African Food Research Paper

Many foods we have today were shaped or originated from Africa. The regions were part of the reason Africans did things the way they did. The foods the eat and chose to get were the things they were used to doing or planting due to being enslaved. Africans were so used to the food they were used to eating, they brought it back to America. Once slavery was outlawed, the Africans clearly were used to having lots of practice, making meals and cooking all the time, so they started planting seeds and red peas were one of them, because of this we now have a pretty popular crop, red peas. A red pea is basically a tiny legume, with its thin, firm shell; creamy interior, with a sweet buttery flavor. Some dishes made with red peas, are