High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (Staffel 1)

Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.

  • Poster for Our Roots

    Our Roots (Folge 1) 8.0

    Sendedatum: 2021-05-26

    Laufzeit: 58 min

    Übersicht: The hunt for African American food's roots goes to Benin, where okra and yam rule the market and pre-enslavement fish and corn plates reign at a table.

  • Poster for The Rice Kingdom

    The Rice Kingdom (Folge 2)

    Sendedatum: 2021-05-26

    Laufzeit: 47 min

    Übersicht: In the Carolinas, Stephen looks at the human cost of rice and goes whole hog with Gullah chef BJ Dennis and those preserving Black culinary traditions.

  • Poster for Our Founding Chefs

    Our Founding Chefs (Folge 3)

    Sendedatum: 2021-05-26

    Laufzeit: 52 min

    Übersicht: From mac and cheese to Virginia ham: Jefferson's and Washington's renowned enslaved chefs James Hemings and Hercules left the nation hungry for more.

  • Poster for Freedom

    Freedom (Folge 4)

    Sendedatum: 2021-05-26

    Laufzeit: 51 min

    Übersicht: Barbecued brisket meets Senegalese lamb and a Juneteenth feast as Stephen heads to Texas to ride with Black cowboys and take in Jerrelle Guy's cakes.

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