A personal essay exploring the British holiday ingredient, most famous in mincemeat pie, which has a storied history in Black American cooking from Edna Lewis to B. Smith.
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Angel food cake's origins can't quite be pinned down. Its history stretches from the Victorian era to the culinary traditions of enslaved Black Americans.
The word "smothering" doesn't always have the best connotation. (See: relationships or preventing someone from breathing.) But when it comes to cooking, it's something I crave when in need of solace. Basically a stovetop braise, smothering is a technique most often associated with chicken or pork but can be used with other types of animal proteins as well as vegetables where the braising liquid is thickened to form a luscious gravy. And that gravy is the true star of the dish.