To this day, America’s food culture remains to be its pride and joy, yet interestingly enough, what is understood by many to be the traditional food culture of America actually varies greatly from one part of the North American Continent to the other. However, of the vastly differentiating cultures found throughout America, one cannot deny that there is one region in particular who’s culinary culture is well defined, and easily recognizable. Actually, the entire region’s identity is nearly dependent on its distinct food culture; the American South.
The south’s distinct and flavorful cuisine is admired throughout the nation and has become an important part of the average american’s diet. According to the HPBA, over 15,000,000 grills were sold …show more content…
The distinct cooking practices came about as a result of the interaction between the Slave Holder’s and their slaves. For hundreds of years, the rationing of food was implemented within plantations as it was an efficient way for owners to maintain control of their property, as well as insure that workers received enough food to maintain good health. Through regulating food, slave-owners also imbedded their authority over enslaved people by taking away the slave’s independence while also providing themselves with a way to demonstrate their “kindness, thus winning the desired loyalty as seen in the memoirs of Elige Davison "Massa and Missus were very good white folks and was good to the black folks. They had a great big rock house with pretty trees all round it, but the plantation was small, not more than a hunerd acres, Massa growed tobacco …show more content…
On plantations, the slaves prepared and cooked the majority of the meat. Slaves tasked with prepping meats for the smokehouse slaughtered and butchered the animals, salted the meat cuts, hung the dried meat in the smokehouse, carefully kept a low-burning fire under the meat for weeks, and then storing the smoked meat. Many of the curing techniques used today, including using different woods for different flavors, were invented by African-American
The south’s distinct and flavorful cuisine is admired throughout the nation and has become an important part of the average american’s diet. According to the HPBA, over 15,000,000 grills were sold …show more content…
The distinct cooking practices came about as a result of the interaction between the Slave Holder’s and their slaves. For hundreds of years, the rationing of food was implemented within plantations as it was an efficient way for owners to maintain control of their property, as well as insure that workers received enough food to maintain good health. Through regulating food, slave-owners also imbedded their authority over enslaved people by taking away the slave’s independence while also providing themselves with a way to demonstrate their “kindness, thus winning the desired loyalty as seen in the memoirs of Elige Davison "Massa and Missus were very good white folks and was good to the black folks. They had a great big rock house with pretty trees all round it, but the plantation was small, not more than a hunerd acres, Massa growed tobacco …show more content…
On plantations, the slaves prepared and cooked the majority of the meat. Slaves tasked with prepping meats for the smokehouse slaughtered and butchered the animals, salted the meat cuts, hung the dried meat in the smokehouse, carefully kept a low-burning fire under the meat for weeks, and then storing the smoked meat. Many of the curing techniques used today, including using different woods for different flavors, were invented by African-American