crabs, but this is shrimp butter instead of garlic butter, and then you have that play of, you know, the french influence into the cuisine right here. anthony: 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. anthony: i m really enjoying this, i got to tell you. sean: this is so delicious. ashley: oh my goodness. anthony: how african is traditional gullah cooking? ashley: well, i think what happens is you change the location of the people, but you do not change who the people were. you did not change the information that they came with, with their traditions. sean: if you look at the history of american food and you ll you ll quickly see that this is this is one of the first true cuisines of america. anthony: oh what s that? what is this? it looks good. b.j.: we re going back to west africa. ashley: all right. anthony: soft
between there and here than gullah culture. anthony: i m really enjoying this, i got to tell you. sean: this is so delicious. ashley: oh my goodness. anthony: how african is traditional gullah cooking? ashley: well, i think what happens is you change the location of the people, but you do not change who the people were. you did not change the information that they came with, with their traditions. sean: if you look at the history of american food and you ll you ll quickly see that this is this is one of the first true cuisines of america. anthony: oh what s that? what is this? it looks good. b.j.: we re going back to west africa. ashley: all right. anthony: soft shell crabs and conch in a decidedly west african inflected peanut stew with carolina rice, sauteed squash, and zucchini. anthony: oh, that s so good. sean: man, it s been a while since i ve had conch. anthony: clearly, i mean, correct me if i m wrong, sean, there s a different kind of interest in
instead of garlic butter, and then you have that play of, you know, the french influence into the cuisine right here. anthony: 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. anthony: i m really enjoying this, i got to tell you. sean: this is so delicious. ashley: oh my goodness. anthony: how african is traditional gullah cooking? ashley: well, i think what happens is you change the location of the people, but you do not change who the people were. you did not change the information that they came with, with their traditions. sean: if you look at the history of american food and you ll you ll quickly see that this is this is one of the first true cuisines of america. anthony: oh what s that? what is this? it looks good. b.j.: we re going back to west africa. ashley: all right. anthony: soft shell crabs and conch in a decide
what is this? it looks good. b.j.: we re going back to west africa. ashley: all right. anthony: soft shell crabs and conch in a decidedly west african inflected peanut stew with carolina rice, sauteed squash, and zucchini. anthony: oh, that s so good. sean: man, it s been a while since i ve had conch. anthony: clearly, i mean, correct me if i m wrong, sean, there s a different kind of interest in charleston that existed 20 years ago, right? is something happening here and is it a good what, what, what s changed? b.j.: i mean, it s good to have people from to have a more diverse community in a sense, but then you also lose a little bit. ashley: the danger is they re coming to charleston because of the beauty, and we re having to fight against, you know, bigger entities that seek to get the land so that they can develop it. and so we re fighting to keep what s been ours, and so it s important for us to preserve this area, preserve this culture for generations to come.
conch in a decidedly west african inflected peanut stew with carolina rice, sauteed squash, and zucchini. anthony: oh, that s so good. sean: man, it s been a while since i ve had conch. anthony: clearly, i mean, correct me if i m wrong, sean, there s a different kind of interest in charleston that existed 20 years ago, right? is something happening here and is it a good what, what, what s changed? b.j.: i mean, it s good to have people from to have a more diverse community in a sense, but then you also lose a little bit. ashley: the danger is they re coming to charleston because of the beauty, and we re having to fight against, you know, bigger entities that seek to get the land so that they can develop it. and so we re fighting to keep what s been ours, and so it s important for us to preserve this area, preserve this culture for generations to come. according to the u.s. government, almost 50% of all the children in this country failed to get their recommended daily a