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Morne Coubaril

Address: Soufrière
Phone: 758/459-7340

Category: Restaurants
Location: Soufrière

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Fodor's Review:

On the site of an 18th-century estate, a 250-acre land grant by Louis XIV of France in 1713, the original plantation house has been renovated and a farm worker's village has been re-created to show visitors what life was like for both the owners (a single family that owned the landed until 1960) and those who did all the hard labor over the centuries producing cotton, coffee, sugarcane, and cocoa. Cocoa, coconuts, and manioc are still grown on the estate using traditional agricultural methods. Guides show how coconuts are opened and roasted for use as oil and animal feed and how cocoa is fermented, dried, crushed by a man dancing on the beans, and finally formed into chocolate sticks. Manioc roots (also called cassava) are grated, squeezed of excess water, dried, and turned into flour used in baking. The grounds are lovely for walking or hiking, and the view of mountain and sea are spellbinding. The Pitt, a large, open-air restaurant, serves a creole buffet at lunchtime by reservation only.

Cost: $5.50, with lunch $10
Open: Daily 9-4:30

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