Curry, Callaloo & Calypso - Macmillan Caribbean

Yams and plantains were other popular staples, as was corn which was roasted or boiled.
Today roast and boiled corn vendors are still found in the country with their open-fire coal-pot
cooking. River fish, like cascadura, and oysters were eaten as well as shrimp, crab and chip chip.
They also ate the fruits of palms such as peewah and the leaves of trees, more specifically the
acoma, and susumba berries. Most were eaten raw or roasted.
Cutting cane
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