Jessica Harris

Food and Cultural Historian and author of Beyon Gumbo

Jessica Harris appears in the following:

Museum Exhibition Celebrates Black Contributions to America's Culinary Identity

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

Curator and culinary historian Dr. Jessica B Harris joins us to discuss the new MOFAD exhibit, African/American: Making the Nation's Table. 

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A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

Monday, September 05, 2011

Cookbook author Jessica Harris talks about the history of African American cuisine. High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America takes readers on a journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way—from chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul.  She details how each came to form such an important part of African American culture, history, and identity.

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A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Cookbook author Jessica Harris talks about the history of African American cuisine. High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America takes readers on a journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way—from chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul.  She details how each came to form such an important part of African American culture, history, and identity.

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A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

Friday, January 21, 2011

The U.S. slave trade took many things from the Africans who were forced into it: family, name, homeland, and, of course, freedom. But within that system of brutality, there were certain things that couldn’t be stolen from the slaves, including their taste memories, cooking techniques and agricultural practices. It’s through these food memories and techniques that Africans transformed the way Americans eat. Food historian Jessica Harris explores this part of the American story, and the people involved in it, in her new book “High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America.”

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Cooking a Polarizing Vegetable: Okra

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Oh, okra! Whether used in gumbo or succotash, the little vegetable is either loved or hated. Jessica Harris, food and cultural historian, joins us with a look at the history and lore ...

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