Learn About… CARIBBEAN Food! :)
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I'm looking forward to this one 🤗💚
I've made jerk chicken before. I don't even remember how that recipe went, but it was super good. That one definitely needs to be talked about. 😁
I have to admit I don't know much about Caribbean foods 😅
@mytwistedsoul
Me neither 😬
@trueconfidant123 Jerk chicken sounds pretty good tho! Maybe kind of spicy?
I’m from the Caribbean (Jamaica) Jerk Chicken is our thing here man.. and Oxtail and so many other good stuff..
@charmingMelody4812 Is the oxtail used for soups and stews?
It’s usually a protein source by itself. But you can add it to your soup.. it does require a bit more cooking than some other meats though so you’d have to precook it before adding to your soup. Or cook it first and use its broth as the base for your soup..
@charmingMelody4812 Precooking it makes sense! It's probably tough otherwise? Do you have a favorite way of making it?
Yea. We usually do it as stew.
But curried it’s pretty great too
Because I didn’t know, I looked them up! Here are all 26 Caribbean islands <3
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
The Bahamas
Barbados
The British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
St Barts
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Martin
St Vincent
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
https://www.travelrepublic.co.uk/blog/26-countries-of-the-caribbean
Pikliz (pronounced pick-lees) is a delicious, bright, crunchy, spicy slaw-like pickled condiment of cabbage, carrots, onions, and peppers in vinegar that is often eaten with meats and fried foods, like goat, chicken, and plantains, because it helps to balance the flavor, and cuts through the fattiness of those foods.
From Haiti :)
https://www.thechoppingblock.com/blog/pikliz-the-haitian-staple-you-need-to-know
Indian food culture : Dhokla , Phapra, Khichdi, mangaudi, tilaauri, Paratha chatni, Paratha Dahi, chokha bati ,biryani, rasgulla, gulab Jamun ,jalebi, and many more delicious items.
Dhokla is made of besan, water , salt , Eno.
Keshi yena is a traditional dish born in the midst of the slave trade in the 17th and the 18th century, coming from the Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Aruba. The dish is served either steamed or baked, and consists of a large portion of cheese that is hollowed out and stuffed with spiced meat (usually chicken).
It was invented by the slaves of this former Dutch colony. As the Dutch masters traditionally consumed Gouda or Edam cheese from the center, hollowing it out until only the waxed rind remained, it found its way to the slaves' kitchens. The slaves would fill the center of the cheese with leftover meat and vegetables, and baked it until the cheese melted.
Keshi yena was created as a result, its name springing from the Dutch word kase, meaning cheese. Today, raisins, capers, olives, and Scotch bonnet peppers can be added to the stuffing in order to enhance the already delicious flavors of the dish.
https://www.tasteatlas.com/keshi-yena
