soul food

Soul food is mostly known to be the "black people" food. The foods that people usually associate as soul food are fried chicken, mac and cheese, mashed paotatoes, and cornbread. The soul food become popular when the word soul became used in connection with most things African American. The origins of soul food, however, are much older and can be traced back to Africa. Around the time of early African exploration, European explorers brought their own food supplies and introduced them into the African food. Foods such as turnips from Morocco and cabbage from Spain would play an important part in the history of African American cuisine.