Being of Indo-Guyanese heritage, I enjoyed this. Nonetheless, I would have appreciated some attention given to my Afro-Guyanese brothers and sisters as well!
I agree I am mixed indo and Afro Guyanese and it would be nice to see Afro Guyanese Included as well being the next dominating race We are All one people. One Guyana always. Luv and peace❤
Firstly, the title of the video was "Guyanese Food in Queens" If you want a video on Afro-Guyanese restaurants, then He would have to go to Brooklyn for that. Secondly, nowhere in dis video did anyone say, "well only Indo-Guyanese eat these foods." These foods are eaten by ALL Guyanese people! So stop wid the race-baiting! Third, I notice how your complaint only mentioned "Afro-Guyanese" Why not also mention Chinese-Guyanese, Amerindians, Portuguese-Guyanese???
You're solely missing the point. This video focuses on a specific area of the US that has the largest Guyanese population and their food which is Queens which also has more Indians. People need to think before they make silly comments which can easily be taken out of context. Do you think if they want to do a video of traditional Chinese food in NYC they will go to Brownsville Brooklyn and not Chinatown in Manhattan or Flushing Queens 🤷🏽♂️
Guyanese here. Saw Marcus on the show chopped, he was great. It was interesting to me how the Indian man he was with was mentioning all the races of Guyana and not “Africans” and Marcus had to remind him. Anywho, thank you for showcasing Guyanese culture to the world.
@@chipdisillusioned5957 it's just strange that the guy was mentioning all other ethnic groups except for the African descendants, who are the 2nd largest ethnic group in Guyana.
I was glad to see a video about Guyana as this is my heritage. However, I was disappointed that there was a lack of information about the Afro-Guyanese.
As a Guyanese-American, I'm glad to see our food and culture get more recognition. The erasure of other Guyanese ethnicities is disappointing. While other ethnicities are mentioned, Marcus seems primarily interested in telling the story of/only interviews Indo-Guyanese people (other than Sybil's owner who appears to be mixed). I don't think you can appreciate the richness of Guyanese food culture without telling the stories of the different peoples who contribute to it.
Chef Marcus put Ethiopian food on the map over the past two decades and now here is on PBS Food spreading the culture of other highly underappreciated cultures. Please keep these up!
As an individual of Indo-Guyanese descent, I wholeheartedly concur with your sentiment. I would have greatly appreciated gaining deeper insights into the vibrancy of Afro-Guyanese culture and their culinary traditions, as well.
Thank you for highlighting my native land. However, I would like to have learned something about the Afro-Guyanese culture. You would never know that there are people of African descent in the country based on this show, other than saying the African slaves were replaced by Indian indentured servants, he completely shades a giant segment of the population. Wow.
wow so being Black is the same everywhere! They just inserted a clip of the host greeting her. I hope they do a part two, what about that fried rice, y'all gone tell me what the sauce substitutes is!!! lol
At 4:21 when Raymond was describing the different ethnicities and cultures in Guyana, if chef Marcus had not said "African" I'm pretty sure Chef Raymond would've skipped them. This video shows how Guyanese people can be so racist against their darker skinned country men because either Raymond doesn’t know any Afro-guyanese (excluding the guy at Sybil's who's mixed race) or he conveniently forgot to include them in his little tour for chef Marcus.
I feel the Hindu guy deliberately left out the African race. Clearly his a$$ is racist it was very obvious. That clear wasn't a mistake. I hope the AFRO GUYANESE DONT GO TO HIS SHOP...ANYMORE! I SAID WHAT I SAID PERIOD!
So just want to let u guys know soca music originally is from Trinidad also chutney music is from Trinidad did not come from Guyana but all started in Trinidad🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
he was just stating facts. this video is going to the masses who have no clue and to mistake the origin of soca as Guyana is a cultural disservice to Trinidad@@ijustneedmyself
It has a lot of Dancehall and Reggae influence. It was created after Calypso dies and Reggae and Dancehall was gaining popularity. It has Calypso, Dancehall and Reggae, as well as Indian influence.
Yes!! Exactly a fusion of "Indian" and "African" beats in an attempt to bring then us together as ALL as one people (I'm GT- we're all culturally Caribbean). It's not a fusion of "Soul" music and "Calypso" music but SoCa is literally the 'backronym' of the words "SOul" and "CAlypso" to make the word SOCA.
It’s crazy!!! As beautiful as this is, I’m disappointed the Afro Guyanese weren’t included in this. As an African American who grew up in this side of Queens, the Guyanese people I knew were of African or mixed Indian and African decent. I’m sure it’s hurtful to be erased. Believe me, as an AA I feel it.
The host only went there since it’s easy to access and concentrated on one street. I don’t believe a similar street is present with a focus on mostly Afro-Guyanese food. Correct me if I’m wrong though? Luckily Guyanese food is all basically the same, everyone mixes and matches recipes from the different communities.
Im kind of disappointed in this series as it seems to imply that only immigrants have contributed to US food culture. Marcus has completely ignored the food contributions of indigenous people and African Americans to US food culture. Its odd. Its erasure and I expect a lot more from him.
