Tobago
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Ewwww, gross!
That’s the typical reaction most newcomers to Tobago have at their first sight of the island’s signature dish, Curry Crab & Dumpling, or CnD for short. I mean just check the photo… That’s about as scary-looking a collection of edible entities as have ever been set before me!
In the case of CnD, though, all that ugly adds up to something insanely yummy, and just as importantly to your visitor experience on the island, something uniquely Tobagonian…
More so than any other beer brewed, bottled and sold in the Caribbean, Stag Lager is a Man Thing… You have to drink it to understand.
At least that’s what the makers and marketers of Stag will have you believe. Look at their tagline: A Man’s Beer. Look at their sexy Stag Girls. Look at their sponsorships of thrill-a-minute sporting events like the Stag Rally.
Just look at the name “Stag” for chrissakes! You know: antlers, horns, hard, horny…
Everything about this particular beer reeks and oozes of super-charged testosterone.
Stag’s schtick is so thick you might think it masks some sort of, *ahem*, deficiency.
Black Cake, Ponche de Creme, Coquito, Rum Balls – all wonderful Holiday Season treats from my Trini/Crucian heritage that my family has spent the past few weeks enjoying in the run up to Christmas Day…
Well, most of my family anyway.
In truth, the grown-ups have been doing virtually all the enjoying. Why? This recent question from one of my sons illustrates the answer:
Does all Christmas food from the Caribbean have rum in it?
Hmm… I must admit, this one stumped me initially.
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At first listen or glance, you might think that today’s featured video was shot in Cuba, Puerto Rico, or some other corner of the Spanish Caribbean. Yes, they’re singing in Spanish, and the scene is most certainly tropical, but this joyous jam session actually depicts the quintessential Holiday Season musical tradition in Trinidad & Tobago. It’s called Parang, and like Carib, roti and Calypso, it’s Trini to de bone!
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I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.
No, not white with snow! White with white sand beaches—just like the ones I used to know growing up all those years ago in St. Croix.
The holidays really are the most special time of year to spend in the Caribbean.
Thanksgiving Day is coming up on Thursday here in the U.S., and while most everyone is gearing up for a taste of turkey, we mustn’t forget that other pink ‘n pretty meat that’s so much a part of this heartiest of holidays – ham!
In the Trinidadian household where Patrick and I were raised in St. Croix, Thanksgiving morning always meant ham. Baked, glazed and artfully pricked with cloves, Mom’s ham breakfast often outshined the turkey dinner to come.
Now that ham didn’t need any help in the flavor department, but if anyone wanted to add a bit of Trini spice to their plate, there was always some Chow on the table.
Apropos of today’s Halloween celebrations here in the States, we’ve got a taste for blood!
Sadly, though, I couldn’t find any blood sausage today (that will have to wait ’til Halloween 2012), so let’s settle for something a little more tame, though no less tasty – Angostura Bloody Mary Seasoning!
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