>> the flavors and textures and food ways of west africa are all over southern cooking. and there are few better places to see how short the line between there and here than gullah culture. i'm really enjoying this. i got to tell you. >> this is so delicious. >> oh, my. >> african is traditional gullah cooking. >> i think what happens is you change the location of the people but you did not change who the people were. you did not change the information that they came with with their traditions. >> if you look at the history of american food, you'll quickly see this is one of the first true cuisines of america. >> what's that? what is this? this looks good. >> west africa -- >> right. >> soft shell crabs, in a decidedly west african peanut stew with carolina rice, sauteed squash, and zucchini.