High on the Hog

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America - Cookbook author Jessica B. Harris has spent much of her life researching the food and food ways of the African Diaspora. High on the Hog is the culmination of years of her work, and the result is an engaging history of African American cuisine. Harris takes the reader on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way.