
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Corn is a ubiquitous part of Southern food—from bread to whiskey. But how did it get to be that way? In this episode of Gravy, we go on a hunt for the origins of corn, and how it came to be so fully embedded in the South. Stephen Satterfield is a fifth generation Atlantan who can trace his ancestors back to the plantations on which they were enslaved. His family has been eating corn for more than a century. In this story, Stephen takes us along in his quest for corn’s prehistory. On the way, he stumbles upon some delicious ideas about corn’s future too.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4.6
540540 ratings
Corn is a ubiquitous part of Southern food—from bread to whiskey. But how did it get to be that way? In this episode of Gravy, we go on a hunt for the origins of corn, and how it came to be so fully embedded in the South. Stephen Satterfield is a fifth generation Atlantan who can trace his ancestors back to the plantations on which they were enslaved. His family has been eating corn for more than a century. In this story, Stephen takes us along in his quest for corn’s prehistory. On the way, he stumbles upon some delicious ideas about corn’s future too.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1,090 Listeners
3,046 Listeners
3,900 Listeners
1,270 Listeners
3,618 Listeners
2,546 Listeners
371 Listeners
2,963 Listeners
279 Listeners
1,879 Listeners
4,734 Listeners
967 Listeners
203 Listeners
207 Listeners
477 Listeners