My Week In Food
I added pimento cheese to my grits for breakfast. My friend made a yellow squash pie and invited friends over for a Zoom presentation about making cocktails. I put Mike’s Hot Honey on a burger. There’s a shortage of Chick-Fil-A sauce but I saw plenty in the Kroger. Speaking of sauces, I bought competitive eater Joey Chestnut’s sauce.
How Iceberg Lettuce Wedged Its Way Into American Culture
Food52 writes about iceberg lettuce which was first cultivated in California in 1894. I remember that when I was a kid I would confuse iceberg lettuce for cabbage. They do look alike mainly because of the crunchy texture and white and green color.
Hot Chicken and Culinary Crossover
Dr. Cynthia Greenlee writes a well-researched piece about Nashville Hot Chicken. When I visited my sister when she was going to Vanderbilt in the early aughts, I had never heard Hot Chicken. Now it is a culinary crossover like what Whitney Houston did in 1985.
Make Blueberry Switchel
What is switchel? It’s a drink made with apple cider vinegar. A switchel is like the play cousin of a shrub. Allison Robicelli of The Takeout shares a recipe for blueberry switchel which makes for a good summer drink.
Bless and Eat
This is #BlackBoyJoy. Michael Twitty interviews Matthew Raiford about his new cookbook, Bress ’n’ Nyam.
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