@@NewYorkPrincess22 you know i was looking through a list of famous Guyanese people and so many of them were black. If i didnt go looking for that info i would never have known this. People need to proud of their heritage, but im also thinking that the reasoning could be they are roped in with the descendants of African Slaves in the US. Which is what people think of first because of how large their population is in the states.
Sybil’s rotis in the 80’s was the food mecca in Brooklyn on Nostrand Avenue. I remembered when the lines were around the corner All day long and the cars were double parked too! That’s when Sybil was doing the cooking. She definitely deserves some type of permanent acknowledgment in that little section of land at ( Nostrand & Empire)! I’m not Guyanese Or even from the Caribbean But Sybil deserves a permanent acknowledgmt for her contribution to food culture in Brooklyn. ❤
My father had known Cooky for 32 years. He has had a tough life. His brother who had a different Sybils’s location in Brooklyn got shot a couple years ago and died and his mother died a couple years ago to. He always greets my dad whenever he sees him and is a great guy.
As a Trini neighbor, I concur with a lot of the comments here about not including the Afro-Guyanese history, dishes and contributions to the history and cultural makeup of Guyana. When the host of (David's been here) video logs came to Trinidad and Tobago, he also highlighted the Indo-Trini restaurants, dishes and cultural history. Barely grazing on the other just as popular Afro Trini, Spanish, and Syrian dishes that also make up a large demographic of the country. Not until the other RU-vid Influencer Food Guru ( Mark Wiens) who visited Trinidad and Tobago and traveled all over the islands tasting, cooking and getting the real history of how these dishes came into existence and how they've influenced the food culture today as we know it. Marcus needs to go back after reading people's suggestions and do another video with the other restaurants that serve the Afro, Chinese and other races that are makeup of the real Guyanese Cuisine. JMO😊
When the guide mentioned the diversity of Guyana he did not mention the Africans the host was the one that mentioned us. Guyana have an ethnic racial problem looking at that police I would guarantee his ascension to that rank was on the back of black people. Guyana is a segregated country.
Nah its not ok in my opinion. This tends to happen when you purposely don’t want to acknowledge another group of people. How do you not acknowledge a group of people who was clearly there before the influx of Indian indentured servantry.
Funny, a big part of Guyanese culture is the racism of Hindus toward Afro-Guyanese. The silence of this was deafening. Strange that pepperpot, fried rice, chowmein, cheese straws, pine tarts, black pudding are not indigenous to Indians but no significant homage was paid to the originators. The cultural diffusion was deeply slighted. The Afro-Guyanese influence, the natives, who can claim the main food of pepperpot, the Chinese whose food also deeply influences the culture of eating barely received a mention. The thumbnail should have clearly stated that this was an Indo-Guyanese tribute. It would have made the video more truthful and accurate.
You have hit the nail on the head. At his spot The Red 🐓, he trys to do basic black folk food better than our mother and Aunties. He fails on an epic level . He would have a greater bottom line if he did it the right way from house to house just great or not. Marcus is a culture Vulture.
I'm usually impressed with Marcus' shows. As an Afro-Mix Guyanese, I'm insulted that he didn't have the decency to give the other 4 ethnic groups of people more than a passing mention. There are others with just as a rich ethnic cuisine. The first Indo-Guyanese guy tried his best to leave Afro-Guyanese out of his list of ethnic Guyanese, so typical.
You're solely missing the point. This video focuses on a specific area of the US that has the largest Guyanese population which is Queens which also has more Indians. People need to think before they make silly comments which can easily be taken out of context. Do you think if they want to do a video of traditional Chinese food in NYC they will go to Brownsville Brooklyn and not Chinatown in Manhattan or Flushing Queens 🤷🏽♂️
So isn't your beef with the first man? The show is highlighting Guyanese culture, particularly the food, as told by the people being interviewed. What do you feel wasn't represented?
As someone who was born in Guyana and moved to Canada at a young age leaving behind my friends and family it was extremely hard. Its something that challenges my life even today. But going back and visiting Guyana and experiencing the culture, food, and family has kept me wanting to continuously go back. Guyana is a totally different country than what it was when most of us left it. There are so many modern developments but the culture amidst all that change has not been lost. Seeing this has brought me so much joy and even a few tears just thinking of the struggles many Guyanese have gone through and even touching upon the disconnect when migrating away. The people of Guyana are most accepting, more open to each other, and more understanding of their values not more than ever. I truly urge any Guyanese who have not visited Guyana to take a trip and experience the growth and change happening in our homeland.
Yes, it is, Guyanese people are trying to steal and claim it as their own, it does NOT belong to them, it was invented and created in a town called Princes Town, southern part of Trinidad 🇹🇹 by the Ali Family.
My pastor was Guyanese. He had integrity. My sister was church secretary and my school was on a college campus that went under. I told her and the church bought the campus and my HS was able to return. Faith of a mustard seed.
