The Cuisine of Trinidad & Tobago, The Caribbean & Beyond!
A snack food (commonly shortened to snack) is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day (breakfast, lunch, supper). Rather, the food is intended as a snack: something to temporarily tide a person’s hunger, provide a brief supply of energy for the body, or something to be eaten for enjoyment of the taste.
When cooking up your next snack why not select one of our suggestions? :)
There are three things that are always in stock in my mom’s pantry, onions, garlic and ginger. We use ginger in so many dishes it’s not funny! I suspect it’s a holdover from the Chinese part of her heritage 😛 Most recently I used ginger …
I love burgers and I’ve made no attempt to hide my belief that Trini street burgers are extremely special 🙂 So, when I saw that Writing At The Kitchen Table was having a burger challenge I knew I had to throw my hat into the …
One thing that many people (both Jewish and non-Jewish) don’t know is how many holidays and festivals there are in the Jewish calendar. Although the best known celebration is Hannukah (because of the proximity it shares at times to Christmas), Hannukah is actually a relatively …
Is there a Trini who hasn’t chomped on an aloo pie? It seems that I’ve been eating them as long as I can remember. They were a staple in both my primary and secondary schools’ cafeterias (or as we call them ‘tuck shops’). They are …
When I first read about Beck ‘n Posh’s British food challenge (titled Fish n Quips) I was immediately filled with curiousity, excitement and fear. You see, and I hope I don’t offend too many, most of my memories of eating in England are far from …
Although this is one of the last of the items in my Blogging by Mail package to be written up it actually was the first item to be opened. My mother is a nut addict and I had never tasted macadamia nuts before so it …
As I’ve written in the past, Trinidad doubles is the ultimate local street food. It’s cheap. Usually hot/warm. Hearty. Filling. And, as an extra bonus for non-meat eaters, it’s completely vegan! Originating and evolving from the Indian street food chole bathura, Doubles is often cited …
