Dr. Jessica B. Harris Explains Why 3 is a Magic Number in Culture and Cooking | In The Test Kitchen

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Today, Dan Souza and Elle Simone Scott welcome renowned scholar, writer, and lecturer Dr. Jessica B. Harris to the test kitchen to talk about her newest book, Braided Heritage. Dr. Harris discusses the foundational food cultures of the Americas–Native, European, and African–and traces how these influences shaped the way we cook and eat today. Dr. Harris also shares her beginnings as an English teacher, why okra is her "calling card", and the inspiration behind her recipe for batter-fried maple leaves.

Braided Heritage: Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine: https://cooks.io/4mchPc5

00:00:00:00 – Intro
00:08:29:09 – Tea with Dr. Jessica B. Harris
00:11:05:18 – Braided Heritage
00:15:23:13 – Contributors to the Book
00:21:40:10 – Fried Maple Leaves Recipe
00:22:57:08 – Ingredient Origins
00:28:50:23 – Rorsnack Test

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