There's actually a reason why black people are stereotyped for liking spicy or heavily-seasoned food:
Its because they ate cheap and disgusting things and needed to somehow disguise the flavor.
Slaves were given only the worst and unwanted parts of the animals. Pig feet and tripe and stuff like that became black delicacies because that's what they were given. And a lot of the food they were given was often spoiled or unpalatable, so by piling on spices and seasoning, it became something they could still manage to eat.
Even after they were freed, they still had developed a palette and tradition of cooking foods that were dirt cheap and unwanted by the majority white population.
There's actually a reason why black people are stereotyped for liking spicy or heavily-seasoned food:
Its because they ate cheap and disgusting things and needed to somehow disguise the flavor.
Slaves were given only the worst and unwanted parts of the animals. Pig feet and tripe and stuff like that became black delicacies because that's what they were given. And a lot of the food they were given was often spoiled or unpalatable, so by piling on spices and seasoning, it became something they could still manage to eat.
Even after they were freed, they still had developed a palette and tradition of cooking foods that were dirt cheap and unwanted by the majority white population.
Can confirm that pig's feet is still sold in East St Louis.