Caribbean and Tropical Food

  As you figured by now, I love what the Caribbean has to offer in terms of food. I am fully aware that there are others who know way more than me about the foods of the Caribbean and share their intrigue. If I may be so bold, I am going to share some well-researched and written articles about our food. Here's my list of what I've found: The 40 Best Caribbean Recipes   17 side dishes that will turn any meal into a feast    30 Caribbean-Inspired Recipes for a Tropical Escape With a little imagination, Caribbean foods can be quite creative and appetizing; never a bored moment when it comes to eating well and within budget. Some of these foods were forged out of hard times experienced in the Caribbean and made popular by the curious who fell in love with the end result.  Some of these recipes resulted from experimentation when the battery of ingredients to make a dish had to be substituted. The variations are wild; exposing the eater to a wide range of culinary experiences, tastes

 Going to hotel school was one of the best things that can happen in the life of anyone. It has a way of preparing you for life through a course of studies that enables you to understand what you previously took for granted.  There's so much more to food than just putting a collection of ingredients together because that's what an older family member did and call it a dish. They may have done this out of necessity not realizing that some of what they did has its beginnings in classical cooking.  Questions surrounding consistency, portion control, yield management, texture, and colour, to mention a few develop their meanings when someone takes the time to study the processes and break them down in a manner that the methods can be taught and the outcomes are consistent.  I remember having to learn kitchen French since if you had the opportunity to work in an international environment it was necessary to understand and be understood when communicating within a fast-paced kitchen e