Carolina Gold seeds were from Madagascar...African origin. The West Africans taken as slaves were already familiar with the cultivation of this crop. Rice was an essential grain in their diet. To dismiss this and refer to the acculturation as being based in East Asia is a dismissal of the truth.
Carolina Gold rice is NOT an Asian variety of rice but a variety of oryza glabiremma which is a species of rice indigenous only to Africa, and domesticated by Africans independently from the more widely known oryza sativa Asian species of rice. Europeans found Africans in places like West Africa growing vast fields of rice and took seeds and experienced growers to their colonies in the Americas. For the first couple centuries a variety of African rice that became known as Carolina Gold was the major rice grown in the US.
That was an excellent video presentation. I actually live in the south and did not know the rich history of rice production. I think food take better when you know what it took to produce that dish. I want to eat each and everyone of the dishes that you all presented. 😊
This episode of Mind of a Chef was soo special. This history was powerful. IIRC This was still early days of appreciating what Grain Preservationist were doing.
Carolina Gold rice is NOT an Asian variety of rice but a variety of oryza glabiremma which is a species of rice indigenous only to Africa, and domesticated by Africans independently from the more widely known oryza sativa Asian species of rice. Europeans found Africans in places like West Africa growing vast fields of rice and took seeds and experienced growers to their colonies in the Americas. For the first couple centuries a variety of African rice that became known as Carolina Gold was the major rice grown in the US.
When you are a descendent of those who were enslaved in the USA you certainly understand what goes into producing rice. Forget the money, forget the flavour...forget the romance. It was the whip, lash and chains. Not mentioning that here was a fail.
I have watched a few episodes of this and I have a few questions: 1.) When was this recorded? was it originally on TV? 2.) For this to be about Southern cuisine it feels very white people focused. Is that intentional? Where is the diversity within Southern food shown? What about Black and Indigenous contributions? How is slavery sort of absent in these stories when its such an important part of how Southern food has been and continues to be built and explored?
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In South Georgia I grew up eating “perlo” which I now know is perlou. I’m old so this word was what my ancestors called it. Usually it was rice cooked with a whole chicken. The chicken was cut up and boiled and then the rice put in and cooked. So good. Thanks for this show.
You must have had some sc blood in there somewhere. Perlo might be the best dish ever. Grew up eating a lot of chicken perlo, so good. Hoping John on new year's day. 😊
Being a Boston transplant to N FL, we Bostonians tend to "leave the R's out of words that call for them. With that being said, I definitely struggle with a dish called "Pilau" that has NO R............... but y'all southerners pronounce it PiRlau🤣🤣🤣 I literally struggle with this, and cannot say it properly
China was growing Asian species of rice but Africa has its own separate indigenous species of rice. Carolina Gold rice is NOT an Asian variety of rice but a variety of oryza glabiremma which is a species of rice indigenous only to Africa, and domesticated by Africans independently from the more widely known oryza sativa Asian species of rice. Africans were using their indigenous species of rice BEFORE Asiàn rice was introduced. Europeans found Africans in places like West Africa growing vast fields of rice and took seeds and experienced growers to their colonies in the Americas. For the first couple centuries a variety of African rice that became known as Carolina Gold was the major rice grown in the US.
Asian rice was, but Africa has its own separate indigenous species of rice. Carolina Gold rice is NOT an Asian variety of rice but a variety of oryza glabiremma which is a species of rice indigenous only to Africa, and domesticated by Africans independently from the more widely known oryza sativa Asian species of rice. Africans were using their indigenous species of rice BEFORE Asiàn rice was introduced. Europeans found Africans in places like West Africa growing vast fields of rice and took seeds and experienced growers to their colonies in the Americas. For the first couple centuries a variety of African rice that became known as Carolina Gold was the major rice grown in the US.
The "Whitewashing" of the history and Culture is Amazing do what you want but give credit to those who literally put the Blood sweat and tears to create the culture and spirit that is Charleston and the low country
Rice was brought by the Spaniards from the Philippines the year was 1521 when Magellan stumbled upon the Philippine islands since then the Manila Galleon sailed from the Philippines to the New World and back for many years
