# Native Cuisine **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 26, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004 "2016-11-26T02:10:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004/61 "2016-11-29T22:47:11Z")
We have a native American owned and operated restaurant in Denver called Tocabe. They opened in 2008 and began with dishes traditional the the Osage indians, the tribe to which the owners belong. They have since expanded into dishes from other tribes and have developed new dishes based on traditional recipes. I particularly enjoy their bison ribs and their vegetable salsas which feature combinations of spices that are unusual to the typical American palate. They are well worth looking up if you are in the Denver area. ---
**Author:** ![quimper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7c8e57/32.png) [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004/62 "2016-11-29T23:01:42Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Like you I would imagine fry bread is a “post-pacification” invention after Native Americans were herded onto reservations and given a ration of flour since their hunting-and-gathering was no longer feasible. > > Up in “Indian Country” – the Hopi and Navajo reservations – there are cafes that offer traditional fare along with the usual stuff. I’m thinking specifically of the one attached to the Hopi Cultural Center in Second Mesa. Mutton and hominy stew is one I’ve tried. I’ve had frybread near the Grand Canyon before, but I had it with powdered sugar. Delicious! According to the Smithsonian, [Navajo frybread](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/frybread-79191/) originated in 1864 during the [Long Walk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Walk_of_the_Navajo) (forced relocation from AZ to NM) I’d argue that [Johnnycake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnycake)– AKA jonnycake, johnny cake, journey cake, shawnee cake, or johnny bread is an example of native cuisine that (with the addition of wheat flour and chemical leaveners) evolved into cornbread ---
**Author:** ![InsomniaMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ad7895/32.png) [@InsomniaMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InsomniaMama)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004/63 "2016-12-04T19:07:57Z")
Relevant article from The Atlantic[http://theatln.tc/2gVmZdO](http://theatln.tc/2gVmZdO) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004/64 "2016-12-04T21:18:32Z")
> [@Trancephalic](#): > > Oh, and apparently chihuahuas were bred and sold as food. > > Which would explain why anyone would keep around such nasty spiteful little monsters. And I thought they were specially bred to talk! :eek: :smack: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NZdgrGsaNjU/hqdefault.jpg "Taco Bell: Getting Sleepy ad (1998)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZdgrGsaNjU) ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004/65 "2016-12-05T01:46:09Z")
FWIW [Officially Open: Francis Ford Coppola’s Improbable Native American Restaurant - Eater SF](http://sf.eater.com/2016/11/8/13567906/francis-ford-coppola-werowocomoco-open-sonoma) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004.md?page=3)