5 recipes from Indigenous chefs to add this Thanksgiving

[Tanuki]

(Or any day throughout the year, for that matter!)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/indigenous-recipes-to-try-for-thanksgiving?utm_source=Gastro+Obscura+Weekly+E-mail&utm_campaign=821ed2f3b1-GASTRO_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2418498528-821ed2f3b1-68433121&mc_cid=821ed2f3b1&mc_eid=bad45856d5



"THE MODERNIZED VERSION OF THE Thanksgiving holiday is a blend of myth and fact. Although Plymouth Pilgrims did celebrate the harvest with members of the local Wampanoag tribe in 1621, a holiday called Thanksgiving wasn’t celebrated until the 1830s and wasn’t made official until 1863. By that point, European colonizers had committed countless atrocities against Indigenous communities, casting a dark shadow over the cross-cultural bread-breaking associated with the holiday.

Instead of leaning into rosy, revisionist history, why not use Thanksgiving to honor and celebrate Indigenous traditions? Below are five recipes from leading Indigenous chefs across North America. Instead of cranberry sauce, opt for Sean Sherman’s recipe for mixed-berry wojapi. Or try another take on Thanksgiving’s star bird with a hominy-and-turkey stew from Oklahoma’s First Americans Museum.

Along with the incredible stories of Indigenous people, many modern Thanksgiving celebrations also omit another key part of the narrative: the bounty of the harvest. Skip the boxed stuffing or mashed-potato flakes and try one of the recipes below to celebrate the local ingredients, stories, and people of this land."...(more)

[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

Lovely post

[EYESORE 9001]

2. Another way that Atlas Obscura demonstrates its value

It’s not just a list of roadside oddities. I have become quite smitten with the website.

[Native]

3. The book makes a great holiday gift!

[GoCubsGo]

6. Yep, it's easy to spend hours at a time there.

The "Foods" section is particularly addicting.

[nuxvomica]

4. I should cook up some wild rice

I bought some a few months ago and haven't gotten around to trying it yet but Friday is Indigenous Peoples Day so that's probably a good occasion for it. This is the real thing, grown wild in Minnesota and sold by a Native American company, not the farmed variant they sell in stores, which I don't like. If cooked properly, it's supposed to curl up. What a delicious way to celebrate indigenous culture. And I should spend the day reading a new book I just got, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, which shows how the Enlightenment in Europe was probably inspired by Native American ideas, imported by French missionaries. We might not be living in a democracy today were it not for those ideas.

[COL Mustard]

8. Just Curious What The Company Is?

I'd like to try that too.

[nuxvomica]

10. Bineshii Wild Rice

They market it as "canoe gathered; cedar wood parched"
I found it on Amazon but they have a website:
https://bineshiiwildrice.store/

[COL Mustard]

12. Thank You!

[wnylib]

5. That squash recipe looks really good.

I would buy real maple syrup for it, though, not the substitute stuff like Mrs. Butterworth.

Cranberry historical note. When surviving Pilgrims were suffering from scurvy in the spring after their winter arrival, their Natve neighbors brought them steeped tree bark and cranberries to cure them.

[Tanuki]

7. For those who don't live in parts of the country where maple syrup is produced,

Costco has a very good and reasonably priced organic maple syrup! 🍁 🥞 🧇 😛

https://www.mashed.com/381150/why-you-should-buy-kirkland-organic-maple-syrup/

..."
What makes Kirkland Signature maple syrup so great? It's made from real maple syrup, the kind that comes from maple tree sap, not the highly processed corn syrup — or worse high fructose corn syrup — that's found in many other pancake syrups. Kirkland Signature's version is USDA organic and 100 percent Grade A Amber Rich (via Costco).

According to Consumer Reports, Kirkland Signature maple syrup "delivered good value and flavor," and Money reports that a comparison put out by Consumer Reports had Kirkland, the least expensive option, outperforming the priciest option. To top it all off, the syrup was awarded with the title of first runner up in an Epicurious test of 13 brands of maple and pancake syrups, too. 

Real maple syrup is pricey, but at Costco prices, you can afford to grab a liter or two. This means you'll have plenty for your breakfast needs, whether you like your maple syrup over pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, oatmeal, yogurt, or even your coffee. Heck, why limit yourself to breakfast? Use it as a glaze for cooking protein, over your ice cream, or anytime you need to add sweetness without sugar. Just be sure to store the maple syrup properly by putting it in the fridge or freezer."

[wnylib]

13. I live in an area where it is produced,

and it still is expensive here. If you aren't going to use it often, you can buy it around here in smaller, more affordable amounts.

I remember when, as a child, our family used to go to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. The tourist stores sold pieces of maple sugar candy in the shape of a maple leaf. Rich, sweet, and good. I always insisted on having some.

[Solly Mack]

9. K&R

[RobinA]

11. I Wonder

if this bannock is any better than what I had in Scotland. I was excited to try it when I was there, but it was NOT a keeper.