Cooking in the Caribbean & Food in the Caribbean

Three great articles describing the Caribbean food, cooking and preperation

The Greatest Caribbean Recipes
A Caribbean recipe is more than just a way or preparing some bit of food. Due to the heavy influence of several cultures throughout the Caribbeans history, the Caribbean cuisine is a mix of several cooking styles from all over the world while retaining at its heart the original culinary skills of the island's native inhabitants. So if you are bored enough already with the boring foods that you get to eat everyday but do not have time to go on a lengthy and expensive Caribbean vacation then you can bring the beaches and the sunshine right into your home through the use of your kitchen using this fantastic and delicious Caribbean recipe which serves four people and can be eaten by all the family. Treat your family with this excellent recipe. Most western fish recipes include some butter and some lemon. Well, it is time to get a little more elaborate than that and go ahead with all kinds of flavor and spice additions that will give your taste buds something to think about for a few days. A Caribbean recipe is not only healthy but it is also a bit spicy and of course, it is as delicious as the Caribbean is beautiful. So here is a simple and easy to prepare recipe that should get you started on Caribbean food as tourists like to praise after they come back from the island paradise. Ingredients: 4 tilapia fillets 2 tablespoon low-fat margarine 1/4 cup chopped green pepper 4 tablespoon chopped onion 1/4 cup toasted and chopped almonds 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs 1/4 teaspoon oregano 4 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon chopped coriander or parsley 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cup water 2 crushed cloves of garlic 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 lime peel Preparation Melt the margarine in a hot skillet on medium heat. Be careful to not let the butter turn brown. Add green pepper and 2 tablespoons of onion. Saute the pepper and onions until the onion is transparent. Add almonds, bread crumbs, oregano, 1 tablespoon of fresh limejuice, coriander, and salt. Mix everything well. Spoon the filling down the center of the tilapia fillets. Roll up both the fillets and secure them with toothpicks. Take a shallow baking pan. Use the 2 table spoons of onion, water, garlic, bay leaf, red pepper, and 3 tablespoons of lime juice. Add the 2 fillets and bake at 400 F in the oven for 30-35 minutes with occasional basting until the fillets flake easily. Remove the tilapia fillets to a serving platter and garnish with strips of lime peel. This preparation can serve four people.
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Food in the Caribbean
The earliest inhabitants of the Caribbean islands were the three Indian tribes of Arawak, Carib, and Taino. Their daily food comprised of vegetables and fruits. It was the Taino tribe that first started cooking meat and fish, using large clay vessels for this purpose. The Arawaks took a different way and used thin strips of green wood to cook meat more slowly and allowing it to absorb the flavor of the wood. The wooden grate they used was called barbacoa and now you know where the term barbeque comes from. Not to be left behind, the Carib tribe made their fish and meat recipes really spicy by adding pepper sauces, lime, and lemons. In fact, the Caribs are credited with having cooked the first pepper pot stew. The last of the above three has had a tremendous impact on Caribbean food, which should not be surprising because the Caribbean Sea was named after this tribe. In the present day, Caribbean food is still a representative of the food that was originally eaten by the early inhabitants and includes okra, fish cakes, callaloo, ackee, salt fish, pudding, souse, cassava, yams, sweet potatoes, plantains, and mangoes. The concept of "jerk" cooking has also originated in the Caribbean when early African hunters would often leave their homes to go on long hunts and take with them pork cooked in a very spicy recipe over hot coals. In the post-slavery era, Indian cooking culture was introduced in Caribbean food recipes and still remains an active part of the Caribbean cuisine. Most of the curried meats and curry powder recipes that are found today are directly derived from original Indian cuisine. Rice was introduced to the Caribbean by the Chinese and is now a staple. The Chinese also unleashed mustard on the islanders while the Portuguese sailors did the codfish. Most of the fruit trees that are familiar to the visitors to the island were actually brought here by the Spain and include orange, ginger, lime, figs, plantains, sugar cane, tamarinds, grapes, and coconuts. America brought with it the various beans, squash, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, and chili pepper to the island. In fact, some of these food spread to the rest of world through the Caribbean, before which, they were unknown. This are but some of the few reasons why Caribbean food is so unique and creative. Flavors from all over the world have found a home in Caribbean food through countless generations and the flow of history.
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Cooking in the Caribbean
Caribbean cooking introduces all visitors to some truly distinctive flavors through the addition of spices and other ingredients like mangoes, coconut, lime, cassava, papaya, yam, guava, and peppers. Surprisingly, the use of limes in Caribbean cooking among the natives is not all that different from the way it is used in the United States. Lime is one of the most popular ways of marinating fish and a popular dish is Ceviche, which is seafood cooked with the aid of citric juices and seasoned with herbs and onions. Caribbean cooking is not merely delicious it is also unique from one island to another. Each island has developed its own style and technique of cooking food and the food in the Caribbean is as varied as the experience from island to the next. The Bahamas is known for the conch recipes. Cuba is famous for black beans and rice. Jamaica is the home of jerk cooking and seasoning. Barbados means fried fish and cou cou. Puerto Rico comes closer to home with chicken and rice. The French Caribbean is known for its cerole dishes and many similar French cooking methods. Trinidad is the land of curries. All Caribbean cooking involves herbs and spices of various types for seasoning. One such ingredient is tamarind that is in many ways similar to Worcestershire sauce in taste because it too has tamarind as one of the major ingredients. In fact, the use of spices in Caribbean cooking is truly diverse and amazing. Nutmeg flavors the desserts in the United States but in the Caribbean, this spice is mixed with other spices that are natively grown on the islands and this makes for a totally different flavor in Caribbean cooking. The jerk cooking of Jamaica gets its flavor from allspice while the island of Cayman has a chocolate cake recipe that includes some spicy peppers. There are many common forms of spices used in Caribbean cooking but the trick is that though you will recognize flavors as a familiar taste the cooking will be subtle enough to feel unique to your taste buds. Caribbean cooking is full of delectable sauces that are made of sweet fruits like mango, papaya, and orange with spicy hot peppers. Dipping sauces in Caribbean cooking are made from mango, chili peppers, and melon. In Caribbean cooking, coconut milk is the basis of several stews and sauces. Last, and by no means the last, is the most favorite ingredient of Caribbean cooking that is used in marinades, desserts, sauces, and soups - rum.
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