Soul Food Staples
This leafy green is a soul food classic, often cooked low and slow with smoked turkey or ham?
What is collard greens
At black thanksgiving, you never eat this dish unless you know who made it
What is the potato salad
This orange spice is essential in sweet potato pie.
What is cinnamon
This major migration of Black Americans from the South spread soul food across the U.S
What is the Great Migration
This peachy dessert is baked with a buttery crust on top or throughout
What is Peach Cobbler
This phrase said when you're finished eating and start to get sleepy
What is the itis
This spice is commonly used in mac and cheese to add subtle heat and color
What is paprika
Enslaved Africans used leftover cuts of pork, once a staple dish that has lost it's popularity.
What is chitlins
Often simmered for hours, this vegetable becomes tender and is usually flavored with smoked meat
What is cabbage
This Thanksgiving offense will get you side-eyed; making this before everyone has a chance to eat
What is packing plates
Used to make give greens a strong pungent flavor
What is vinegar
this cooking fat, made from pork and used in early Black Southern kitchens to add flavor to greens and biscuits
what is lard
this rice dish gets its name from the seasoning that colors it brown while cooking
What is dirty rice
Who eats first at thanksgiving dinner
Who are the elders
soul food staple containing garlic, onion paprika
What is seasoned salt
what originally European dessert that was traditionally made with 1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour and became a staple for black events
What is poundcake
This classic fish is often breaded in cornmeal and fried golden
what is catfish
This holiday ritual can last anywhere from 30 seconds to 20 minutes depending on who starts it
What is grace/ Thanksgiving preacher
This fresh herb is a base flavor in stuffing/dressing
What is sage
How did Black food knowledge get passed down
By word of mouth/ helping in the kitchen