I set off on my assignment by heading to our cookbook shelf. There, I was dismayed to find not a single recipe hailing from the French Caribbean region. I had no results online either, until I switched my research into French. I landed on a fantastic…
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Assignment 104: Cuba
Eric’s father was Cuban, and Eric lived in Havana until he was eight years old, so he is familiar with traditional Cuban fare, like ropa vieja (shredded beef), bistec de palomilla (a thin grilled steak), and masas fritas (deep fried pork chunks). Unlike many of their…
Assignment 96: Bahamas
Incredibly, on the underused shelves of our local rural library, Eric discovered a Bahamian cookbook. He used it exclusively to create his menu, although it must be said that he ran into some troubles when it came to reducing recipes. We worked together a couple of times…
Assignment 93: Bermuda
I was thrilled to draw Bermuda as my next assignment, knowing from experience that my menu would include a few choice seafood-laden dishes, and most importantly, a rum cake. Eric and I spent a handful of days on the island a couple of years ago and loved…
Assignment 88: British Caribbean
When we first conceived the Wooden Spoon Wanderer blog, one of our first tasks was to create a list, as exhaustive as possible, of places we wanted to cook from. Most are sovereign nations, but others, like this assignment, are non-sovereign territories with a distinct culinary tradition…
Assignment 85: St Kitts and Nevis
It’s been over 25 assignments since we last visited the Caribbean, so I was looking forward to the fish and coconut I expected to find (and did find) on the menus of St Kitts and Nevis. Recipes were not easy to find, and I relied heavily on…
Assignment 59: St Vincent and the Grenadines
Location: The Caribbean Population: 109,600 Capital: Kingstown Geography: A collection of 32 islands, the largest of which is St Vincent Language: English Signature flavours: Breadfruit, coconut, seafood, root vegetables The Menu St Vincent cuisine was not easy to research, and there was a definite dearth of resources. I didn’t get anywhere in my quest for…
Assignment 56: Guyana
Location: South America Population: 773,000 Capital: Georgetown Geography: A densely forested country with areas of savannah, mountains, and coastal plain Language: English Signature flavours: Cassava, garlic, wiri wiri pepper, curry, vanilla, cinnamon, demerara sugar, beef The Menu Eric’s main resource was a blog called Alica’s Pepperpot. He built his menu around her recipes as well…
Assignment 53: Jamaica
Location: The Caribbean Population: 2.9 million Capital: Kingston Geography: A tropical island of diverse ecosystems over coastal plain and mountains Language: English Signature flavours: Seafood, curry, beans, rice, hot peppers, chicken, pork, beef The Menu I was really excited for my Jamaica assignment. I love Caribbean food, and have enjoyed it done well in a…
Assignment 50: Antigua and Barbuda
Location: The Caribbean Population: 101,000 Capital: St John’s Geography: Two main islands and a collection of islets, mostly consisting of sandy soil and limestone Language: English Signature flavours: Seafood, rice, coconut, corn, thyme, banana, sugarcane The Menu Here we are at assignment 50! It’s hard to believe we’ve cooked so many meals from around the…
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