The Pros and Cons of Social Media

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A lot of times you'll see online Ox Tail's. And then there was a person from the Caribbean who said, it's Ox Tail. It's just cutting to different pieces. We can't get mad when other people choose to eat that and try to replicate the dish at the same time. What I think the speaker is getting at is when we do that without saying, I got this recipe on TikTok from someone who was from the Caribbean. But yeah, why not? Why not?

What’s the difference between Southern cooking and “soul food?” Is there a correct type of mac and cheese? And whose business is it what you eat? (Hint: no one’s). Culinary historian, scholar of African American life and culture critic Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson is a professor at University of Maryland College Park and department chair in the Department of American Studies. She also authored the books “Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America” and “Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power.” We chat about everything from oral traditions to “soul food” in popular culture, gendered roles in cooking, hyperlocal produce, systemic oppression and why someone would make chicken without seasoning it. On national television.

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Buy Dr. Williams-Torson’s books: Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America and Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power

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