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High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
Our Roots
Many staple American dishes (candied yams, okra, black eyed peas, rice) are shown to have originated in Africa as the host and the author of the series source book travel to an open air market in Benin.
Episode 2
The Rice Kingdom
Farmer and chef Gabrielle E W Carter is one of those working to preserve African culinary traditions in today's North and South Carolina.
Episode 3
Our Founding Chefs
From mac and cheese to Virginia ham: Jefferson's and Washington's renowned enslaved chefs James Hemings and Hercules left the nation hungry for more.
Episode 4
Freedom
Barbecued brisket meets Senegalese lamb and a Juneteenth feast as Stephen heads to Texas to ride with Black cowboys and take in Jerrelle Guy's cakes.
