High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.
Genre: Documentary, History
Cast:Stephen Satterfield , Adrian Miller , Larry Callies , Michael Twitty , Jerrelle Guy , Niya Bates , Sylvia D'Alessandro , Gayle Jessup White , Leni Sorenson , Romauld Hazoume , Greg Gatlin , Martin Draluck , Gabrielle E.W. Carter , Lauren Monroe , Omar Tate , Mary Gatlin , Michelle Wallace , Jessica B. Harris
S1.E1 ∙ 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.
S1.E2 ∙ 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.
S1.E4 ∙ 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.
