FOOD
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| Cherokee Culinary Arts is a group of dedicated cooks and professionals who realize there is more to cooking a Cherokee meal than just putting things in pots and skillets and cooking them. Traditional foods are only traditional when cooked by those who understand, practice and formulate the meals that our ancestors would have prepared for their families, clans and guest. Be it an ordinary daily meal or a festival, we cook like they did. We can not charge for, sell, hog meat or buffalo. When the menu is for these meats it is customary that the person ordering the meal from us will make a donation to us in exchange not for the meat, but for our services as cooks. (cook = Adasdayvhvsga) Here are sample menus, and the most often requested menus, for your consideration: Sagwu or One: (About: $10 per person) Sihgwa or `Hog Fry Meat Tuya or `Brown Beans Gvjahlvsga Gadu or `Fry Bread Digalvnvhi or `Possum Grape Dumplings Tali or Two: (About: $12 per person) `Hog Fry Meat `Brown Beans Gvjahlvsga Selu or `Fried Corn `Fry Bread `Fruit in Season Joli or Three: (About: $18 per person) `Wild game meat (In Season, depending on availability) deer/quail/rabbit/squirrel (Ahawi/Guhgwe/Jisdu/Saloli) `Corn on the cob `Roasted potatoes `Fry Bread Nvhgi or Four: ($21 per person) Buffalo - Yansa (roasted) `A vegitable (corn or beans) Potatoes `Grape dumplings `Fry Bread ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEVERAGES: Bottled water and/or bottled tea - Sasaphras Tea (when available) - coffee _________________________________________________________ COST: The cost of a meal will have different variables, such as if the meat is in season, availability, and the work to obtain product. The cost is also dependent upon any special request you may have. The cost is generally about $10 per person. The cost is negotiable and may be lower or higher depending on special needs, menu, changes to menu, group size, organizational requests, etc. (We usually require half payment before the event and half after the event) |
| Wild Onion GeHwaNoSda SvGi When in Season Then there's Poke Salad and Kachini (When they're in Season) O' So Good! Sohi Ugama Add Hickory Nut Soup to any Menu... Ask about a sheep shower and wild violet Salad? |
| Another Sample Menu Only $10 (Buffet Style) Broiled or Fried Boneless Chicken Breast Mashed or Boiled Potatoes Choice of either Green Beans, Corn or Carrots Choice of one: Fry Bread, drop biscuits, or dinner rolls Choose one: Fruit Cobbler or Grape Dumplings Tea (sweetened or unsweetened) or Water Coffee |
| NEED A PICNIC SACK? A bag of pure delight. See your group's smiles when they open our picnic sacks to: fried chicken or hog meat, a drop biscuit (or) fry bread, brown beans cooked old Cherokee style, a roasted potato wedge, and sweet possum grape dumplings. You name the location, we'll meet your bus, tour group, or family there and hand out the pure delight that is in our picnic sacks. |
| INDIAN TACOS We do make Indian Tacos. An Indian Taco is a complete meal and very filling. |
| For More about Cherokee food, recipes and more click on the link above to "Magazine" It will take you to our online magazine Uwohla or "At Home" |