Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD by Molly O’Neill
INTRODUCTION
TRAVELING TO T&T
BREAKFASTS
FRESH CORN PORRIDGE
CORNMEAL PORRIDGE
CASSAVA PORRIDGE
COCONUT BAKE
TOMATO CHOKHA
PUMPKIN CHOKHA
SMOKED HERRING AND DUMPLINGS
A TRIO OF EGG DISHES
EGG CHOKHA
INDIAN EGGS
EGG CURRY
BULJOL
ADAM’S BULJOL & BAGEL
SOUPS, STREET FOODS & SMALL BITES
AVOCADO SOUP
CALLALLOO
SQUASH SOUP
SANCOCHE (DUMPLING SOUP)
COW HEEL SOUP
OXTAIL SOUP
FISH BROTH
TRINI-SYRIAN HUMMUS
ACCRAS
DOUBLES
KATCHOURIE
PHOULOURIE
SAHINA
SHRIMP PATTIES
MEAT PATTIES
FRIED WONTONS
ALOO PIES
PASTELLES WITH EGGS
KAREN FELICIAN’S PASTELLES
SHARK & BAKE
MÉLANGE CRAB AND DUMPLINGS
OYSTER COCKTAIL
COLETTE’S CILANTRO CHILI WINGS
CHINESE FRIED CHICKEN WINGS
MEATS, POULTRY & FISH
BEEF STEW WITH DUMPLINGS
BEEF CURRY
PEPPERPOT
BEEF PELAU
CURRIED GOAT
GARLIC PORK
DASHEEN PORK
BUCCANEER SMOKED CHICKEN
DAD’S CURRIED CHICKEN
MÉLANGE CURRIED CHICKEN
STEWED CHICKEN
CHAGUANAS-STYLE FRIED CHICKEN
CURRIED DUCK
CURRIED FISH
SALTFISH & PROVISIONS
FRIED FISH
CURRIED CASCADURA/SWORDFISH
KINGFISH CREOLE
SPICY STUFFED RED SNAPPER
TAMARIND FISH
SWEET & SOUR FISH
SOUSED LAMBIE (CONCH SALAD)
CHOW HAR LOOK
KASHIA CAVE’S SHRIMP CEVICHE
SHRIMP CREOLE
CURRIED SHRIMP
CURRIED CRAB & DUMPLINGS
VEGETABLES & RICE
TRINI COLESLAW
WATERCRESS SALAD
ZABOCA CHOKHA TRINI-STYLE GUACAMOLE
FRY ALOO
ALOO TALKARI
BAIGANI
BAIGAN CHOKHA
COCONUT CHOKHA
BHAJI
CACHAPAS
BOLLITOS
CORN PIE
COOCOO
CURRIED CHATAIGNE
CHATAIGNE STUFFING
BREADFRUIT OIL-DOWN
SAUTÉED CARAILI
CHRISTOPHENE AU GRATIN
CURRIED POMME CYTHÈRE
MANGO CURRY
FRIED OKRO
FOO FOO
FRIED SWEET PLANTAINS
GREEN “FIG” PIE
GREEN “FIG” SOUSE
GREEN “FIG” CURRY
CHANNA ALOO
TRINIDADIAN DAL
STEWED PIGEON PEAS
TRINI CHOW MEIN
PLAIN RICE
FRIED RICE
CREOLE RICE
OKRO RICE
PIGEON PEAS & RICE
CHICKEN PELAU
CRAB PELAU
MACARONI PIE
BREADS
PARATHA ROTI
CHANDRA’S SADHA ROTI
DOSTI ROTI
PEPPER ROTI
CHEESE STRAWS
DALPURI
FRY BAKE
SWEET BUNS
CURRANT ROLLS
COCONUT BREAD
WHITE BREAD
MANGO NUT BREAD
CHINESE CAKES
M’BUSBES (KA’IK)
SHAY SHAY TIEN’S POW
SWEETS & DESSERTS
COCONUT DROPS
COCONUT SHORTBREAD
COCONUT PAYMEE
COCONUT TARTS
COCONUT CREAM PIE
BLACK CAKE
SWEET BREAD
BUTTER CAKE
CARROT CAKE
PAX’S LEMON CRUNCH TEA CAKES
CASSAVA PONE
SWEET RICE
KHEER
LAPSI
PRASAD
SAWINE
STEWED GUAVA
GUAVA CHEESE
SUGAR CAKES
COCONUT FUDGE
TAMARIND BALLS
CARROT BARFI
PAWPAW BALLS
PEERA
TOOLUM
JUBJUB
JALEBIS
LADOO
MALEEDA
MISS MATTIE’S KULMA
FAT KURMA
GULAB JAMUN
MALPURA
RAS GULLA
SOURSOP SORBET
RUM RAISIN ICE CREAM
COCONUT ICE CREAM
KULFI
SPICE BLENDS, PICKLES, SAUCES & JAMS
TRINIDAD CURRY POWDER
GREEN SEASONING
PARAMIN GREEN SEASONING
GARAM MASALA
HOT PEPPER SAUCE
HOT PEPPER CHOKHA
PIRI-PIRI SAUCE
MASALA PASTE
COCONUT CHUTNEY
LIME PEPPER
MOTHER-IN-LAW
SHADO BENI SAUCE
CHOW-CHOW
TAMARIND SAUCE
KUCHELA
TRADITIONAL MANGO CHUTNEY
MANGO ACHAR
MANGO SALSA
MANGO JAM
GUAVA JAM
GUAVA JELLY
BEVERAGES
COCOA TEA
TRINI MOCCACHINO
PEANUT PUNCH
MAUBY
TAMARIND JUICE
SORREL
CHRISTOPHENE WINE
MANGO WINE
SUGARCANE WINE
DAD’S GINGER BEER
PONCHE CREMA
TRINIDAD RUM PUNCH
SOURSOP PUNCH
SEA MOSS DRINK
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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