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Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora

Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora

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  • Create Date：2021-08-19 03:20:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Bryant Terry
  • ISBN：1984859722
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Reviews

Tanya ，

I received an ARC from NetGalley。What a stunning and informative book！It is not just a cookbook that shares recipes。 We learn about history and the stories of POC and their communities as well as learning about the food they grew up with and love。 It's colourful and excellently designed and a great read。 Reading about the food of another culture is always an excellent window into their hearts and souls。 I received an ARC from NetGalley。What a stunning and informative book！It is not just a cookbook that shares recipes。 We learn about history and the stories of POC and their communities as well as learning about the food they grew up with and love。 It's colourful and excellently designed and a great read。 Reading about the food of another culture is always an excellent window into their hearts and souls。 。。。more

Zamora Logan ，

This love letter to Black Food （because calling it a cookbook would be an disservice to Bryant Terry and the other voices of this letter） is filled with the humming of grandma in the kitchen， the stories passed down from one generation to another during meal times， laced with the smells of food alchemy emanating early on Sunday morning and overnight during holidays。 This letter to the Black/ African diaspora honors and celebrates history while painting vivid concepts through engaging art filled This love letter to Black Food （because calling it a cookbook would be an disservice to Bryant Terry and the other voices of this letter） is filled with the humming of grandma in the kitchen， the stories passed down from one generation to another during meal times， laced with the smells of food alchemy emanating early on Sunday morning and overnight during holidays。 This letter to the Black/ African diaspora honors and celebrates history while painting vivid concepts through engaging art filled thought out the pages of Black Food。 Black Food: Stories， Art， and EssaysFrom the publisher:A beautiful， rich， and groundbreaking book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world， curated by food activist and author of Vegetable Kingdom Bryant Terry。In this stunning and deeply heartfelt tribute to Black culinary ingenuity， Bryant Terry captures the broad and divergent voices of the African Diaspora through the prism of food。 With contributions from more than 100 Black cultural luminaires from around the globe， the book moves through chapters exploring parts of the Black experience， from Homeland to Migration， Spirituality to Black Future， offering delicious recipes， moving essays， and arresting artwork。 As much a joyful celebration of Black culture as a cookbook， Black Food explores the interweaving of food， experience， and community through original poetry and essays， including "Jollofing with Toni Morrison" by Sarah Ladipo Manyika， "Queer Intelligence" by Zoe Adjonyoh， "The Spiritual Ecology of Black Food" by Leah Penniman， and "Foodsteps in Motion" by Michael W。 Twitty。 The recipes are similarly expansive and generous， including sentimental favorites and fresh takes such as Crispy Cassava Skillet Cakes from Yewande Komolafe， Okra & Shrimp Purloo from BJ Dennis， Jerk Chicken Ramen from Suzanne Barr， Avocado and Mango Salad with Spicy Pickled Carrot and Rof Dressing from Pierre Thiam， and Sweet Potato Pie from Jenné Claiborne。 Visually stunning artwork from such notables as Black Panther Party creative director Emory Douglas and artist Sarina Mantle are woven throughout， and the book includes a signature musical playlist curated by Bryant。With arresting artwork and innovative design， Black Food is a visual and spiritual feast that will satisfy any soul。 。。。more

Regina ，

Bryant Terry's Black Food is not just a cookbook that shares recipes- the book also shares the rich histories and stories of black people+communities and their culinary heritage。 It also includes vibrant images and illustrations that make this book so fun to read。 We need more books like this， that share the black joy， talent， and beauty！I received an ARC from NetGalley。 All reviews are my own。 Bryant Terry's Black Food is not just a cookbook that shares recipes- the book also shares the rich histories and stories of black people+communities and their culinary heritage。 It also includes vibrant images and illustrations that make this book so fun to read。 We need more books like this， that share the black joy， talent， and beauty！I received an ARC from NetGalley。 All reviews are my own。 。。。more

