Indigikitchen

07/05/2026

It's amazing to me how many people are completely unaware of the abundance of currants and gooseberries growing across the continent. However, that ignorance was intentional. In 1911, the US made growing plants in the Ribes genus illegal because they act as a carrier of a blister rust that kills white pine trees (therefore threatening the timber industry). Mass eradication efforts were started and the commercial sweets industry never incorporated currant flavors into candies, soda, pies, etc.
This article mainly references Blackcurrants because that's what typically used in Europe but all our Ribes plants were threatened by this policy.
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/10/americas-blackcurrant-ban/
In Montana alone, we have 15 varieties, all edible!

🫐Alpine Prickly Gooseberry
Ribes montigenum

🫐Bristly Black Currant
Ribes lacustre

🫐Bristly Gooseberry
Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. setosum

🫐Canada Gooseberry
Ribes oxyacanthoides

🫐Golden Currant
Ribes aureum

🫐Henderson's Gooseberry
Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. hendersonii

🫐Idaho Gooseberry
Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum

🫐Northern Black Currant
Ribes hudsonianum

🫐Northern Red Currant*
Ribes rubrum
*Non-native

🫐Sticky Currant
Ribes viscosissimum

🫐Swamp Red Currant
Ribes triste

🫐Trailing Black Currant
Ribes laxiflorum

🫐Wax Currant
Ribes cereum

🫐White-stem gooseberry
Ribes inerme

🫐Wild Black Currant
Ribes americanum

19/04/2026

There's a Blackfoot expression which basically translates to "I pray my enemies are as strong as I am so it will not be embarrassing when I defeat them." 💪🏽😅 Thanks for being fearsome opps, chefs.

Couldn't have asked for a more awesome lineup of competitors on Chopped. Massive shout out to these folks for doing work every day across the continent to uplift Native food traditions, flavors, and stories.
Jessica Walks First, Menominee: Owner of Ketapanen Kitchen
Justin Pioche, Navajo: Co-owner of Pioche Food Group
Ray Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo: Owner of Manko: Native American Fusion

Indigenous Inspirations Chopped airs 7 pm mountain time on Tuesday, April 21st

18/04/2026

Had braised bison for breakfast so this day is off to a great start 🙌🏽🦬

17/04/2026

Had a wonderful time at the High Desert Museum.
Photo credit 📸: Terry Stanley

14/04/2026

Tune in next Tuesday, April 21st to watch me compete alongside three other Native chefs on Food Network's Chopped: Indigenous Inspirations. 🔪📺 -Mariah Gladstone

Airing on at 9 pm Eastern, 8 pm Central, 7 pm Mountain, 6 pm Pacific

08/04/2026

Love this!! Thanks for trying some new recipes, White Sulphur 😊

02/04/2026

Congrats to Rocky Boys for the grand opening of their new Miyo Youth Center! This place is going to be a phenomenal hub in the community and I was super stoked to be in their demonstration kitchen sharing some small bites 🍘

01/04/2026

29/03/2026

End of April in Great Falls!

What are indigenous foods, where do we get them, and how do we prepare them? Many native North American foods, both cultivated and harvested, were removed from our diets through intentional colonial efforts. Mariah Gladstone is leading the way in a food movement that is revitalizing and incorporatin...

28/03/2026