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Her life was transformed overnight when her soul food restaurant was featured in Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares—he loved her, he loved her food, he loved her restaurant, but he hated the way she ran her business. King Umberto I and Queen Margherita visited Naples in 1889 and they got bored of the fancy food and asked for pizza (which was a food for the poor). Quite frankly, African-American people have been eating white people’s food since we arrived on this continent. Perhaps it's the sweetness of the pastries themselves that foreigners find revolting — or the strange consistency of the filling. Charita Jone's early career was in soul music. Soul food is unhealthy. If you buy them, we get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners.

And we know some of our food may seem a little, well, weird, but trust us -- we know what we're talking about.These 26 dishes may seem a little (OK, a lot) gross, but trust us: You're missing out.Frog legsYep, this is exactly how it sounds. Miller says: If you actually look at rural roots of soul food in the antebellum South, it was a cuisine primarily based on seasonal vegetables, and very little meat was eaten. When deconstructed in this way, a simple childhood dessert like Jell-O suddenly sounds rather vulgar and disgusting. And I think soul food is largely what gets short-handed as black people food, and things like veganism and vegetarianism get short-handed as white people food. Unfortunately, the world isn’t only full of those tasty breakfasts we spoilt you with a while back – if only. 1. I'll start off with a southern classic. 1. Say what they want about this treat, but Americans have got to have their Pop Tarts.

When it comes to our food, Southerners tend to be a pretty proud group—and with good reason. Chances are, you eat some pretty strange things when you're alone. And that was the point. Pig’N Pancake: This sounds adorable. The queen loved the "pizza mozzarella" which was a pie topped with soft white cheese, tomatoes, and basil and from then on that combo became known as Margherita. The restaurant's New York Times review corrected that to "sole food," since nearly every dish on the menu contains pig's feet. It was a little weird having those Boston kids in Harlem eating soul food, but this was in 1990, at the tipping point of urban culture becoming mass culture. Spread mayo on some bread and slice up a banana to make a surprisingly delicious sandwich. 7. Consider this a public service and an education to save you from shock when you come across these, the 50 weirdest foods from around the world. Chef2Chef. 26 Cookbooks that Are Totally Wacky but Kinda Useful ... We also love a totally weird one. More Beef Recipes.

Amigos is a Mexican fast-food restaurant, combined with American options. Adrian Miller, author of "Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time," talks about a quintessential African American culinary expression.