Kaitlyn ，

I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I'm not a huge fan of the cover because it's hard to read at first， but the colors are very vibrant and beautiful。 I really love the different chapters in this book and their titles， as well as the index of recipes at the beginning。 I find it a little strange to put that in the front of the book， but it really helps when you just want to browse recipe titles instead of flip through every page。 I especially love how unique it i I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I'm not a huge fan of the cover because it's hard to read at first， but the colors are very vibrant and beautiful。 I really love the different chapters in this book and their titles， as well as the index of recipes at the beginning。 I find it a little strange to put that in the front of the book， but it really helps when you just want to browse recipe titles instead of flip through every page。 I especially love how unique it is to put a music playlist at the beginning of the book to get a feel as to how each chapter should make you feel。 One thing I do wish was different - I wish the recipes were more recipe layout instead of novel layout。 I enjoyed the pages of prose， but I felt it was lacking that recipe feel。 。。。more

Janet ，

Date reviewed/posted: May 4， 2021Publication date: October 19， 2021When life for the entire galaxy and planet has turned on its end， you are continuing to #maskup and #lockdown to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #thirdwave （ #fourthwave #fifthwave？） is upon us， superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour， so yes， I have read the book … and many more today。I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley， the publisher and the author in Date reviewed/posted: May 4， 2021Publication date: October 19， 2021When life for the entire galaxy and planet has turned on its end， you are continuing to #maskup and #lockdown to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #thirdwave （ #fourthwave #fifthwave？） is upon us， superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour， so yes， I have read the book … and many more today。I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley， the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review。 From the publisher， as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews， I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸。A beautiful， rich， and groundbreaking book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world， curated by food activist and author of Vegetable Kingdom Bryant Terry。In this stunning and deeply heartfelt tribute to Black culinary ingenuity， Bryant Terry captures the broad and divergent voices of the African Diaspora through the prism of food。 With contributions from more than 100 Black cultural luminaries from around the globe， the book moves through chapters exploring parts of the Black experience， from Homeland to Migration， Spirituality to Black Future， offering delicious recipes， moving essays， and arresting artwork。 As much a joyful celebration of Black culture as a cookbook， Black Food explores the interweaving of food， experience， and community through original poetry and essays， including "Jollofing with Toni Morrison" by Sarah Ladipo Manyika， "Queer Intelligence" by Zoe Adjonyoh， "The Spiritual Ecology of Black Food" by Leah Penniman， and "Foodsteps in Motion" by Michael W。 Twitty。 The recipes are similarly expansive and generous， including sentimental favourites and fresh takes such as Crispy Cassava Skillet Cakes from Yewande Komolafe， Meatballs with Egusi and Squash from Edouardo Jordan， Jerk Chicken Ramen from Suzanne Barr， Avocado and Mango Salad with Spicy Pickled Carrot and Rof Dressing from Pierre Thiam， and Sweet Potato Pie from Jenné Claiborne。 Visually stunning artwork from such notables as Black Panther Party creative director Emory Douglas and artist Sarina Mantle are woven throughout， and the book includes a signature musical playlist curated by Bryant。With arresting artwork and innovative design， Black Food is a visual and spiritual feast that will satisfy any soul。This is not as much a cookbook as a piece of art with recipes within it。。。and by the wonderful author of "Vegetable Kingdom"！ I made the Jerk Chicken Ramen for dinner last night， but not jerky。。。more Thai Curry Ramen as I am one of the few people it seems that does not like "Jerk"。。it is just too hot to appreciate the other flavours in it。 I loved the artwork and the music playlist was interesting。。。I am probably the only person on the planet who does not like music， per se， but it was a nice addition for people who do。The recipes are well written and understandable by cooks of all levels and the photos make the food very appealing to myself and other lovers of food out there。 What I especially love about the book is that it uses mostly whole ingredients instead of pre-prepared and packaged foods。 I do draw the line at making my own cheese beyond a quickly-made mozzarella， and canning tomatoes but the more "ingredients" you use the better。 My one nephew says that I never have any food in my house， only ingredients --- that is why I cook so much。 I also refuse to eat or cook with Frankenfoods such as "chick'n" and its 88 ingredients vs。 🐔chicken🐔 having one and cheese that does not come from an animal is udder nonsense！）I will highly recommend this book to friends， family and patrons and recommend it as a holiday gift to those looking for something to give to a foodie。。。wrap it up in a tea towel as no one has enough of those！As always， I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I simply adore emojis （outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube Millionaires/snowflakes / literally-like-overusers etc。 " on Instagram and Twitter。。。 Get a real job， people！） so let's give it 🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲 。。。more