether one likes them or not, PEOPLE from around the WORLD eat ANIMAL intestines.💁

[@heathertea2704]

@Nicolaus Volentius you're right about the casing for sausages.

[@robmoney]

Flaki. I highly enjoy the broth but the texture of the tripe is like soggy bread.

[@felmeris6941]

As a polish guy I can say its true and its Christmas dish till this day, its a soup called "flaki" which is mostly eaten with bread

[@sofiasara98]

I love this video. I just got my degree in nutrition, and food combined with culture is something that we discussed regularly in our classes. I’ll be passing this video on to my former professors because I think any student going into the world of food and nutrition can benefit from watching this. Food is not just about tasting good. There is historical context behind so many types of food, and it’s important to not just tell someone to stop eating X food because it’s “not good for your health.” 🙌🏽 Y’all rock

[@TheCOLOURday]

If you’re in Michigan check out Detroit Vegan Soul! It’s a black-owned family business and it’s amazing!

[@sophiecanadesheher1927]

Soul Veg in Chicago is all vegan soul food. Eating there is an event! I looooooove it.

[@Spookylips]

their mac and cheese there is FYRE

[@melroso09]

Love this place!

[@authorizeking4027]

sophie canade I’m in Grand Rapids and I need to make a trip

[@DemureSpectabilis]

I was so excited for Detroit Vegan Soul, but everything I got there was bland. 😕 I eat vegetables daily, and I make a few vegan dishes myself, but the seasoning just wasn’t there. I was so hype to support a black woman-owned small business, but it just wasn’t doing it for me. I hope others who go have a much more positive experience.

[@TwoCentsPBS]

We're definitely adding Indigo to our must-eat-at list!!!

[@AlexS-zv5rf]

Watching this as I'm eating collard greens, fried chicken, and cornbread. Really interested in y'all take on this but as a Southern black girl...I'm sorry, I need my soul food. It was honestly a highlight of my life when my family okay'ed my baked mac and cheese lol. The key to anything is balance and moderation though. I've made some tweaks to alot of my recipes. I use almond milk in my cornbread and my husband actually prefers it, as it makes it sweeter. and I dont use pork at all any more and try to make my own veggie broths.

[@chattybluecat]

I'm white, but southern, and the first time my mom asked me to make my Gramma's mac n cheese for Thanksgiving I literally cried I was so happy.

[@heathertea2704]

Alex DO the DAMN thing.😁

[@AlexS-zv5rf]

@@chattybluecat girl yes!! My folks asked me to make the sweet potato pies and I was like 😍😍 me, little ol' me 🤗🤗

[@nyjahfanatic]

I recently got promoted to deviled eggs and dessert duty on holidays which is a pretty good start but I still haven't gotten to Mac and cheese duty yet

[@AlexS-zv5rf]

@@nyjahfanatic once you get it, it's like riding a bike. I still haven't perfected my deviled eggs and potato salad. Those dishes are not as easy as they seem

[@junior10199]

I love this. You’re recognizing the whole picture! Not just parts that are comfortable or popular... Not disregarding fact for feelings... Recognizing the ugly truths of our history while also finding the beauty in it and providing practical suggestions and examples that might actually make positive change within the Black community. You need a prime time TV show or something to get your messages out there. (If only... 😔) Cause time is a wasting! The world is a changing and we need to find ways to get it together so that we’re not left behind.

[@Dorian_sapiens]

The distinction between Soul Food and Southern Food was good for me to learn. My grandmother, who is white and from a rural southern background, cooks a lot of the same dishes I've heard referred to as soul food. And, although I knew soul food's origin was in the African Diaspora and the conditions under slavery, the fact that the same foods are common among poor, rural whites in the South led me to believe it was called the same name no matter who made it.

[@mimir3070]

I am black and thought the same as well. I appreciate this video.

