The Man Who Relives Slave History Through Food (HBO)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Culinary historian Michael Twitty has made a name for himself touring the country to lecture about southern food traditions. His new book, ‘The Cooking Gene,’ is out today. The book explores the history of cuisine in the American south, by focusing on the people who laid the foundation for it -- enslaved Africans. Twitty is currently on a teaching residency in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. VICE New's Dexter Thomas joined him there for a meal.
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Always trust a chubby chef
THE GUY facts 😅
I can tell he be cheatin' with his so called authentic slave cuisine otherwise he won't be that FLUFFY.
right
Chubby.
That's really fucking generous.
@@kevivarma2759 Pahahahhahaha
If they gave this guy a cooking show about the history of food Id definitely watch it.
Me too. I would watch every second of it.
He has one
There is Townsend and som
Me too. I'm surprised he doesn't have a show yet.
F👨🏽🦱t🔪🔴🦠💩🐔🐓... Jeffrey Dahmer . ua-cam.com/video/-m9XjjScrUY/v-deo.html !!!!
"I'm not sure I want to feel that way"
"Too bad, get dressed"
Hahaha 😂😂
Reminds me of my father
Oh yeah, saw this guy making historical bbq sauce on another channel... it was awesome!
He was on Townsend&son several times
what channel?
@@NightfallShadow Townsends UA-cam Channel, search on Michael namn.
Tic Tac because a white guy cooking 18th century food is not as special and has been reported on a million times before. Also, his channel has a million subscribers, a lot more people know about the Townsend’s than about Michael Twitty. Also, vice can decide what they want to report about. Also, you’re extremely butthurt and triggered.
M N he is insecure, but you, is the new kind of idiot
" Our story is told through our plates " i like this guy 😂
That wasn’t meant to be funny.
Much respect for Twitty and his endeavors. I'm black and I didn't realize until last year that "southern" cuisine was created by slaves. It's unfortunate that the face and financial beneficiary of southern culture is white. Hopefully this book will begin to tell the real truth and history of the south.
slimballa93 I didn't know you were black until you said so, although I believe you are mistaken and here's why: What you said about ALL beneficiaries of southern cuisine being white - That is a generalization.
Black folks are coming up, I just talked to an Engineer at NASA about the new project sending people to Mars and the moon - he happened to be black. Oh, I'm also white and a service member for this great nation. So I see all the same color: RED the blood we all bleed.
slimballa93 what/which/where was the rock that you crawled out of to figure out southern cuisine was a product of slavery? You must've been dozing off in your history class. You ought to thank vice for handfeeding you knowledge you were suppose to learn in school. A feeble grasp of it at the very least.
That's one person commenting from different accounts. Pay him/her no mind.
That's not really all that true I mean the white people had their dishes and the slaves made their own recipes out of what was around, southern food is really a mixture of both races, location is important too because depending on where you are the food could have heavy French or German or other influences of the settlers that inhabited those states from when they were first settled.
Aaron Layusa the Texas public school rock, notoriously known for whitewashing history. So you can miss me with your condescending remarks questioning my intelligence.
I think I saw this guy on the Townsends - Living History channel when they did food of the enslaved series. I've watched that channels colonial food videos for a few years now. It is absolutely fascinating! Inspiring too. I love history, I love food and the two combined is just awesome. Keep on doing what you're doing, brother. You've got a fan in this Latino! I'll definitely check your book out.
Jimbo Rock
He is very knowledgeable, but I, personally, think it's a very disrespectful the way he goes about it. He dresses up and relives being a slave for white people who pay money to see it. He is the definition of an Uncle Tom.
No, he's not. It's not just white people who see him. It's black children and black adults who don't know what it was like. It's white people who have had blinkers on for their entire lives and who have to actually stand there and think about it. What he does is actually respecting his ancestors. He doesn't have to do this. He's a great cook, he could open a restaurant or write ordinary cooking books or whatever. Or he could teach at a university. Sitting there in those clothes, in that hot and smoky kitchen, is an act of reverence and love.
newthrash1221 he's honoring his ancestors by cooking as they did in the same unfavorable conditions. He's literally giving a voice to those who didn't have one. Stop worrying about optics and white people. It wastes energy and stops too many of us from uncovering hard truths about our history.
