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High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America: Season 1
May 26, 2021
4 Episodes
~47 min per episode
Overview
Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.
Episodes
4
1
Our Roots
May 26, 2021
47 min
4.0/5
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.
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2
The Rice Kingdom
May 26, 2021
47 min
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.
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3
Our Founding Chefs
May 26, 2021
47 min
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.
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4
Freedom
May 26, 2021
47 min
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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