Cornmeal: What Ingredient Replaced African Staple Starches in the Traditional Black Southern Diet?
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Over 7,000 years ago, corn was first domesticated in what is now Mexico, later becoming a foundational crop for enslaved Africans who adapted their culinary heritage with available ingredients. This ingenuity led to cornmeal replacing African staple starches, reshaping the traditional black southern diet.
