Reviews for What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods and Foodways from the Slave Narratives

The average rating for What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods and Foodways from the Slave Narratives based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-08-08 00:00:00 Wayne Troy I'm from Louisiana, and I think it's interesting to see how so many of our foodways and traditions have survived. I recommend this book for anyone who is curious about the roots of African American cooking. The authors trace foodways from Africa, through slavery, its influence on the development of Cajun and Creole cooking, to soul food.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-07 00:00:00 Wouter Schuddebuers Just in case you're feeling too happy about what the election of Barack Obama has done for black America, read this book! The end of the last chapter where he focused on rap music knocked off one star. It was kind of lame and seemed Litwack just got tired of writing. He could have talked about other ways blacks have progressed since the Civil Rights Movement. Oh yeah and I could never read a book on lynching.