[photo credit: City of Pasadena]
“African cooking techniques, traditions, and flavors have traveled all over the world,” according to the City of Pasadena’s description of the free Feb. 7 event. “This culinary diaspora was shaped initially by the brutalities of the transatlantic slave trade, which forced African people separated from their homelands to retain and reinvent traditional dishes, find and experiment with substitute ingredients, and pass down to their children the cultural significance of particular foods to nourish the soul as well as the body.”
The program, “Eat the Culture: African Foodways & Traditions,” is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. at Linda Vista Branch Library. It’s part of Pasadena Public Library’s month-long Black History Month programming, presented in partnership with the Friends of the Pasadena Public Library.
“In this workshop, Chef Denà Brummer will share the delights, comforts, revelations, and recipes of Black foodways,” the city announced.
The library system presented a similar program in February, making this year’s event a continuation of an annual series.
The program is being held at a branch library because Pasadena’s Central Library remains closed due to seismic safety issues. The 1927 building has been closed since May 3, 2021, and requires an earthquake retrofit before reopening.
Eat the Culture: African Foodways & Traditions will run on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. Linda Vista Branch Library, 1281 Bryant St., Pasadena. For more information, call (626) 744-7278 or visit https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D194096771.
