Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad & Tobago
Callalloo and Buss Up Shut, Mother-in-Law And Kuchela, Chip Chip and Doubles. The verbiage of Trinidad's cuisine is both lyrical and mysterious. The variety of foods from this Caribbean nation and their fanciful names tell the story of a rich and eclectic cultural heritage. A British colony from 1779 until 1962, during those years Trinidad & Tobago's population grew to include East Indian and Chinese indentured servants who worked in the sugar plantations alongside former African slaves. Trinidadian food is marked by the blending of these cultures. As such, curry, Indian breads, callaloo (a soup of West African origin), and fried rice are all among the national dishes. The book includes these dishes, as well as many others, including Shrimp Creole, Beef Stew with Dumplings, and Ginger Beer. Also included are fascinating histories and anecdotes on such topics as Trinidadian rum, Buccaneer Cooking, and Black Cake. Beautiful photographs! by Jean-Paul Vellotti bring this beautiful island nation and its unique cuisine to life.
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15 minutes Add the garlic add the onion baking powder baking sheet balls banana bay leaf black pepper boil bowl bread butter canola oil Caribbean chicken chickpeas cilantro cinnamon cloves cloves garlic coconut milk cook cool cream cuisine cup of water cup sugar cups all-purpose flour curry powder cut into 1-inch deep frying dish dough Drain finely chopped fish flavor food processor fresh Freshly ground black fruit frying pan garlic garnish golden brown ground black pepper guava Heat the oil hot pepper sauce Indian ingredients lightly lime juice Lower the heat mango meat minced mixture onion peeled Pinch Place pork pound Preheat the oven raisins recipe refrigerator Remove rice roti sauté scallions Scotch bonnet Scotch bonnet pepper seeded servings shado simmer sliced small onion soup spices split peas stew stirring constantly syrup tablespoons tablespoons canola oil tablespoons green seasoning taste teaspoon ground tomato Trinidad Trinidadian turmeric