Jimbo Rock yup love that show.....!!!!
Thanks for posting where you saw it. I'm going to go watch and educate myself on things that dont get taught in black history Month
Fastest way to connect to your ancestors is through food.
I thought the journalist was very rude, I've watched Mr.Twitty in several other shows and he's always very sweet and personable
But the journalist was almost accusatory
Kat Fox exactly
He was very RUDE, did not like him
He was a champ dealing with that "journalist".
I thought the journalist was in the rap duo Kid n' Play in the 1980's. (I know he wasn't but a subtle insult is my way of saying he was awful)
I think the journalist is just very uncomfortable with the subject matter.
Has the reporter ever done a hard days work in his life? Or left the house? I do not understand why he acts so clueless about everything?
I'm a lazy fat fk that is almost addicted to watching informative videos, but even I am working outside in the heat and the cold with my hands almost every day.
so glad that somebody is calling this out
The reporter seems very soft and bougie.....Never did anything hard with his hands....useless....
Every time they pan to Dexter Thomas, I can't hear what he's saying because I can only hear Kid N Play.
I really admire Twitty, this video is so important. If more of our children had the proper education about our past and cultural roots (particularly the kids who don't have that luxury), this could be powerful. We were more than just slaves, we were innovators.
I just want to say that Dexter, the journalist is rightfully uncomfortable. He has every reason to interrogate this process. I believe he's seeing this process from a different place. He & many of us have only been taught to look at this tulmultuous time in our history, slavery, with disdain, shame, & anger. So to now see someone embodying this with a spirit of pride, respect & reverance, it's jarring! It's uncomfortable to confront those realities as a Black American person and I'm very proud to see that he did it. I'm proud that Michael took the time to push him past those feelings & educate him with love! 🔥🥰
I appreciate your mature approach to this subject. It's so easy to lean strongly on one side of the other as I had at one point but you showed the importance of having an opinion whilst trying to understand the other side's argument. A lost art in today's society.
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To be honest all afro descendants eat "slave food" and do slave dancings only black Americans were made to feel ashamed of what we ate and did during slavery.
dexter is a self-victimizer and a stereotypical representative from vice
I share a similar view. Did a Viking reenactment and over there the guy was like okay all Irish descents are slaves. And I was so sad because I really thought it was gonna be a warrior or something lmao. But it was a good history lesson as slavery wasn’t a choice amongst slaves from any era of period
Why is black Marge Simpson always so condescending in every video he is in?
Haha how mildly "racist", you got to admit that is a ghoulish looking picture.
+ Han S
Then it served it's purpose, like a 1 month old internet landmine.
+Fixed Face
I barely saw your post, because of +Han S, what do you mean? By the way where did you get that picture from?
4:00 he looks like the perfect house nigga
I was thinking more Kid N Play
I love how assholes gotta comment about Twitty's weight or whether or not he's being "too liberal."
Like, I'm reading his book. And he's fascinating. He's a large black man who is also gay and Jewish. Is obvious that his journey through history and the South is deeply deeply personal to him. He talks extensively about how he identifies, his family, his personal and family history, death, racism, childhood, coming out, relationships, and I'm only 20% done with the book.
What I'm saying is that, even though he is educating people, I get the feeling that this was for him first and foremost. And that includes everything he is- a fat, gay, Jewish black man- and every event and person that brought him to where he is.
🤣😅😄😁
Saw him on James Townsend & Son taking about the origins of BBQ. Much respect for not being afraid of history and using it to bring people together at the table as opposed to sowing seeds of anger and bitterness.
White, Black, nah. Let's just all wear grey. That's the only color that should matter down South.