[@phiretiger4476]

Many of the foods that White Southern ppl make came from a slave. Many white ppl who owned slaves had them cook for them and of course they didn't give that slave credit for their recipes. These White families took these recipes and claimed them for their own. Many of the White people were French so the slaves had create food based upon what they knew, what the master liked, and what crops where available. Slaves woild also cook for themselves what was leftover or what white ppl didn't think was good. However, when meat provider learned that blacks used these parts they began charging for them when they once were free. Never understood why ppl American ppl don't know their history. Should we stop eating our food. No. We have made healthier alternatives. However, fine with moderation. That's like asking Mexicans and Chinese ppl should they stop eating their traditional foods.

[@melissahamilton3541]

I came here to say this same thing. My Grandma Faye lived through the dust bowl and growing up she always made sure that she had food prepared in case someone dropped by. That food was always things that were born out of her experience growing up in the dust bowl. Corn Pone (sometimes with sugar), collard greens, mashed potatoes, pot pies, okra, liver and gizzards, etc. I had no idea the difference between southern food and soul food was dependent on who cooked it.

[@brandyeking3368]

Same growing up (white)in Mississippi in a racially combined community/church I didn’t know there was a difference. All I know is most everyone cooked sooo good (cept my mom couldn’t fry chicken) but others could so it was ok.

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍

[@cinnamont-w1154]

My parents are West Indian/Caribbean Mom from Barbados 🇧🇧 Dad from Jamaica 🇯🇲. Some of the traditional dishes are: salt fish, plantain, bakes, fried dumplings, peas n rice, macaroni pie, stew chicken, jerk chicken, oxtail n fish cakes.

[@BESTDICKINCHINA]

NO COOCOO?

[@cinnamont-w1154]

BOARDROOM-BULLY _ THE H.N.I.C. OF THE BULLY PULPIT yes Coo coo 😊

[@bakergeetee]

Chef Jonny Rhodes is THE TRUTH. His cooking is amazing, his aim is to make his customers think about things that they would never link to food, especially the uncomfortable things...filling the mind and the belly. I'm so in love with this series!

[@gxtmfa]

My grandpa’s a roughneck from the Midwest and grew up eating lots of spare parts, game, and home grown veggies (LOTS of squash from the garden). My dad hated it because it reminded him of growing up without much. By the time I came around, things like eating the fish you caught wasn’t a thing my dad enjoyed (we still ate frog legs- go figure). Now that I’m older, I’m finding that fresh-caught fish (from the right river), squash for every season, and wild rice are downright tasty and healthy, so I keep it in the rotation. Biscuits and gravy is only a sometimes food nowadays though. And I’m not touching the family possum recipe with a 10 foot pole. As a white guy, I have to admit that the soul food debate fascinated me because parts of it remind me of things I’ve heard in my household- my grandpa says what we eat is who we are, my dad doesn’t want to eat any more of that “white trash” food, and my mom keeps what’s healthy.

[@moded_corroded8132]

Love the channel. I get that a lot of our Black cultural touchstones are rooted in oppression and pain but I choose to celebrate our resiliency instead of shedding everything our ancestors thrived on.

[@VsLeo1]

What has happened to this channel?? I just found it and absolutely love it. No more vids?? 🥺😭 come Back!

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

0:31 You gotta two plate it. One for the chicken and greens, another just for the mac n cheese and biscuit.

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

0:52 Just go ahead and turn that kale into callaoo. It don't need no meat in it.

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

9:13 What's wrong with pumpkin pie??? That's my fav. #2 is Sweet Potato Pie. Don't ruin my fav pies.

[@heathertea2704]

@@JubeiKibagamiFez 😋😋😋

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

@Nicolaus Volentius I know that. Why she knockin pumpkin pie? I may just be really bad at sarcasm.

[@olly2027]

J Fez pecan is my favorite

[@ConlangKrishna]

I am a European born guy with an Indian name who feels deeply connected to East Asian cuisine and culture. And I am sitting here, watching American women celebrating their African ancestry, with tears in my eyes. I feel sooo connected. ❤ And I am getting hungry! Thanks so much for your great videos! 🙏

[@nourenaissance]

As a child of West Indian parents, I was taught about growing food, but also putting some serious flavor on it -- curry is a STAPLE! And so is star anise! Even our drinks -- mauby and sorrel -- are grown. Sugar is in abundance as it is the main export, so add some sugar to your mauby and enjoy with your roti or pelau (rice and pigeon peas, veggies and stew chicken)

[@dianesinghroy]

Mauby bark with demerara sugar and lime!!!! Aw yeah!

