Soul Food Recipes

Soul food originated in the southern region of the United States and is the signature cuisine of African-Americans. Traditional soul food cooking is seen as one of the ways enslaved Africans passed their traditions to their descendants once they were brought to the US, and is a cultural creation stemming from slavery and Native American and European influences.The expression “soul food” originated in the mid-1960s, when “soul” was a common word used to describe African-American culture. At its core, soul food is down-home cooking that’s been passed down through many generations, with its roots in the rural South.Traditional Soul Food contains lots of decadent fried foods such as chicken, pork chops and steak that are smothered in rich creamy gravy. There is also many delicious vegetables as the vegetables such as peas, beans, greens and corn. Desserts include sweet apple pie, pudding and cobbler.This cookbook contains many of the traditional and inspired Soul Food recipes.