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Geechee Girl Rice Cafe
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| The Philadelphia Inquirer April 19, 2003 The rice touch By Rick Nichols A once-dead variety returns, star of the Afro-centric cuisine at a Germantown Avenue cafe. With the success of colonial rice- planting in South Carolina's tidal Low Country came the lust for slaves from Africa's western rice coast, where for centuries its cultivation had been refined - and with it, a sustaining and versatile cookery... The citypaper posted November 27 - December 3, 2003 Geechee Girl Rice Café by Elisa Ludwig The food is homey and delicious. Low country shrimp are sauteed in serious butter, like Barefoot Contessa amounts, with shallots and served over either rice or grits. I went for the grits and the combination was pure comfort food. The "small" portion of hoppin’ John was big enough for two entrees. Hoppin’ John, or black-eyed peas, rice and ham, is a traditional Gullah dish, and Geechee Girl’s is notable because it was flavorful without being overly salty. If you want something green here, you have to order it on the side, and the stewed okra, corn and tomatoes were fresh and simple. If you’ve noticed, it can be hard to get good okra around here. |
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