Welcome to the Geechee Girl Rice Cafe
New Menu comes June 5th
Geechee (pronounced with a hard "G") was one name for the enslaved West African peoples who lived on the Sea Islands and coastal areas of the Carolinas, Georgia and Northern Florida. The Africans who were brought to South Carolina lived on West Africa's rice coast and were expert in rice cultivation.
Much of the success of the Sea Islands' early rice industry can be attributed to a black rush basket called the fanner that was developed by the Geechee people. The fanner was used to toss (fan) threshed rice into the air to allow the wind to carry off the chaff.
Today, Chef Valerie Erwin builds upon traditional southern rice delicacies with Chinese, Thai and other world influences. Geechee Girl also offers plenty of wonderful vegetarian dishes! Come sample Geechee Girl's delights when you visit Philadelphia!
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