African American Food Culture

by William Frank Mitchell

Like other Americans, African Americans partake of the general food offerings available in mainstream supermarket chains across the country. Food culture, however, may depend on where they live and their degree of connection to traditions passed down through generations since the time of slavery. Many African Americans celebrate a hybrid identity that incorporates African and New World foodways. The state of African American food culture today...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313346208
• ISBN13: 9780313346200
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"