Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2022-12-27
Books mentioned on Juicy: The Fried Chicken Story
Fried chicken is Chuck’s favorite food, and Josh sure doesn’t dislike it. It is with this appreciation that SYSK plunges into the hot grease of fried chicken history – and there’s a lot to it!
Josh Clark recommended Building Houses out of Chicken Legs by Psyche A. Williams-Forson and Eating While Black by Psyche A. Williams-Forson. Chuck Bryant recommended The Wok by J. Kenji López-Alt.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Building Houses out of Chicken Legs
Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power by Psyche A.
Recommended“there was a um a a woman American study scholar named psyche Williams forson who wrote a book basically so this chicken made this house or this house was made by chicken yeah it was called building houses out of chicken legs colon black women food and power”
Where to get it
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Eating While Black
Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America by Psyche A.
Recommended“because she has a new book out this year that looks great it seems like she really explores um sort of the diaspora and how that affected foods that black people ended up eating sort of around the world especially in America and there's a new one called eating while black food shaming and race in America”
Where to get it
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The Wok
The Wok by J.
Recommended“Jay Kenji Lopez all this written quite a few but had one out this year called The Wok recipes and techniques where he just basically sings the Praises of the walk and it's like you can do so many things in a walk and it's not just about making a stir fry”
Where to get it
