Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island (Spiral Bound)

Gullah Geechee Home Cooking, written by Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, is the preeminent Gullah cookbook.

At 89 years old, and with more than 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Emily Meggett is a respected elder in the Gullah community of South Carolina. She has lived on the island all her life, and even at her age, still cooks for hundreds of people out of her hallowed home kitchen. Her house is a place of pilgrimage for anyone with an interest in Gullah Geechee food.

Meggett’s Gullah food is rich and flavorful, though it is also often lighter and more seasonal than other types of Southern cooking. Heirloom rice, fresh-caught seafood, local game, and vegetables are key to her recipes for regional delicacies like fried oysters, collard greens, and stone-ground grits.

This cookbook includes not only delicious and accessible recipes, but also snippets of the Meggett family history on Edisto Island, which stretches back into the 19th century. Rich in both flavor and history, Meggett’s Gullah Geechee Home Cooking is a testament to the syncretism of West African and American cultures that makes her home of Edisto Island so unique.

When searching for the best southern style cookbook, Gullah Geechee is a great choice. The spiral bound version of Gullah Geechee is great for those who really use and abuse their books. Our proprietary binding helps you lay this title flat for easier reading and handling. If you’re looking for southern style cookbooks then the spiral bound version of Gullah Geechee is the way to go.

Product Details

Publisher : Harry N. Abrams (April 26, 2022)
Language : English
Spiral Bound : ‎288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1419758780
ISBN-13 : ‎978-1419758782
Item Weight : 2.4 pounds
Dimensions : 8.3 x 1 x 10.3 inches