22 Soul Food Plates Big Mamas Made With Love vs. What Their Grandkids DoorDash

There was a smell that filled every Black home on Sunday morning in the 1950s and 60s — and it didn't come from an app. In this video, James takes you through 22 iconic soul food plates that Big Mama made with her own two hands every single Sunday — and what her grandchildren are tapping on their phones to order today. Not to judge. Not to shame. But to remember what was really being served at that table, and what we've slowly stopped passing down. From fried chicken soaked overnight in buttermilk to baked mac and cheese with a crust that took skill to get right. From neck bones and rice to sweet potato pie with hand-crimped edges. From crackling cornbread to chitterlings that required an entire day to prepare. From fatback and beans to the Sunday table itself — the one thing no delivery app will ever be able to send to your door. Each dish tells the same story: Big Mama wasn't just feeding her family. She was keeping a tradition alive, one Sunday dinner at a time. Drop a comment and tell us — what's the one Sunday dinner plate your Big Mama made that nobody in the family has been able to recreate the same way? If this video brought something back for you, subscribe to Forgotten Black Memories — we're here every week keeping these stories alive. And if you want 100 of these forgotten recipes written out the way Big Mama made them — complete, patient, and true — the Soul Roots Cookbook is linked in the description and pinned in the comments. 🔗 Soul Roots Cookbook: https://roberta2508.gumroad.com/l/fitgr