this troll thread went 24 pages...Soul food is great but AA cullinary tradition comes from doing the best with what you have been given.. slaves didnt have access to the spices and seasonings they were accustomed to and had to deal with new ingredients like pork,wheat,cheese and sugar..... though you can still taste the African inspiration and creativityW indies food is alot closer to African because the ingredients were more accesible
As far as taste its subjective ..people like what they grow up eating
Health wise though melanated people avoid those foreign ingredients as much as possible..shyts not good for you long term
They trying to shyt on us but getting sonned at every turn. They think they know us but they don't know us like that. 
same thing for rice and pease
Replace that vinegar with an hour of cooking with ham hock 
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