[@SobrietyandSolace]

I'm not a fan of mauby but I love picking and eating pigeon peas, my mother's curry pork and aloo, macaroni pie, fried breadfruit, freshly roasted cashews, and sorrel (put the boiled fruit in a cake after you've made your tea). It felt satisfying to go into the yard and get your broad leaf thyme and your chadon beni instead of supermarket. Iguana and caiman have too many bones but desperate times...

[@ohcarolina8671]

Oh my goodness...it's been a long time since I've heard (read) mauby. I loved that drink with Demerara. Preferred it over sorrel every time.

[@priscilajmarquez46]

The oyster/stucco reasoning behind it blew my mind! I can’t wait to try out all these restaurants mentioned

[@16kauffmanh]

My German grandparents still expect my siblings and I to eat sauerkraut and sausage with them on the morning of New Year's Day. It reminds us all that we aren't as distant from the immigrant experience as we may think we are. For real I wouldn't dare update it. The point isn't to enjoy anything the point is to suffer through my grandma's bitter sauerkraut and to drink responsibly on New Year's Eve, or else I'm still hungover and embarrassing myself in front of my family

[@denisenova7494]

I‘m German and not only do we hardly eat such dishes, it‘s a weird combination to eat sausage with sauerkraut. We always ate sausage with frites or with potato salad or mashed potatoes. Sauerkraut goes with a roast or with turkey when it‘s christmas. And tbh I have never heard of eating any of these foods in the morning of NYE. We sometimes had sausage with potato salad on christmas eve.

[@denisenova7494]

Nicolaus Volentius: That‘s right! There are regional differences and variants for sure.

[@PhosphorAlchemist]

My Pennsylvania Dutch family raised me that one must have pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day, and that leftovers are necessary to have good luck through the year. My German family that came over around 1900 from a different region has no such tradition. For me, the new year doesn't feel like it's completely started until I've had my pork and kraut. Practically, it's the only time I eat either.

[@yltraviole]

I'm Dutch, and when we eat sauerkraut (or zuurkool, as we call it), it's traditionally with mashed potatoes and a kind of smoked sausage. So maybe your family has some Dutch influences!

[@piperarcher9706]

@@denisenova7494 I lived in Cincinnati and there are A LOT of descendants from Germany there. Sauerkraut & Sausages and goetta are very very very common. These things or the combination of things stemmed from what the poor immigrants could afford. Kind of how in the USA corned beef and cabbage is popular on StPatricks day when in Ireland they would probably do a normal roast cut- the immigrants didn't have the money to buy a roast, corned beef was WAY cheaper then.

[@cybernet3000]

I know this video is 2 years old now, but I just discovered chef Jonny Rhodes closed Indigo this year to focus on building a farm and grocery store for his home neighborhood, which I think really drives home your theme that soul food is about community. Thanks for this video, I learned a lot.

[@BFDT-4]

"Should we keep eating Soul Food?" If you don't, there'll be more for me! ;)

[@leftylion816]

"Take the chicken out of the freezer before your mom gets home" BIG FACTS!

[@Nille0212]

To answer the question: ABSOLUTELY! Just do so in moderation, and don't add so much salt or fry everything. Baked chicken seasoned well is soul food too. I don't do fried chicken at home but 2 or 3x times a year, and I cook almost 7 days a week. I've modified my diet ( more raw salads and more veggies roasted instead of fried or skipped lol) and I have lost weight and gotten off BP and cholesterol meds. I will forever eat soul food, just not exactly how my grandmother made it. But she was an AH-MAZING cook and I thank her for passing it down to me. I love you and miss you dearly, Gran!❤❤❤

[@AntoniaOkafor]

You guys NEED to be on the next season of A Black Lady Sketch Show!! It must be done.

[@ALLDAYKPOP]

Girl, why you got that thought in my head now?! Lol. Now I'm sad again that there aren't more episodes

[@jasminepearls1047]

I find it to be sterreotypical of black Americans and their parents are from Kenya and Nigeria etc. It's like they make it seem like its their culture but it comes off like they make mockery of BAs.

