Of all the yummy things that grow on all the trees in the Caribbean, I’m not sure there’s anything that reflects the region’s broad diversity more than the sweet-’n’sour fruit treats pictured above. Growing up in St. Croix, I knew them as genips, though I could never understand why my Trini parents kept calling them chenets. Turns out these things go by nearly 20 different names depending on where you’re enjoying ‘em. Here’s the rundown according to Wikipedia:
*St. Lucia, Barbados - ackee (very different from the Jamaican version)
*Trinidad & Tobago – chenet
*Jamaica, St. Kitts - guaya, gnep, guinep, skinnip
*Dominica, Guyana, Haiti, Belize, Bahamas, U.S.
St. Croix Food & Wine Experience Cookbook
Naparima Girls’ High School Cookbook
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