Summer may feel far away, but trust me: It’ll be here before you know it, and with it, Juneteenth. The holiday honors the effective end of slavery in the United States and is a major summer event for many African American families and Black communities. If you’re hosting or attending a cookout, barbecue or picnic this year, there should be some stellar dishes—soul food and otherwise—on the menu.
Read on for 28 Juneteenth recipes created by Black cookbook authors and bloggers. They run the gamut from buttermilk biscuits to fried green tomatoes to honey-butter fish. Most importantly, they’re equal parts attainable and celebratory, and equipped for feeding a crowd. Let’s fire up the grill, shall we?