I'm 7th generation Singaporean with Indian ancestors. I think it's beautiful to see familiar faces in the Guyanese community but from a perspective from the other side of the planet. The greater Indian community and culture stretches across the world and its beautiful to see. I cannot wait to visit Queens and check all these places out. Wonderful programming!
I'm from NYC and didn't know too much about Indo-Guayanese culture so I learned a few things here. I will say considering the known history of tension to this day between the Indo and African cultures in Guyana this should have specifically been titled as Indo-Guyanese or alternatively they should have tried harder to include stuff about the Afro side.
Facts. In the beginning, the guy was hesitating to even mention Africans as part of the culture when they make up one third of the country, and is the second major group, not far behind the Indians. I would start off by saying this country is made up of Primarily descendants of India and Africa before mentioning all the other cultures he did.
I think this is the first ever show I have seen that highlights the Guyanese community in North America! Thank you!!! I felt proud and a little emotional!!! 😊
I love the guy! He is so warm and personable and a great Chef. When I first visited his new restaurant in Harlem I was concerned that he might take business away from Sylvia'a restaurant nearby but his cuisine is totally different. He was nice enough to come to the tables and greet people. Gonna love his concept just like I love all ethnic food.
The story from the inspector about when his brother and his pops passed after they stopped working is common for those hard working people I think it’s cuz the body isn’t used to relaxing so it just stops. That’s what happened to my dad too. He retired and tried to relax but had to leave this life. Thanks for sharing!
I had a guyanese friend at school growing up. when Id visit her and have dinner with their family, I was blown away by the flavours. to this day I love guyanese curry, best I've ever had. I've not been able to re-create it.
Thank you Marcus for throwing the African in there; kudos. Yes, the Indo-Guyanese are approximately 43% of the population, the Afro-Guyanese are a healthy 30%...not to be minimized or overlooked. Peace.
Why, when they talk about Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, they only touch on the Indians....as they migrated to these countries, they aren't native. But always leave out the black community smfh.
This video is very inspiring. Born in Guyana but raised in Toronto ON, I never lost my roots. Cooking all the many delicious foods Guyana has to offer, I highly recommend a must try for anyone. Thank you for sharing this video.
Unfortunate that majority of Guyanese of African descent were left out! Regular Indian are already ever represented. In Brooklyn I go to a black owned Guyanese restaurant. I stopped watching this.
Love your country. I’m a proud Guyanese and love my culture. Happy to see that Marcus is sharing our culture with the world. It’s a blessing coming true for many. 🕉🕉🥰🥰🇬🇾🇬🇾🇺🇸🇺🇸
I'm mostly familiar w' Trini 🇹🇹 + Jamaican food esp trini food bcuz of my heritage, I have yet 2 try Guyanese. Pretty sure they have nice curries like we do in Trinidad. I'm 2nd generation Canadian + theres big Guyanase/Trini/Jamaican communities in Canada hence our big Caribana carnival festival etc. In Trinidad we have cross-cultural food as well bcuz there's a mix of ppl too. We have stuff like pow (chinese pork buns from the Hakka Chinese), bacalao (saltfish buljol) smoke herring, dhalpuri roti, doubles, curry crab + dumpling, aloo + chana, cassava pone yuca from the indigenous and creole foods that can me a mix of african + european. After watching this I realize that Guyana has very similar cuisine 2 T&T. And yes we do kinda laugh a bit at ppl who eat doubles + roti w' a knife and fork but it's all good tho lolll 😊. I've been 2 Marcus's restaurant the Red Rooster + Ginny's supper club in Harlem when I visited NY, it was fabulous + the night we were there they had a jazz band from new orleans playing, great times.
@@magicmike6129yes, they copying EVERYTHING Trinidad 🇹🇹 make and created, DOUBLES for instance was invented in Princes Town, south Trinidad by the Ali Family, that it NOT Guyanese. They are thieves.
@@magicmike6129 But you guys do the same to Jamaica so? You use Jamaican Rice and peas recipe, oxtail recipe, dumplin recipe, irish moss recipe, etc. You guys even say curry chicken like Jamaican instead of Chicken curry like it initially was.
As a Guyanese living in America I grew up with these beautiful food very tasty n today still eating these food love my culture especially curry chicken n roti lol❤
Being of Antiguan and Guyanese descent and we make our peoperpot completely different. In Antigua our pepperpot is green due to the green veggies and in Guyana, pepperpot is brown due to the cassareep. I never tell my family which one is my favorite 😅😅😅.
I live here Liberty Ave , Queens..I think the show did a good job getting different parts of our culture and inclusion of food, religion,music and of course the diversity of the people Making sure to include the "mom n pop" restaurants, church and some of its history
Almost every island in the Caribbean has Indian,Chinese,Creole, and mixed races, which makes us a unique people.We have to remember how diverse our people are and not forget all the different parts that make up our culture and people.
As a trni living in America I would love to see an episode on what Trinidad and Tobago bring to the table, but then I realized we are one and there is really little differences. Shout out to all our Guyanese ppl, we all should be so proud of the strides we have made as a ppl. We have really come a far far way, but still love the land of our birth and our food and culture!!!!
