years it has become really popular. I just don't ever remember it until fairly recently.
But found this in a nice article about the homecoming celebrations/tailgating at Historically Black Universities this year because of Covid. It's an old timey dish for sure.
That last dish, popular at homecoming brunches, has deep roots in African-American culinary history. Many food scholars argue otherwise, but chicken and waffles originated on Southern plantations: Enslaved Africans cooked and toasted rice batter over an open hearth, using a waffle iron. In the 1930s, a Harlem supper club, Wells’ Restaurant, helped popularize the sweet-and-savory combination.
But found this in a nice article about the homecoming celebrations/tailgating at Historically Black Universities this year because of Covid. It's an old timey dish for sure.
That last dish, popular at homecoming brunches, has deep roots in African-American culinary history. Many food scholars argue otherwise, but chicken and waffles originated on Southern plantations: Enslaved Africans cooked and toasted rice batter over an open hearth, using a waffle iron. In the 1930s, a Harlem supper club, Wells’ Restaurant, helped popularize the sweet-and-savory combination.