Too damn old to be walking around with a high top fade
John Kimber shut up, that hair looks goofy af.
John Kimber first off, I can judge whoever tf I want to. Second, his hair is ridiculous and deserves to be ridiculed. Lastly, it isn’t any of your business who’s getting judged so gtfo.
@John Kimber lol you care just as much, but you have an alternate opinion. Nice childish insult too. It really shows that you're the mature person in this arguement.
@John Kimber it looks stupid bruh
And you’re too old to not comb your damn hair ignorant ass comment !!!
Is this dude really dresses as a slave? Naw im good. My african heritage didnt begin with slavery, it was interrupted by slavery.
wow hans, just wow.
Africans did not enslave Africans, you must of got your "history" from American textbooks, because in Ghana and Zimbabwean our history is much different
Ok but it still involves slavery.
lol at the end of the day white people wouldnt even exist without black people. have a seat.
Turtlecoal I applaud you.
More people need to have your mindset, that is the only way we move forward.
I’m Indian American and my mom makes black eyed fritters (that almost taste like falafels)! He’s definitely right that it’s all brought together from so many places.
I love that the pasty edgemasters can't decide whether to go after the guy because he's fat or because he's black. I'm just over here enjoying the video, seems like an interesting fellow and the grub looks good.
I genuinely hope everybody reading this has a pleasant day, even the unsupervised children who make up a solid 80% of the UA-cam community.
Mosey Burns You dont need to be a kid to hate
Edgelord is one word, my dude.
Pasty? So if someone's calling hurt blacks burnt it's ok
Mosey Burns don't just stare at it, eat it
Literally white genocide.
I love Twitty!!!! He taught Dexter a good lesson. Like Twitty said everybody wants to live “Glory”, but nobody wants to live “Roots”. Embrace it all and learn.
This guy looks like a really awesome guy you would listen for hours, just like thous old folks that fought it WW2, Korean war, and Vietnam.
This guy is awesome, Ive seen him work with townsend. Whether you like vice or not this is just an a-class dude.
grown "man" doesn't know how to shuck corn..
I know I couldn't believe that, but he sure was good at complaining about things...
Some people have never touched corn like that. Ive never held corn that had all the leaves.
Nick Bloom ahahahaaa this comment is true ignorance
I wonder if he eats the whole orange.
LMAO "Where they get you from...Boston?!
"
I need him to have his own show. This would be so educational, maybe having southern cooks sharing family recipes. Awesome!
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First saw him on the Townsends channel, and was interested in his work. I've watched more of his videos now, and it's really amazing what he does. To preserve a difficult history and present it in an open, honest way cannot be easy.
Lol @ these comments. What do you expect him to completely erase his history? Completely 'assimilate'? Ignore the foundation that all black people in America base their entire culture on? please..
Great video vice.
“Do you get used to this?”
“You never get used to it”
Haha love it. ❤️
I first encountered Michael Twitty via Townsends, a youtube channel that does a lot of historical cooking videos among other things. He seems like the kind of guy I would want to hang out and cook with for a long weekend.
“Yea shut up” 😂
As a white person who respectfully wants to learn more about African/Black/Soul food, I am really thankful for this video. This was beautiful.
This goes up there as my favourite VICE video. I love this man's mind, and soul.
The trolls are out in full force.
Mar. WorldPeace whining about your ancestors is probably all you will ever have. enjoy 🤗
Interviewer is a naive young soul trying desperately to be "old school" - it's embarrassing
Actually knew this dude before from Jas Townsend and son
I love how he made the liberal put on his ancestors clothes despites what he said. Michael Twitty is awesome.
this is good, I would like to visit this place. it History people. Don't repeat it but embrace it. I'm from Cuba where slavery was full on but as a Cuban we wouldn't be where we are without that rough past. slavery was bad but it made us who we are. best doctors in the planet. learn and move forwards
Southern fried chicken is great. If you have never had it you don't know what you are missing.
This is African food all combined mang 😭. I see Tanzanian, Nigerian, Congolese, Senegalese and Angolan food combined all in one.
