Black dude dinner

Why is the sweet potato purple?

I fuckin love jerk chicken.

Good looking greens!!

That's a pretty potato!

It was an heirloom varietal. Purple sweet potatoes aren’t that rare. Besides the common orange, they can also be red, pink, or yellow.

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But why does a sweet potato need honey on it?

Way to go with that

As a northern white - am I wrong? I didn’t even know what collard greens were until I was in my mid 20s. I even asked a southern black kid to explain it to me (because that’s what he told me he requested be part of his birthday dinner) he just said ‘you know … greens.’ I was like alright yeah I have no idea what he’s talking about so I’ll figure it out on my own.

It’s just a weird way to say it friendo.

Yeah… I agree - is there a right way to suggest it though?

Just don’t say it lol

Colorful!

Yeah, we said next year we are going to add cornbread and make it our Mardi Gras meal

As a southern white guy, I eat collards quite often.

Nah I’m not about sweeping shit under the rug - it’s what I thought of right away and if it’s racist then I’m willing to own that. I love my dark skin friends - but we all say dumb shit - so if it’s not funny or not true I might be an ass but better to find out sooner then later

Just delete the fucking comment dude, it’s Reddit lol

Fair enough… I literally had no clue what they were. Apparently there is also dandelion recipes that are similar? I just got a kick out the kid I asked - his family was hilariously southern - like his grandma used to make sweet potato pies which I don’t really ever see from the northerners I’ve been around my entire life. He was literally looking at me like - I can’t believe you don’t know greens… and I was looking at him like - I can’t believe you think I have any idea what you’re talking about.

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I’ll admit laughed at your original comment. I mean, it’s not exactly PC because it’s generalizing a race. Obviously, many Black dudes don’t eat this kind of food and many non-Black dudes do.
That said, there is no question that this meal has a strong Afro-Caribbean influence. Collard greens are straight outta Africa. While the sweet potato, cultivated for centuries as “batata” by Caribbean tribes, was a good substitute for African cassava root for African slaves in the Caribbean. Likewise, jerk chicken developed in the Caribbean as a fusion of African cooking techniques and flavor preferences with what ingredients were available in the Caribbean. So, you’re not exactly wrong. I wouldn’t have phrased it that way, but I also wouldn’t have “white knighted” to defend a race when no one else even raised an objection.

Totally fair - I overlooked the potatoe because I know for sure the origins of jerk chicken and I wasn’t aware the greens are actually from Africa but the only folks I know who talk about them where I’m from are black. It was crass of me but now I get to learn more about what I’m commenting on so thank you