What Is Native American Cuisine? (Encore)

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Arts, Science, History, Food

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Pasta, sushi, tacos, samosas, and pad thai: In the U.S., enthusiastic eaters will likely be able to name traditional dishes from a wide variety of cuisines around the world. But most of us couldn't name a single Native American dish from any one the vast network of tribes, cultures, and cuisines that spread across the U.S. before Europeans arrived. Today, farmers, activists, and chefs are trying to change that. They're bringing back Native foods—not just to teach all Americans about the indigenous foods of their country, but to improve the lives of Native Americans themselves, who suffer from some of the highest levels of debilitating and often deadly diet-related diseases. Can a return to a Native diet help? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, GastroBud listeners.
0:02.8	We have a great episode for you today.
0:04.9	It's one of our favorites.
0:05.9	I know we say that all the time, but we really do love this one.
0:09.3	And it's especially timely for our American listeners who may well be sitting down to a Thanksgiving
0:14.6	meal that includes lots of delicious and indigenous American foods.
0:19.7	Corn, cranberries, turkey.
0:22.8	There's a story behind Thanksgiving, of course, but there's an even deeper story that we
0:27.1	tell this episode.
0:28.5	The story of Native American cuisine, what it was, what happened to it, and why that
0:33.4	matters.
0:34.4	In this episode, we highlight the work of a lot of super interesting people in the Native
0:37.9	community.
0:38.9	And if you stick around to the credits, we'll have the update on what some of those people
0:42.1	have been up to since our episode first aired.
0:44.4	Enjoy.
0:45.4	Yep, that's your Cedar Burgamot Mable Team.
0:48.7	And does it have particular, you know, powers?
0:52.6	Oh, yeah, it'll make you feel really good.
0:56.2	This Cedar is used traditionally for anything in particular, or...
1:00.2	Yeah, it's used for all kinds of stuff.
1:01.6	Like here, we braise meat with it.
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