This is a delicious Brazilian recipe for Duck in Tucupi. This dish is very traditional and comes from the north part of Brazil and derives from the natives in the region. Tucupi is a broth that comes from the cassava or manioc after it has been fermented and processed. The combination of the tucupi broth…
Moqueca is a Brazilian recipe based on salt water fish stew, tomatoes, onions, garlic and coriander. Ingredients For the Fish 1 1/2 pounds Mahi Mahi, cut into large chunks 8 ounces shrimp, peeled and de-viened 1 lime, juiced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 inch ginger, minced 1 tablespoon palm oil, melted For the stew:…
Carambola Always a crowd-pleaser (due to the fact that cross-sections of the fruit resemble stars), the starfruit grows in tropical climates and has a unique flavor that has been described as a papaya/orange/grapefruit mix. Durian In spite of the fact that it is known for its incredibly pleasing taste, this fruit smells awful. In fact,…
Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a very hot spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice. Ingredients 6 whole Scotch bonnet peppers (see note above) 6 scallions, roughly chopped 1 (2-inch) knob fresh ginger, roughly chopped 6 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons freshly picked thyme…
Pepperpot is an Amerindian-derived dish popular in Guyana. It is traditionally served at Christmas and other special events. Ingredients 1 lb stewing beef or 1 lb beef brisket 1 lb pork, trotters (or cow’s heels) (optional) 1⁄2 lb pigs tail (optional) 1⁄2 cup amerindian seasoning (cassareep) 1 red hot pepper 1 cinnamon stick (1 in…
Dirty thunderstorm A dirty thunderstorm is a weather phenomenon that is related to the production of lightning in a volcanic plume.A study in the journal Science indicated that electrical charges are generated when rock fragments, ash, and ice particles in a volcanic plume collide and produce static charges, just as ice particles collide in regular…
Rum cake is a type of dessert cake which contains rum. In most of the Caribbean, rum cakes are a traditional holiday season dessert, descended from the holiday puddings (such as figgy pudding). Traditionally, dried fruit is soaked in rum for months and then added to dough prepared with sugar which has been caramelized by…
A vegetable dish with roots in West Africa, callaloo was brought to the Caribbean by slaves and is still a vital part of diets on Jamaica and Dominica plus Trinidad and Tobago. Ingredients 1 bunch dasheen leaves (root vegetable of the Caribbean or tarrow root) 15 okra (soft tips, cut into 1 inch pieces )…
Ingredients 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds 2 ripe papayas 3 ripe avocados 85 g trimmed and washed watercres 20 g of fresh mint 1 lime,juiced 3 tablespoons olive oil Instructions 1.Dry-fry the pumpkin seeds in a frying pan for a few minutes, tossing and turning them until they look toasted. Tip them out of the pan…
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