Hopping John rice highlighted during Black History Month program

A staff member, identified in the transcript as a presenter, said Hopping John rice was the featured dish for Black History Month and described its family origins and ingredients.

"This morning, we talked about the dish for Black History Month, which is being featured today, the Hopping John rice. This is a dish that my grandmother made for me when I was a kid, and it just stayed with me all this time. The ingredients for this dish is brown rice, turkey bacon, fresh onion as well, so it really gives it a nice flavor, some, vegetable stock as well. We learned about, the backgrounds of food. With it being Black History Month, we learned different preparations and ways of cooking and culinary throughout the world," the presenter said.

The presenter said cultural programming gives people a chance to share their heritage. "One of the things that I really enjoyed about, you know, being in military and learning about different foods from different cultures. Like I told kids, I love to eat, and I love to eat different things. And like a friend of mine told me a while back or actually a mentor, as long as you do what you love, and I love cooking because I love to eat, you'll never work," the presenter added.

The remarks in the transcript focused on culinary traditions and the educational value of featuring dishes during Black History Month. The presenter listed the main ingredients for the dish as brown rice, turkey bacon, fresh onion and vegetable stock and said the segment included background on different preparations and culinary traditions.

The transcript does not specify the organizing body, the event venue, or whether samples were served to attendees. It also does not identify the presenter by name.