Yesterday while mostly listening to the TV on my local PBS, Burt Wolf had a segment on the food and people migrations from Africa and the impact they had on the Americas. I found it extremely interesting considering that some of the foods mentioned such as yams, peanuts, bananas and watermelon are still some of the main staples of both the Mexican and American diets.
We often don't give our African ancestors much credit for our history and here's a good example of what aside from slavery Africa has contributed to our culture and history.
http://www.burttravels.com/whatweeat/newsletters/Africa.pdf
Alicia
San Jose, Calif
Foods from Africa, Burt Wolf Travels
Thanks, Alicia,
That was very interesting and informative.
Emilie Garcia
Port Orchard, WA --
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From: Alicia Carrillo
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Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:05 PM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Foods from Africa, Burt Wolf Travels
Yesterday while mostly listening to the TV on my local PBS, Burt Wolf had a segment on the food and people migrations from Africa and the impact they had on the Americas. I found it extremely interesting considering that some of the foods mentioned such as yams, peanuts, bananas and watermelon are still some of the main staples of both the Mexican and American diets.
We often don't give our African ancestors much credit for our history and here's a good example of what aside from slavery Africa has contributed to our culture and history.
http://www.burttravels.com/whatweeat/newsletters/Africa.pdf
Alicia
San Jose, Calif