[@Temzy17]

@@jasminepearls1047 you're literally going out on a limb to be offended over nothing.

[@jasminepearls1047]

@@Temzy17 No, if I made a whole career on Jamaican culture making fun of rastas, weed smoking Jamaicans would be offended. Just because we are all black does not mean we can make fun of other black cultures.

[@venai2543]

I'd love to see y'all in that show

[@ladyjm8134]

I appreciate every channel that distinguishes our ancestors as "enslaved Africans" instead of "slaves". The former maintains our peoples' humanity. I appreciate this shift in language so much

[@bronwynecg]

"I'm a grown man outchear eatin' grass..." 😂😂😂 💀 💀 💀

[@flaffycheez6899]

Black card was snatched up real quick

[@marcelrobinson]

Cornbread is not only a side dish, but it also goes well over collard greens, cabbage, black-eyed peas and red beans in rice. If cornbread is not there, I'm putting my plate down and leaving your house.

[@labellevigne4160]

YOOOOOOOO at 11:15 when the chef from Indigo starts to go into the intent and context of the food, I swear it was poetry meets visual and culinary art. I. am. SHOOK!.

[@lynnharr3911]

I grew up in NYC on my South Carolinian Grandma's food: Grits, Okra, Collards, Yams, Fried Chicken, Ribs, Peas & Rice, Corn Bread and Gumbo, which we didn't call it, but that's what it was.

[@Govan7881Clan]

My family is from Louisiana; so, gumbo was and still is a staple dish. I, however, was born with a shellfish allergy. I have changed it by taking the pork and shellfish out (chicken, turkey neck, and all beef sausages) and by making a vegan gumbo. My husband ( and our kids) who hardly ever eat a vegetable loves my vegan gumbo the most!

[@orp8428]

Me too! My mom cooked a "Red Gumbo" (vegan) and a seafood Gumbo. At the end of the month we had chicken and saugage. I was raised knowing that it was an African based dish and it will always be home.

[@j0nni235]

Gumbo is delicious. My dad is from Louisiana and when we went down there it was the 1st time I ate gumbo.

[@patshafer678]

This was so cool and informative! When that chef was dropping the history of the dishes I was like :O what a creative way to create food and dialogue!

[@Estrellitawilliams]

Yes we should. Always and forever!!!!!!! I could never get behind chitterlings (chittlins) but I’m on board with all other soul food.🙌🏽

[@cupofchi_]

Estrellitawilliams same!

[@hectorcabassa4297]

Thank❤❤❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉🎉😊 you ladies , love your style,,,,,!!!! I am Puerto and half moreno 😮😊

[@parker4192]

Whenever I see Evelyn with that goatee I know I'm gonna be ctfu 😂😂😂

[@nrsimmons178]

"Uncle Darnell in the building!" Lol!

[@latasha1426]

You're right, but that's a Soul Patch, not a goatee. 😁

[@nmmarquesm]

The impact of black culture is everywhere, in Brazil the influence of black food is representative with a meal called “feijoada” made with black beans and parts of porky that werent eaten by the dominant people. I have huge respect for their influence and loved this video!

[@mikew.6488]

Yes...yes we should. 🙌🏾

[@TheTransformHERTV]

Let me just say, I love that you both don't go PROJECTING at the cameras and trust your mics. It's refreshing, soothing, and makes it easier to take in the messages you all share. That restaurant, Indigo, is one of the "wokest" restaurants I have ever had the pleasure to learn about and I can't wait to visit. Lastly, I'm so glad this conversation was started. I often sit back at family gatherings and community events and wonder both to myself and aloud, "Black folk still out here eating pork?". It never fails to start an argument lol. Love you ladies to life and I'm extremely proud of you both!

[@hazeldavis3176]

Chef Rhodes, wow. Thanks for including him and giving his words space to breathe. I'm gonna have to watch that bit a few times to digest it all. Thank you so much for making this series.

[@VegSocialist]

I literally just finished a meal at Souly Vegan in Oakland when YT fed me this video!

