The Cuisine of Trinidad & Tobago, The Caribbean & Beyond!
Welcome to the TriniGourmet.com articles archive. Here you will find everything you need to know on preparing gourmet food, both Trinidadian and international. What exactly is ‘gourmet’ food? Well technically speaking, gourmet food is characterized by high quality, accurate preparation, and artistic presentation. Whether you are currently a certified gourmet (i.e. person that is knowledgeable in fine food and drink), or aspiring to become one, the following articles are sure to provide a helpful fact or two.
“Cooking with Three Ingredients: Flavorful Food, Easy as 1, 2, 3“ Am I the only home cook who has their ‘fallback’ book? It seems like no matter how many cookbooks I collect, how many websites I bookmark or magzine clippings I compile, when I’m in …
At the moment the English-speaking Caribbean has been all aflutter with the hosting of the Cricket World Cup. Sadly the murder mystery of Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer has now overshadowed what should have been a time of intense but friendly competition. I’ll never understand …
If Machel is the foremost innovator of soca, Minshall is the foremost innovator of mas. Eccentric and chameleon-like, his designs have captured Trinidadian’s imaginations for several decades. Born in Guyana, his family moved to Trinidad when he was 4 and we consider him a ‘true …
Last Friday (Carnival Friday) night your favorite Trini introvert hit the town! You can blame this atypical behavior on the fact that one of my best friends is in town for her annual Carnival pilgrimage. Although there were several fetes going on we ultimately decided …
Mauby is one of my favorite Trini drinks. It is especially popular during this, the Carnival season. I grew up drinking it at my Aunt’s house where it seemed she always had a full pitcher waiting for the arrival of me and her 101+ godchildren. …
Travel Video Television News has an interesting article titled Trinidad & Tobago: The Culinary “Melting Pot”. It takes a look at the various cultural influences on our local cuisine and also highlights the offerings of the major local restaurants Excerpt: Trinidad & Tobago might not …
So the roundup for Sugar High Friday #27: Chocolate by Brand is here! 🙂 This time it was hosted by the very smiley David Lebovitz, author of Room For Dessert : 110 Recipes for Cakes, Custards, Souffles, Tarts, Pies, Cobblers, Sorbets, Sherbets, Ice Creams, Cookies, …
In the past few months I’ve gotten to know so many fine food blogs. After a while of reading a blog regularly I find that I also start to become curious about the mind and history of the person behind it. That’s why I decided …
It was with great excitement that mom came home from the market last weekend. “Look what I got! Do you know what it is?” “Whoa! Is that a GREEN EGGPLANT??” “I know!” She had seen them on the counter of a vendor and after having …
Trini ‘Doubles’ – the ultimate street food Photo taken by the lovely and generous Chennette 😉 Well whodathunk it? I found a Trinidad and Tobago blurb on Rachael Ray’s Food Network site! Now what I want to know is did the show actually come here? …
Carambola is a fruit that was not very popular in my life until recent years, possibly a casualty of the flood of foreign fruit imports that became popular in the Nineties. Now however, with everyone tightening their belt, local produce is once again taking center …
My Mint Tea Cocktail 🙂 So… continuing on my previous thoughts on the culinary association of the Caribbean with rum I did some internet trolling. Among my finds (which are now merrily archived for later reference) was an article by Ramin Ganeshram (author of Sweet …
Potato Roti – Amins (Couva, Trinidad)Photo courtesy the lovely and generous Chennette’s Roti Set on Flikr This article originally appeared on the Caribbean-Sun website (link no longer available). The image links are unfortunately broken however 🙁 I am sharing it ‘as is’ however …
From yesterday’s Newsday: “The Trini air is full of festivities at the height of the season … It??????s parang here, cocktail parties there and dinners everywhere. Wondering where to go for a gourmet New Year??????s brunch or dinner? Can??????t figure out where to take the …