Can you taste that deliciousness in the air? Ummmm....... Smells sweet, pungent, deep and inviting........must be the Grenada chocolate festival coming around the corner! Will you be there? How could anyone pass up this opportunity to sample some of the finest chocolate native to the original Caribbean Spice isle of Grenada.
This mouth watering event takes place in Grenada on the 13th of May and ends on the 22 May 2016 this year. And oh my it promises to be a flavor sensations like non other.
With Free entry into the House of Chocolate Grenada. Followed by the Chocolate Beach Party, Chocolate Cook-up and Chocolate rum event plus so so much more.
We eat it everyday all around the world. Most of us are currently obsessed with finding more organic/ healthy ways to enjoy eating our day to day food items. and the rest of us,... well we just go for what we are craving, tastes good, is easy to acquire and fills the space in our stomachs.....lol...
Well we have decided to maybe aid both sides of the spectrum and take you guys on a new way to eat that would be both healthy as well as easy and affordable.
This particular blog post will be updated every three (3) months, for your eating pleasure.
Now let's get into some deliciousness.....
First up!
The Bajan dish called Jug Jug.
Made with just three (3) ingredients and occasionally four (4): Pigeon Peas, Corn and Meat (okra, optional) (salt and pepper)
Now while we can go the boring route and talk / write you through, we thought it better to show you.
Made with just Fish, callaloo, onion, garlic, fish sauce, soy sauce, scotch bonnet pepper and one carrot (Salt and Pepper)
Enjoy the how to video below!
Finally, to the spice isle of Grenada for its national dish; Breadfruit Oil down.
Yummm......Now us Caribbean born and bread will know about the breadfruit. However, I strongly urge everyone to get your hands on it and try this mouth watering dish out!
You will need:
2 lbs chicken
1 sprig basil 1 sprig fresh thyme 2 sprigs of celery leaves 5 Caribbean seasoning peppers (or sweet peppers) 1/2 onion 6-7 cloves garlic 2 carrots ½ bunch of callaloo leaves (taro leaves) (or 1 bunch of spinach) 2 yams 8 green bananas (or 4 potatoes) 1 breadfruit (or canned breadfruit or 1 large taro root) 1/2 lb. salted fish or pork 4 fresh turmeric (or 1 Tbsp. turmeric powder) 1 brown, mature coconut + 6 cups water (or 3 cups canned coconut milk + 3 cups water) 1 cabbage 2 cups flour
Method cur to see the famous cook from the YouTube channel "Caribbean Pot"
Serve as is and do Enjoy!
That's it for now folks, we hope you all enjoyed learning about these alternative meals to the international cuisine, and for us bindge eaters to fast food. Try one!