97 Soul Food Trivia Questions with Answers
97 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who edited Black Food, the 2021 anthology exploring African American foodways?
Answer
Bryant Terry
Which African American chef published Good Things to Eat in 1911?
Answer
Rufus Estes
What cooking vessel is traditionally used to bake Southern cornbread for a crisp, browned crust?
Answer
Cast-iron skillet
In Louisiana gumbo, what spice is made from ground sassafras leaves?
Answer
Filé powder
Which 1970 cookbook by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor helped popularize the phrase “vibration cooking”?
Answer
Vibration Cooking
What was the title of Leah Chase’s cookbook, first published in 1990 and associated with New Orleans Creole cooking?
Answer
The Dooky Chase Cookbook
Which enslaved chef prepared elaborate meals for George Washington at Mount Vernon?
Answer
Hercules Posey
Which type of pie is traditionally made with mashed sweet potatoes, eggs, milk, and warm spices?
Answer
Sweet potato pie
What is the name of the traditional Southern dish made by frying seasoned green tomatoes?
Answer
Fried green tomatoes
Which cookbook by Edna Lewis, published in 1976, is celebrated for documenting rural Virginia cooking traditions?
Answer
The Taste of Country Cooking
Which Harlem restaurant did Sylvia Woods found in 1962 and develop into a soul-food landmark?
Answer
Sylvia’s Restaurant
Who wrote Jubilee, a 2019 cookbook documenting two centuries of African American cooking?
Answer
Toni Tipton-Martin
Which chef and food historian wrote the 2017 book The Cooking Gene?
Answer
Michael W. Twitty
What is livermush, a Southern food made primarily from pork liver, head meat, and cornmeal?
Answer
Pork-and-cornmeal loaf
What Southern relish, often made from chopped pickled vegetables, is commonly called chow-chow?
Answer
Pickled vegetable relish
What is maque choux, a Louisiana side dish often served alongside Southern and soul-food meals?
Answer
Corn and vegetable dish
What meat is traditionally used in the soul food dish called chitterlings?
Answer
Pig intestines