High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America(2021)

6.7

2 Seasons

Documentary

Overview

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

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Ep 1

Our Roots

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.

26/05/202147 min

Ep 2

The Rice Kingdom

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.

26/05/202147 min