Burt Wolf-- what we eat
Subtitle: Disc two : African influence
By: Acorn Associates, Ltd
Contributors: Acorn Associates, Ltd; Ambrose Video Publishing
Publisher: Ambrose Video
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 84
Subjects: American Cooking; Southern style; African Cooking; Sugar trade; History; Slave trade; Hot peppers; Cooking (Hot peppers); Tabasco sauce; Paprika; Food
Other titles: What we eat.; African influence
Description: Three episodes from a 13-part series that explores the changes in the way people ate when Christopher Columbus made his voyages and opened up the exchange of plants and animals between the Old World and the New.

Pt. V shows the major influence of diverse cultures had on western cooking and culture. Africans played a significant role in the creation of American cuisine, especially in the Caribbean territories and the southern states. Pt. VI shows how the ships sailed to West Africa with manufactured goods from Europe. They were traded for slaves and the slaves were shipped to the West Indies to work the sugar plantations.  Pt. VII looks at how the hot pepper was introduced to African cultures, producing a new cuisine which was eventually brought back to the Americas by African slaves.
Notes: Videodisc release of the series released to KET public television November 2002.

Hosted by Burt Wolf.

DVD.

Optional English subtitles.
Table of contents: title: The hand that stirred the pot : African foods in America; title: How sweet it is : the story of sugar; title: Some like it hot : the story of chili peppers.