About this episode
Nicole Taylor discusses her complex relationship with soul food and societal judgments about food.
Nicole Taylor went through a phase where she rejected the soul food she grew up with. She called it all "slave food." Truth is, we all make judgments about what food is for which people, whether or not we realize it.
People in this episode
Host: Dan Pashman
Guest: Nicole Taylor
Topics covered
- soul food
- cultural identity
- food judgment
- race and food
- personal narrative
Keywords
- soul food
- poor people's food
- food culture
- identity
- food history
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