Caribbean and Tropical Food

Every region has their fare of food that they offer on special occasions regardless of the event - weddings, funerals, graduations, cocktail parties, christenings and other social events.  They are usually in the following categories: Vegetable Fruit Meat Seafood Fish Using these categories allows those who practice the culinary arts within the region to create dome decadent treats. On this occasion, we won't go according to the island, but according to the foods in a visual format.  Where can we use the food and beverage? Indoors, outdoors, and on cruise vessels.  There's more... Keep going...   Food is so integrated into the culture of the Caribbean that there are never boring moments - innovation, ingenuity and intrigue leave you never truly knowing what to expect. There will always be something new and exciting wherever you go among the islands.  Within the Caribbean, we live where you dream of vacationing. Is it paradise or a little bit of heaven? One day w...

  Across the globe, there are many who adore the Caribbean. They have images of paradise on their computers and devices the places where we live on a daily basis.  Sometimes we who live in the region appear to take our environment for granted. The lovely weather, the relaxed lifestyle that is all around us, and yes the food, family, friends and fun.  When speaking of food, most countries have several favourites, however here we will seek to feature one from each as we have information. Feel free to explore other sites to get additional information so that you have an authentic Caribbean experience when you visit.  In Barbados , you can find some variations of cou cou and flying fish. The cou cou is generally made with cornmeal and okras, some people however prefer to make it with breadfruit. The flying fish may be fried or steamed. The meal is a hearty and filling one. Some Bajans even have specific days for cou cou when they cook on a weekly basis. The pictured plat...

You are in Barbados, feeling hungry and wish to eat something filling. There are some options that you'd have available to you.  Depending on the time of day you can try: Our cutters: Cheese, Ham. or Bread and 2 as pictured here.  You can also try A fish cutter In all cases, these can be enhanced with pepper sauce.  There are some people who prefer something that is sweeter. In Barbados, we say "good flour never sour"  Our pastries include: They can be used with both hot and cold beverages.  Back in the day some of the cold local favourites were as follows: We can also pass the late night with what is called a liver cutter. Way back in the day it was referred to by the price as a 175 when it cost $1.75 The price has risen significantly from those days.  Many of these eats were featured in shops in a display case which then resembled something like this.  As we are inclined to say. Those were the days.  Get your piece of nostalgia on. As you remini...

 Today we are going to depart from the usual blog format, in that we will look at what others have to say about Caribbean cuisine. Believe me, there's a melting pot of goodness available within our region, as we are a diverse group with various backgrounds that make living in the Caribbean quite tasty.  I will address each one by country with clickable links for a deeper dive into the foods of the Caribbean. Here's hoping you find it as interesting as I have.  Country links where you can see the foods and hopefully try the recipes at home: Guyana   Trinidad and Tobago Grenada   St. Vincent and the Grenadines Martinique  [Translate to your preferred language]  Dominica   Guadeloupe  - showcases the dishes more than the recipes, enjoy the variety Montserrat  - Cuisine by photos  Antigua and Barbuda  - Feed your imagination St. Maarten  - Yum!!!  Anguilla   British Virgin Islands   - Delightful  Puert...

If you live in the Caribbean, you'd know that we have unique snacks here. However, until you travel to the other countries within the region, you wouldn't know of their varieties.  Snacks can be sweet, savoury, baked, fried, vegetarian, or meat-based, and the list can be as diverse as one's imagination.  Here are some countries and links to the snack foods available within them: Barbados  [This one from a class project to a business - Yelluh Meat]   Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica   Bahamas   St. Lucia   Aruba   Curacao   Belize  Guyana   Suriname   Bonaire   Grenada   Dominica   Admittedly, though this post is short in appearance, it is long due to the clickable links included which take you on an excursion through postings by other writers. The researched and wrote well and I hope that their presentations will give you a greater insight to the cuisine of the Caribbean.  Some Caribbean islands adopted a more ge...