Roger Ross Williams
Director
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021)
Season 1
Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.
Released May 26, 2021
Episode 45 min
17+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.netflix-original, imdb.american, imdb.african, imdb.food, imdb.eating, imdb.texas + 5 more, imdb.cultural, imdb.cooking, imdb.taste, imdb.food-and-drink-documentary, imdb.based-on-book
Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Network: Netflix
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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S1E1 - Our Roots
The hunt for African American food's roots goes to Benin, where okra and yam rule the market and pre-enslavement fish and corn plates reign at a table.
May 26, 2021, midnight
S1E2 - The Rice Kingdom
In the Carolinas, Stephen looks at the human cost of rice and goes whole hog with Gullah chef BJ Dennis and those preserving Black culinary traditions.
May 26, 2021, midnight
S1E3 - Our Founding Chefs
From mac and cheese to Virginia ham: Jefferson's and Washington's renowned enslaved chefs James Hemings and Hercules left the nation hungry for more.
May 26, 2021, midnight
S1E4 - Freedom
Barbecued brisket meets Senegalese lamb and a Juneteenth feast as Stephen heads to Texas to ride with Black cowboys and take in Jerrelle Guy's cakes.
May 26, 2021, midnight
Network: Netflix
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: May 26, 2021
Last Air Date: Nov. 22, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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