[@aichiyume]

My aunts (the women who raised me) went vegetarian about 20 years ago and now we're more mindful about using plant-based butters and lower sodium broths. But we do still throw down hard with the traditional recipes for the holidays.

[@kandizkreationz916]

Being 25 years old, watching u lovely ladies allow me to learn more about myself. Being a black woman and as a woman in a whole. Keep up the great work!

[@terriblefrosting]

Cooking and learning about culture? two of my favorite things? together? Oh heck yeah! I love this show.

[@conniepayne4425]

Our ancestral cooks used common sense and wisdom to come up with ways to supply as many as 7000 calories a day to field workers and other laborers. This was maintenance! This is how hard we were worked. We need to know this because if we’re even eating half that amount today, and not doing the heavy, backbreaking labor our ancestors did, then we must reevaluate and taylor our diets to our physical realities - as they did. That being said, I haven’t had chittlins in years ONLY because I always ate my mother’s - and she’s gone. Long live soul food!

[@tripudium17]

Yes I think context is important but I also think black food in America is misrepresented. Most modern day ways of eating are unhealthy; the problem isn't soul food the problem is the modern food system. Check out the work of Jessica B. Harris, Edna Lewis, Michael Twitty, and Erika Nicole Kendall to learn about the rich history of Black American food ways.

[@ltlbuddha]

As usual you nailed it. Food is a history lesson and cultural education, as well as a good reason to mix with other people. We are going to have to differ, slightly, on pumpkin pie. Though a good sweet potato pie is the queen of the dessert table without equal or pretender to the throne, a mediocre one disappoints more than a mediocre pumpkin pie. Because texture. And, without pumpkin pie, there would be no sweet potato pie. Just because grandma's a little rough, don't mean she ain't grandma.

[@essendossev362]

"...modern day prisons, also known as modern day plantations" YES SAY IT LIKE IT IS

[@jessicaaudate]

Yep yep

[@mothertwinkles4198]

We can stop this by not going to prison. You don't have to break the law.

[@JeantheSecond]

Mother Twinkles If only it were that easy for black communities. They don’t have to break a law. They only have to have a cop decide they broke a law. Kalief Browder, for example.

[@mothertwinkles4198]

@@JeantheSecond I understand what you're saying; however, we have got to take our communities back.

[@angellynn7701]

I love this series because it is a reminder that Black History is American History and I learn so much. Thank you ladies!

[@leslieinadress]

Wow. I just love your videos more and more every time I see one. I think what I like best is that you add humor and quirk to each one. Thank you so much! Oh and you both have such beautiful skin!

[@TeagueChrystie]

This is easily one of my favorite channels on KZbin, at this point. This is such a good show. Thanks y'all.

[@charmsz566]

Ive been to my fair share of restaurants creating a vision and telling a story with food but I have never in my life seen such a deep and complete expression like Johnny's work at Indigo. Wow what a talented guy, I gotta make my way to Texas to try that menu!! Thank you for showing off such a thoughtful and honest creator. keep up the great work, I love your videos!!

[@Cherub1387]

Hallease doing that hand rub we do when we KNOW we bout to eat good 😂

[@hallease]

[ bird man hand rub ]

[@arbergashi3287]

Adore this platform! Super informative!!!

[@Jaye773]

You guys are always so good! Sending positive vibes you guys way!

[@jonahsahn]

2:21 SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU

[@KinToNatTuner]

Love💕🌼 love💕🌻 love 💕🥀this piece! And thank you for not referring to our ancestors as slaves, but accurately as enslaved.

[@leenanorms]

This is fantastic!

[@mmelaprofonline]

THANK YOU!! With your permission, I will be showing this to my students as a jump off point to talk about culture and identities (and the stereotypes that sometimes occur: "Oh, you are Greek? Did you eat souvlakis last night?" -- what I was often asked as a kid) MERCI!

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Greek food is delicious, and unfortunately it's one of the only things non-Greek Americans (myself included) know about Greece, besides a little bit of ancient history. It sucks that those things get turned into reductive stereotypes.

