Red Pea Soup

Red Pea Soup

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In this episode of Diaspora Dining author and historian Jessica B. Harris's series on the foods of the African diaspora shares her recipe for a soup that features kidney beans. Called red peas in Jamaica it's an ingredient that connects this Jamaican soup to the Caribbean diaspora of Africa.

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How to make RED PEA SOUP! (With PORK TAIL & COW FOOT)

Jessica B. Harris Ph.D. is a culinary historian and the author of 13 books on the African diaspora including Vintage Postcards from the African World (University Press of Mississippi) My Soul Looks Back (Scribner) and High on the Hog (Bloomsbury USA). She is the recipient of the 2020 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award.

Emily Lachtrupp is a Registered Dietitian with experience in nutritional counseling recipe analysis and meal planning. She has worked with clients struggling with diabetes weight loss digestive issues and more. In her free time you can find her enjoying all that Vermont has to offer with her family and her dog Winston.

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