Comforting Soul Food Cookbook

Soul food traces its origins to the southern region of the United States and proudly stands as the signature cuisine of African-Americans. Traditional soul food cooking served as a means for enslaved Africans to preserve their culinary heritage and pass it on to future generations once they arrived in the US. A true cultural fusion, soul food bears the influence of American and European culinary practices. The expression "soul food" emerged in the mid-1960s, during a time when "soul" became...