[@kimberley3577]

I love souvlaki. My bf is Greek

[@hallease]

No permission needed, it's PBS that's why the video exists.

[@paigewashington6018]

Great idea! Me too

[@mmelaprofonline]

@@hallease merci!!

[@shlidgn90]

First time visitor on your channel. Excellent video. You’ve got an new subscriber.

[@TigerlilyWarrior]

I really appreciate this channel. Entertainment and educational.

[@mateomagnus8482]

I look forward to these very educational videos! Thanks ladies!

[@shanti804]

Halle, drop that gluten-free fried chicken recipe ASAP!

[@simplylavenia]

I learned in my baking course recently that gluten is a network of proteins found in wheat flour. To have gluten free you just need a flour that is not derived from wheat, almond flour for example. I hope this helps, I'm not sure which one she uses specifically but it's a step in the right direction 😄

[@lyreparadox]

@@simplylavenia Using another grain works too, like oat flour, if you think the almond flour might not taste quite right. :D

[@simplylavenia]

@@lyreparadox thank you.

[@keykeydoes]

Unless she got Celiac, then EAT IT ALL GIRL!

[@Prodigious1One]

Well, rice flour can make fried chicken more crispy.

[@Yessica13]

My mom makes tamales with vegetable oil instead of manteca (which makes them lighter and vegetarian)

[@courtneyjohnsonhaber4591]

Y'all always make me so proud to be black. i love this channel

[@MrJuanduenas]

It is more important to be proud of being a you. Being black is out of your control. There are many other things about yourself you should be more proud of than your genetic and cultural make up.

[@tamaracharese]

I’m falling in love with this chef! Stop it! Stop being so brilliant! Dang... whew!

[@InRichardsWorld]

Yo when Evelyn said “pause the video and go take that chicken out the freezer before your mom gets home” hit home.

[@sarajanewebster5321]

Woweee that was amazing. So glad this popped up in my recommended videos. The food and cooking y’all talked about was amazing, and the agricultural and historical context brought in was so enlightening and powerful. Soul food doesn’t really exist where I live, but Southern Fried Vegan visited my city not too long ago; the line was probably about 2 hours total! They killed it.

[@SKemple81]

In my family we were eating kale before all the hype. I have made a dish in the slow cooker that was turkey thighs with kale and carrots. I have family members always asking how do I make it.

[@tandt7694]

Are they smoked Turkey thighs?

[@SKemple81]

@@tandt7694 no, but that next thing to try. Good idea.

[@fleebee4115]

Cooked kale taste very similar to collard greens

[@Ang.143]

I prepare it like collards when I feel up to it.

[@katyafan]

It is technically a collared green, that's why I was confused at first, lol. I hate kale!!

[@stupidrules1000]

I love how yall discussed this topic. This was beautiful.

[@MissJayDeeMoni]

That soul patch kills me every time. Also, the food in the NMHAAC is fire. 10/10!

[@yuyuri_]

"im a grown ass man and you got me out here eating grass"😭😭😭😭

[@Angie_Onaleta]

Growing up in New Orleans and having deeeeeeeeep roots here, all the above is everything I've experienced eating, even the healthier version are good, it legit depends on who's making it. P.S. my mama's gumbo is the best!!!

[@Banyo__]

One year I bought a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving and as soon as the dessert table was revealed, all I heard as people paraded past the table, was "who brought that damned pie! We don't eat that. Come on now!" My mom narrowed her eyes at me and snatched my black card with a quickness!!

[@justinlocs]

Y’all betta educate the people!!!

[@MatthewAubeuf]

When I was living in Ghana, if I ever ate salad they would make fun of me by calling it goat food.

[@tripudium17]

But they eat a lot of cooked greens.

[@MatthewAubeuf]

tripudium17 Mixed into various stews soups and rice. Never do you see just “a side of vegetables”

[@reddreds1]

This is a timely video. I wanted to cook West African food. After looking at some videos I saw that it is the same a black people food. Red bean and rice. Sweet potatoes. Black eyed peas. Cornbread. All West African! I was so excited. Its exciting to know the culture wasnt lost. I was under the impression that everything was lost during slavery.