Curry, Callaloo & Calypso - Macmillan Caribbean
Curry, Callaloo & Calypso - Macmillan Caribbean
Curry, Callaloo & Calypso - Macmillan Caribbean
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A brief culinary history<br />
When Christopher Columbus sailed to the shores of Trinidad and Tobago in 1498, the only visible<br />
inhabitants were the Carib and Arawak tribes. Their diet included root vegetables, such as<br />
cassava from which they made bread and cakes. They also used cassava as a main ingredient in a<br />
dish called ‘matete’, made with crab, lobster or cascadura, and ate it frequently with wild meat<br />
like manicou.<br />
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