I smiled through this whole video. That food looked delicious at the end.
There’s a depth to Michael W. Twitty’s commentary that I appreciate, respect, and understand.
2:31 you know Twitty ain't having that shit xD
I think this was a great moment for the host to separate what happened to African-Americans during those times and embrace how we got through it. African-Americans were enslaved, not slaves by nature. And, it seems to me (though I could be wrong), he was working past a knee-jerk reaction, like most people have, when talking about that point in thyme in relation to African-Americans. However, detaching completely from that history means you're also detaching from the people and their accomplishments. That's what I presume Mr. Twitty is highlighting, the people and their culinary narrative.
Lol anyhow, please don't be too hard on the host, I think it was just growing pains.
Twitty was the right one for the job~!
this guy literally says "what I do is subversive" 😂😂
Heyyy this is the guy who was on Jas. Townsend!
As someone from Alabama raised on southern food, this shows me another side to the things I eat daily. Southern food today is a mix of the extreme creativeness of the enslaved, as well as a mix of the creativeness of the poor. When you don't have much, you have to learn to cook with what you can get. All the suffering and pain of the strong of those who fought, endured, bled, and cried, have led to this food. Even though it's a dark, and rather sad part of history. It's a beautiful thing that their legacy can live on through this amazing food that people travel miles just to try once.
Just finished reading "The Cooking Gene".....So Proud of You Michael!!!!!
He’s literally just cooking for from history and it all looks amazing
This man is so awesome, I can't admire him enough.
Should have known snowflake ultra-sensitive reactive white conservatives wouldn't be able to contain themselves in the comments.
Awww, Mr. Twitty. You're doing good work. Please, don't ever stop! I like your views and your food looks great. Williamsburg should keep you on, if that's what you want.
I love that he wants others to really see how life was instead of just talking about it
Give this man a cooking history show..absolutley amazing!
Wtf is on that guys head
oh that?... thats just a bearskin hat
"I'm not sure I wanna feel how they felt.....too bad"
Mike Twitty is a train wreck but a genius. He knows his slave food culture. I’m AA and have studied my ancestral food history as well and what an education and experience it has been! I started learning about what I deem as “slave food” in the mid 90s While walking through a grocery store in Arizona. I was in the produce section looking for collard greens to make for the weekend. I didn’t think I’d find them but there they were. I looked up to check the price and next to the price was a recipe for what they called “hot “African salad”. SERIOUSLY??? They were attempting to make preparation of these greens “bougie” as if it was some gourmet dish but as we all know the recipe was born out of necessity called hunger by enslaved people. Lets keep it real!!
They want to cover uo theyre evil deeds and not pay black Americans reparations while they continue to flood our communities with drugs and guns
awesome. i have been trying to explain to people that fried chicken is a black thing. Mr Twitty proved me correct.
Gerald from Hey, Arnold! needs to relax a bit.
this guy's cool, he's not blaming white people just educating them. he's not mad about his ancestory, but using it to his advantage
Agreed. Really dug that one.
Now I'm just basking in the glow ignorance and hate coming from the comment section. Great stuff.
I agree, food brings people together. What better way to explore an uncomfortable history then with food? It's grand to learn in this way. Sad that the commenters here can't see the genius in this.
ApocalypseStyle Ignore them they're unhappy people blinded by their ignorance, insecurities, and hatred to see and feel the good in positivity. Others just may not agree and express their opinions Non-spitefully but those are very few.
Thats not how it works idiot. The oligarchs that run your country have no feelings for you. Conquered tribes didnt feel any loyalty for the tribes they held captive. Learn fucking history.
TheChillSection Positivity and negativity are just more specific labels for being delusional. Be neither, it's the only way to see things for what they are instead of what your personal bias wants them to be.
