Dye's Gullah Fixins is home to a type of cooking known as Gullah. Now, I thought this might be highly seasoned food similar to Creole or Cajun but it is not. I am still trying to fully understand what Gullah cooking really means so here is a little research. "The Gullah are the descendants of enslaved Africans who live in the Lowcountry region of the US states of South Carolina and Georgia", quoted from Wikipedia. Now I thought since they are descendants of Africa then the food would be "African" in nature. Spiced as African food and containing ingredients common to Africa. But I think that to get a true understanding you have to put yourself in the right frame of mind. Consider that we are talking about "Slaves" not immigrants. These people didn't send a note back home telling the family "Hey when you come over bring me some of those peppers we like so much so I can season up my greens." On the contrary everything they had access to was given to them by the owners or was something they found growing wild. So what type of seasoning do they have ... the answer: very little.
Jackie order the Crab Cakes with Sweet Potatoes and Macaroni and Cheese. I ordered the Fried Chicken with Greens and Sweet Potatoes. After we ordered Dye brought out some of her Sweet Potato Corn bread. The Corn Bread was great. It has a nice sweet taste with a good texture. It was drizzled with pure cane syrup which is very thick and dark.
The food was presented very well.
Sweet Potato Corn Bread
Crab Cakes with Sweet Potatoes and Macaroni and Cheese
Fried Chicken with Greens and Sweet Potatoes
Until Next Time: Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often
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