Black cookout potato salad. You see, in a Black family, ... Black people take their potato salad seriously when it’s brought to a big gathering like a cookout or holiday event.

For Black folks, some foods are so entrenched in our culture, they come with their own set of rules. Outside of mac and cheese, no dish better represents this than potato salad.

"For most people, the 'best' potato salad is whatever their mother made," said Barb Gagnon, regional sales manager for Mrs. Gerry's, a food company from Albert Lea, Minn., that makes 130 different ...

3 stalks celery, thinly sliced . 1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Coat a sheet pan with cooking spray. Toss the potatoes with the olive oil and ¼ teaspoon of the salt.

The dish is especially popular in summer months "because its ingredients are abundant in the warm months of the year," Goodson says. People also like that "it can be made ahead of time and served ...