The Caribbean's diversity explained through its cuisine. Many different cultures came through the Caribbean over centuries, each leaving their mark on the daily lives of Caribbean people from what they eat, to how they prepare it.
Great video -- I am going to be including it in my lectures about the Caribbean in my geography classes. Thank you for helping me teach my students about how cultures combine together, influence each other, and create new pieces of culture.
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I’ve been making money by cooking and baking Western and Central European derived dishes, along with traditional “ American” ( cornbread, baked beans, bbq) food. I became so interested in food that aren’t exactly in that orbit of influence. I took a liking to attempting to make Indian korma, Thai green curry, with moderate to good success. It seems that the exquisite and neighborly food of the Caribbean would be a great place to try.
Corn and tomatoes brought in by others? These were both indegenous yo meso America, and no doubt introduced by them into the Caribbean. We don’t rely on corn, the cassava served that function as well as dried fish. But I would hesitate to say that it came from far away and that the natives were unfamiliar with that crop
Great video, however, Yam originated in Africa. It was brought from Africa on the slave ships as it does not rot quickly and so could last on the middle passage journey. After some time Yam grows shoots and these were planted in the Caribbean Islands. Yam is probably the only crop brought from Africa and should not be forgotten.
