African American FoodJohnny Repp

English1aOctober 12, 2009

• People were taken from west Africa and sold as slaves in America.

• Most slaves went to the southern United States.

• The Cuisine adapted to the new land of America.

Information received in History 17.1

Cuisine Formation• Based heavily on traditional African cuisine

because slaves brought over food from Africa.• Slaves incorporated African ingredients into

the meals of their owners.• Slaves also incorporated new ingredients in

their cuisine and used foods that their owners would not eat.

http://www.sallybernstein.com/food/cuisines/african_american.htm

Food• Cajun food and Soul food is the food that developed from

the mixture of the cuisines.• Still very popular today.• Both cuisines are very similar.

Cajun• Gumbo• Jambalaya • Red Beans and

Rice• Andoullie Sausage

Soul Food• Fried Chicken• Black Eye Peas• Collared Greens• Grits

Information received in Cajun cooking class at SRJC