{"product_id":"9781608194506","title":"High on the Hog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Winner of the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award\u003cbr\u003eNow a Netflix Original Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe grande dame of African American cookbooks and winner of the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award stakes her claim as a culinary historian with a narrative history of African American cuisine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris has spent much of her life researching the food and foodways of the African Diaspora. \u003ci\u003eHigh on the Hog\u003c\/i\u003e is the culmination of years of her work, and the result is a most engaging history of African American cuisine. Harris takes the reader on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul, Harris celebrates the delicious and restorative foods of the African American experience and details how each came to form such an important part of African American culture, history, and identity. Although the story of African cuisine in America begins with slavery, \u003ci\u003eHigh on the Hog\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately chronicles a thrilling history of triumph and survival. The work of a masterful storyteller and an acclaimed scholar, Jessica B. Harris's \u003ci\u003eHigh on the Hog\u003c\/i\u003e fills an important gap in our culinary history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica B. Harris","offers":[{"title":"Bloomsbury USA |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2012-01-24","offer_id":44569359253759,"sku":"9781608194506","price":27.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2c1cd7e8-3e8f-4762-935a-ae218e9f6939.jpg?v=1701534460","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781608194506","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}