Fry Bread: Navajo and Pueblo Traditions
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Description
Indian fry bread — the Navajo and Pueblo preparation of flour, salt, and water or milk shaped and deep-fried — is simultaneously one of the most widespread and most culturally complex foods in Native American cooking. Its widespread use reflects a complicated history: fry bread emerged from the rations of white flour and lard given to Native Americans during forced relocation in the 19th century. It became a symbol of both survival and resilience, and is simultaneously embraced as a cultural icon and critiqued within Native communities as the product of a forced disruption of indigenous food systems.
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