Life and Food in the Caribbean
Description:... Beneath the brilliant tropical umbrella stretching from Trinidad to Jamaica, many different peoples have settled over the centuries and developed a vibrant hybrid culture and cuisine. Drawing extensively upon original sources, such as diaries, letters and household accounts, as well as on her own personal experience of the islands' kitchens, Cristine MacKie builds up a fascinating portrait of these displaced people. She gives us an insight into their everyday lives, their cultural and culinary traditions and how they adapted to their new environment. Woven into this evocative account of the Caribbean, past and present, are more than 100 recipes. This book is an invaluable source of reference for the Western cook, and an inspirational guide for the traveller.
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