The owners of Sooul Food pose for a portrait outside of their restaurant in Bedford on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.
Natasha Parker holds a plate of mac and cheese, collard greens and fried fish at Sooul Food in Bedford on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.
Natasha Parker prepares a plate of mac and cheese, collard greens and fried fish at Sooul Food in Bedford on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.
Courtesy of De J. Lozada
De J. Lozada thinks your popcorn could use a little soul.
A single mom to two sons, a caretaker to her niece and elderly father, and unable to work due to a since-cured undiagnosed illness, Lozada had just $53 left in her bank account when she sold her first batch of gourmet popcorn in 2016.
“I chose popcorn because it was my favorite snack and I already knew how to flavor it in new and different ways,” says Lozada, who lives in Austin, Texas. “Before my illness, I always gave popcorn as love offerings to
Trying to differentiate soul food from Southern food shouldn’t be complicated. While not all Southern food is considered soul food, all soul food is definitely Southern.
Soul food is an ethnic cuisine traditionally prepared and eaten by African-Americans in Criminal Defense Attorneys in Chicago the Southern United States. The expression “soul food” originated in the mid-1960s, when “soul” was a common word used to describe African-American culture. At its core, soul food is basic, down-home cooking that’s been passed down through many generations, with its roots in the rural South.
The staples of soul food cooking are beans, greens, cornmeal
