Gullah Geechee Lowcountry Cooking
Soul Food Foundations · Beginner

Gullah Geechee Lowcountry Cooking

Rice culture, red rice, perloo, and the Sea Island table

5 lessons 82 minFree

About this course

Follow rice from Senegambia to the Carolina Lowcountry and cook the dishes Gullah Geechee people carried, protected, and perfected.

Curriculum

  1. 01
    Rice Culture
    From Senegambia to the Sea Islands.
    14 min
  2. 02
    Red Rice and Perloo
    One-pot rice cooked in its own liquid.
    18 min
  3. 03
    The Tidal Larder
    Shrimp, crab, oysters, and shrimp and grits.
    18 min
  4. 04
    Okra Soup and Gumbo Roots
    Okra as thickener, not garnish.
    16 min
  5. 05
    Benne, Sweetgrass, and Sunday
    Sesame, wafers, and the Sea Island table.
    16 min