Recipes for Respect: African American Meals and Meanings
8:07
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: In her book about African American foodways, author Rafia Zafar chronicles the influence of black cooks on the way we eat. Slaves and recently freed people were highly respected for their talents in the kitchen. Some notable cooks even published cookbooks as far back as the 1800s. The cookbooks reveal much about the lives of their authors and the relevance of their recipes to this day.
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Culture-63**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Have students report on food/meal traditions in their own families.
- Have students research other cultural food traditions around the world and their influence on modern cooking.
- Have students research cooking techniques from historical eras, and compare and contrast with modern cooking techniques and equipment.
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