Food and music brings ppl together without the discrimination of race, colour, disability, religion, sexuality all categories of illusion that keep us divided we should start ignoring
The word slave it's self comes from the Slavic people's, The slavs, who inhabited a large part of Eastern Europe, were taken as slaves by the Muslims of Spain during the ninth century AD. You making European Slavic food to? You got to keep it real
I really enjoy listening to Michael Twitty. He is obviously very passionate, knowledgeable and well spoken about the history.
Just watched Mr. Twitty on the Townsends channel. Read his blog and buy his book! He’s doing incredible work
Why are some hating on the reporter? I didn't get that vibe from him that he is a "douchebag". Hes conducting an interview, he didn't try to take over from the interviewee, I thought he was ok. His hair is a bit interesting and funny but that alone doesn't make him a douchebag. He seemed pretty inquisitive and sensitive at the same time.
Look I'm far from a advocate for using the past as an excuse for your mistakes today but this is really interesting. Slavery did happen and its a period of history I want to learn about, this an amazing way to show it. Well done i love it.
I want everyone at the table
That’s is the most beautiful thing I have have heard
And imma be honest I’m just there for fucking phenomenal food
mad respect for this man
I love this guy! Slavery was wrong no doubt, but thus guy takes what was bad and turns it into unity
Great
Food brings people together. I love all types of food from every background. I for one love me some cornbread, Black Eyed Peas, and Collard Greens! I’ve never seen black eyed peas fritters before, I wanna try to make those.
Where'd they get you from😂😂🤦🏼♂️
food looks good!
Holy shit I saw him on Jamestownson and son
To embody an enslaved person, is to accept your position in life. A slaves diet insures the mind set subservient to others and not of service to your own. Economically draining sinking to our financial deaths watching others raise to their appex.
Lol.
"You're not wearing the right clothes"
"I'm not sure I want to feel like that"
I feel you bro.
I want to see Michael Twitty meet Ras KItchen Rasta Mokko, It would be a cool collaboration I bet.
Michael W. Twitty’s book, The Cooking Gene, is phenomenal. Can’t wait for his new one, Rice.
‘Black eye pea fritters’ also know as Akara in West Africa.
This man could live off the grid and eat good
You know what, I hate it when they call soul food southern food . It dismissed were the food comes from and who it belongs too.
Incredible
I remember this guy! I went to colonial Williamsburg once and he was there!
If food is associated with identity why would he eat the food of his ancestor slaves rather than the food of continental his ancestor slaves came from.
Because we brought the food with us. Collard Greens, Peanuts, red rice, Black eye peas, fried chicken, okra, west African rice and so much more came with us. We didn’t forget anything.
@@crystalsplace7163 fair enough
Because it's part of their history... it's not all flowery and happy but it's where the African American people came from, so it's obviously not associate themselves with slavery but to celebrate their creation despite being enslaved and having very limited resources which shaped the African American culture into what it is today.
great, now I'm hungry.
Many slaves were told not to eat. This cuisine reminds me High On The Hog
This dudes amazing the reporter ain’t ask no question 🙃like this man interesting as can be but you ain’t let us find out.
young blood soft as hell son. did dude really say he can't shuck corn?? hahahahaha come on blood
This Chef is a Legend !!!
Takes one SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME !!
I’d love to visit him to learn more about real African American cuisine
The host is terrible. But I love Michael Twitty!
Where they get you from? Boston? Toronto? Lmaooo
Thank you to the chef! I’m very respectful to the history our African American people brought over. THEY made the US what culinary food is in our country. From an old white woman.
"How does one schuck 🌽" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Charles Elder-O'Donnell one doesn't "schuck" corn.
I still hate Dexter Thomas though.
I love this guy, Im willing to to take a flight from Cali to VA to listen to him talk about this
There’s actually Black folk who were absolutely fine with slavery…..this brotha seems he would’ve been one of them 🤨🧐
Dumbest question on Vice 1:24
Lol where they get you from boston?
0:38 “yeaaa shut up”🤣🧍🏾♀️😭
High on the Hog (Netflix limited series) introduced me to this incredible human! Totally obsessed!