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I cannot recall attending a Caribbean celebration where Curry Goat was not on the menu. Curry is popular the world over and goat meat is especially popular with people of African descent. When the two are combined you get one of the Caribbean’s most popular dishes. Curry goat is thought to have originated in Jamaica, […]
Every time I prepare beef soup I am flooded with childhood memories of growing up in Sheffield, Jamaica. Memories of me trekking to the butcher shop(s) on Friday afternoon to buy meats, including soup bones for Saturday soup. In our small town that meant 3 stops. There was Miss Ellen’s slaughterhouse for tripe and cow
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If I had to choose a favorite soup, mannish water would undoubtedly be the one. Not for the faint of heart. The main ingredients in this reputed aphrodisiac are goat’s head, tripe and testicles. Yes! You read that correctly. A male goat is required to make authentic Jamaican mannish water. If you’re not an adventurous
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Just about every culture’s cuisine around the globe includes at least 1 variety of dumplings. This is especially true for Caribbean cultures. In the Caribbean, we fry, boil and roast various dumpling concoctions of innumerable varieties. I can still remember the time many many years ago when I dared to make soup without dumplings. My
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Toto is a coconut spice cake that is popular throughout the Caribbean. On some islands it is simply called Coconut Cake. Toto is a dense cake that is rather plain and not much to look at but the combination of coconut and spices makes for a delicious confection that is sure to delight any coconut
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Few dishes are as closely identified with Jamaican cuisine as rice and peas. Even though there are several variations of rice & beans served throughout the Caribbean, foreigners almost always associate this Caribbean dish with Jamaican cuisine. A lunch and dinner mainstay, Rice & Peas is found on Jamaican restaurant menus worldwide and at most
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