Barbados

So, here I go again picking on yet another Bajan roti place…
Unlike my last gripefest over the affront to all good and decent West Indian cuisine that is the McRoti served up at Chefette, the roti I encountered at the Ackee Tree back in October was more curiosity than complete car wreck. It had all the right characteristics: nice soft shell (not overly dry, doughy or hard), hot curry beef with more meat than potato, all made at the hands of a sweet lady from Trinidad.
Sweet. Umm…yeah. We’ll get back to that in a minute.
First, let’s explore a couple unusual factors that attracted me to Ackee Tree.