Bress 'n' nyam : Gullah Geechee recipes from a sixth-generation farmer /

"From the Carolinas to Georgia and Florida, this is where descendants of enslaved Africans came together to make extraordinary food, speaking the African Creole language called Gullah-Geechee. In this groundbreaking and beautiful cookbook, Matthew Raiford pays homage to this cuisine that nurtur...

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Main Authors: Raiford, Matthew (Author), Condon, Amy Paige (Author)
Other Authors: Egan, Siobhan (Photographer), Jalbert, Bevin Valentine (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : The Countryman Press, a Division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]
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Summary:"From the Carolinas to Georgia and Florida, this is where descendants of enslaved Africans came together to make extraordinary food, speaking the African Creole language called Gullah-Geechee. In this groundbreaking and beautiful cookbook, Matthew Raiford pays homage to this cuisine that nurtured his family for seven generations. In 2010, Raiford's Nana handed over the deed to the family farm to him and his sister, and Raiford rose to the occasion, nurturing the farm that his great-great-great grandfather, a freed slave, purchased in 1874. In this collection of heritage and updated recipes, he traces a history of community and family brought together by food"--
Physical Description:240 pages : color illustrations, genealogical table ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781682686041
1682686043