Peasant foods are dishes eaten by
peasants, made from accessible and inexpensive ingredients.
In many historical periods, peasant foods have been stigmatized.[1]
They may use ingredients, such as
offal and less-tender cuts of meat, which are not as marketable as a
cash crop. One-dish meals are common.[citation needed]
Common types
Meat-and-grain sausages or mushes
Ground meat or meat scraps mixed with grain in approximately equal proportions, then often formed into a loaf, sliced, and fried
Feijoada, originally a
Portuguese stew consisting of beans and meat; also a
Brazilian dish originally made by slaves from leftover ingredients from their master's house
Pea soup or "pease pudding", a common thick soup, from when dried
peas were a very common food in Europe, still widely eaten there and in
French Canada
Red beans and rice, the Louisiana Creole dish made with red beans, vegetables, spices, and leftover pork bones slowly cooked together, and served over rice, common on Mondays when working women were hand-washing clothes
Salami, a long-lasting sausage, used to supplement a meat-deficient diet
Peasant foods are dishes eaten by
peasants, made from accessible and inexpensive ingredients.
In many historical periods, peasant foods have been stigmatized.[1]
They may use ingredients, such as
offal and less-tender cuts of meat, which are not as marketable as a
cash crop. One-dish meals are common.[citation needed]
Common types
Meat-and-grain sausages or mushes
Ground meat or meat scraps mixed with grain in approximately equal proportions, then often formed into a loaf, sliced, and fried
Feijoada, originally a
Portuguese stew consisting of beans and meat; also a
Brazilian dish originally made by slaves from leftover ingredients from their master's house
Pea soup or "pease pudding", a common thick soup, from when dried
peas were a very common food in Europe, still widely eaten there and in
French Canada
Red beans and rice, the Louisiana Creole dish made with red beans, vegetables, spices, and leftover pork bones slowly cooked together, and served over rice, common on Mondays when working women were hand-washing clothes
Salami, a long-lasting sausage, used to supplement a meat-deficient diet