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How Black Woman Outsmarted the South with Cornbread [View all]
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For centuries, the world has been sold a myth that Southern cornbread was born out of European hospitality and plantation romance.
In reality, the true architects were enslaved Black women. They used the culinary engineering of West African fufu to transform a cheap ration of raw cornmeal into a survival fuel that outsmarted the South.
Sources:
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris,
Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time by Adrian Miller
"The African Roots of Southern Cooking" by Toni Tipton-Martin
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