Afroculinaria: "Jewish Stuff"
https://afroculinaria.com/?s=passover Ted Talk How does Twitty explain culinary justice? Twitty argues that white and black southerners should see one another as "cousins" with a shared culture (albeit with vastly differential experiences) and that they made and make the culture together. Talk about what happens when we add "Jews" and other groups -- as Twitty does when he talks about groups, like "Mississippi Chinese," and more -- to "black and white." Would you like to eat some of Twitty's Kosher Soul recipes? Which ones? What do you think the experience would be like? What do you think about the fact that he says, once people eat the food, they fully understand the Kosher/Soul mission? Do you have your own stories of food and culture? Last semester a first year student did a slideshow about growing up first generation in North Carolina. When he brought his mom's home-cooked Chinese food to lunch in elementary school, his friends made fun of him and thought it was weird and smelly. He felt ashamed and switched to "American" lunches from then on. How important is food to cultural understanding? How does food shape us? Based on what you read to prepare for class or by scrolling down the archived titles, choose a blog post you find interesting. Tell the class why you chose it: what is interesting or valuable about it.
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