The New Native Kitchen

Shop Notes:

An important and fantastic cookbook that covers the indigenous cuisine of the United States.  I love that this cookbook doesn't pretend to be a compendium of all indigenous cuisine in the US, yet still provides an excellent and accessible overview of Indigenous cooking and ingredients.  The recipes feature healthy, whole-food ingredients and are simple and delicious. 

As a note: Blackbird Cookbooks operates in Durham, North Carolina, located on Skaruhreh (Tuscarora), Shakori, Saponi, Occaneechi, and Lumbee native lands.   

From the Publisher:

From Freddie Bitsoie, the former executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, and James Beard Award–winning author James O. Fraioli, New Native Kitchen is a celebration of Indigenous cuisine. Accompanied by original artwork by Gabriella Trujillo and offering delicious dishes like Cherrystone Clam Soup from the Northeastern Wampanoag and Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin from the Pueblo peoples, Bitsoie showcases the variety of flavor and culinary history on offer from coast to coast, providing modern interpretations of 100 recipes that have long fed this country.

Recipes like Chocolate Bison Chili, Prickly Pear Sweet Pork Chops, and Sumac Seared Trout with Onion and Bacon Sauce combine the old with the new, holding fast to traditions while also experimenting with modern methods. In this essential cookbook, Bitsoie shares his expertise and culinary insights into Native American cooking and suggests new approaches for every home cook. With recipes as varied as the people that inspired them, New Native Kitchen celebrates the Indigenous heritage of American cuisine.