High on the Hog : A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

from klockrike

This is a book that is a joy to read. Well-researched, personal, and with vivid descriptions of African markets, dishes, and colorful and sometimes very sad history. We often forget that food has a history of its own, and that food components have been dispersed and traded around the world betwee...

from nmulvany

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I learned so much! Jessica Harris brings together food and cooking from West Africa and the Caribbean to the United States. She chronicles the African origin of familiar foods such as okra, yams, millet, and rice. New World crops like tomatoes, corn, pea...

from HairyGromwell

Jessica Harris' culinary exploration of Africa and African diaspora is both readable and informative - a real pleasure to read. A few recipes are tucked away at the back of the book, and though I haven't yet tried them, I look forward to cooking a few soon. It reminded me a bit of Reay Tanahill's...

from SpongeBobFishpants

Like a number of other reviewers I was somewhat surprised by the formatting of this book. I expected the inclusion of more recipes throughout the text rather than at the end and perhaps more of the history of certain dishes themselves. However, I hasten to point out that those preconceptions are ...

from AnnieHidalgo

A quick survey of African American tastes in food, from Africa through slavery to the present day, and modern upscale chef culture. I guess I could have hoped for more recipes. There was quite a bit of historical background, but it left me with a feeling like I'd spent the day searching through s...