| food continues to rise in popularity. The southern | | | | described the food that was not only good for |
| cuisine is famous for it's homemade, comfort | | | | the body, but good for the soul too. |
| food feeling. In this age of mass-produced, over | | | | Over the years soul food cooks have developed |
| processed, fast food, the magical taste and | | | | cooking and seasoning techniques to make a once |
| down-home feeling soul food brings to a table and | | | | undesirable food into a taste treat. Examples of |
| people's taste buds makes it appealing. The | | | | soul food? Sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, |
| converts continue to grow across color, racial and | | | | collard greens, black eye peas, hot water |
| ethnic lines. | | | | cornbread, hush puppies and seafood gumbo to |
| The popular African American food has been | | | | name a few. |
| around for hundreds of years. Surprisingly many | | | | Is Some Soul Food Bad For Your Health? |
| people have little or no idea what it is. Many | | | | Traditional soul food which used high amounts of |
| people born and raised in the Northern United | | | | animal fats such as lard, used large amounts of |
| States, Canada or other foreign countries have | | | | salt and included fatty meats have been |
| only a vague idea of what soul food is. | | | | contributors of various health concerns. For |
| Here's some of the most frequently asked | | | | example, high blood, pressure diabetes and other |
| questions about soul food cooking. | | | | health ailments. |
| What is soul Food? | | | | But with new cooking techniques, ingredients and |
| The origin of soul food recipes go back to the | | | | the elimination of animal fats, healthy soul food |
| time of slavery in the America. It's one of the | | | | recipes continue to grow in popularity. The popular |
| few foods that originated in America. The food | | | | African American food continues to collect loyal |
| usually consisted of meats, vegetables and other | | | | fans outside the African American community. |
| edibles the slave masters wouldn't or didn't eat. | | | | What's the Best Way To Choose A Good Soul |
| For example, the slave masters gave the | | | | Food Restaurant? |
| cheapest cuts of meat, the less desirable or | | | | There's many points to consider when choosing a |
| worse tasting vegetables and fruits to the slaves. | | | | good soul food restaurant, such as ambience, |
| Slowly discovering creative ways to prepare, | | | | price, reputation, etc. But the best way to choose |
| cook and season the food quickly made it into a | | | | a good soul food establishment that continues to |
| special taste treat. Soon the food not only began | | | | stand the test of time is simply word of mouth. |
| to taste good , but it supplied the needed energy | | | | One subject people like to brag about is good |
| and staying power slaves needed to work the | | | | places they've eaten at. Many of my readers ask |
| long days. | | | | me this question. "Roy what's best way to pick a |
| Soon slaves began to call it good times food. | | | | good restaurant?" My answer's always the same, |
| Why? Because it represented good times as | | | | "good restaurants leave witnesses." Let this be |
| people began to enjoy it on holidays and other | | | | your guide when choosing a good soul food |
| special occasions as they still do today. The term | | | | restaurant, look for witnesses, if you can't find |
| soul food, coined in the 1960's, affectionately | | | | any ... beware! |