Island eats : strange food names in the Caribbean
Jul 13th, 2006, 07:17 AM
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Both bull foot soup and oxtail soup are popular here on our island.
What about bush tea? Very good. All of our old timers have drank it every day of thier lives and most of them are at or near age 100.
What about bush tea? Very good. All of our old timers have drank it every day of thier lives and most of them are at or near age 100.
Jul 13th, 2006, 07:49 AM
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Well you know that in JA anything hot is called "tea" right? 
Hot chocolate = tea
Hot coffee = tea
Then there's ganja tea...but that's a whole other topic!
I often wonder how all these variations came about in food names.
Hot chocolate = tea
Hot coffee = tea
Then there's ganja tea...but that's a whole other topic!
I often wonder how all these variations came about in food names.
Jul 13th, 2006, 07:50 AM
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Leaf of life, cerasee, fevergrass (aka lemongrass) are a few well-known bush teas/medicine teas in Jamaica. Ganja
tea is also given to colicky babies.
Bizzy is a cola nut made into tea.
Sinkle Bible is aloe, used as a tea
and a poultice for wounds, sunburns.
tea is also given to colicky babies.
Bizzy is a cola nut made into tea.
Sinkle Bible is aloe, used as a tea
and a poultice for wounds, sunburns.
Jul 14th, 2006, 05:55 AM
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These "strange" names are great...such a fun thread indeed. I have enjoyed it immensely. Hopefully all you well travelled folks here on the Caribbean Board will now know what to order (or what <b>NOT</b> to order!! ) when they come to the islands! 
) when they come to the islands!
Jul 14th, 2006, 05:08 PM
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If you get a chance, drink some sea moss. It's made from seaweed & cinnamon & much better than it sounds.
Also, there's a kind of dumpling called foo-foo.
A really popular fish here is called "Ole Wife" because the fish is so ugly.
Also, there's a kind of dumpling called foo-foo.
A really popular fish here is called "Ole Wife" because the fish is so ugly.
Jul 15th, 2006, 03:30 AM
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"Culinaria:The Caribbean", part of the German series (in English) on world foods -- it's a lavish 10 lb.coffee table book filled with great photos, history, recipes, plus, "Eat Caribbean", a smaller 5 lb. paperback with many photos by Cookie Kincaid of Jamaica, are both good resources for anyone interested in Caribbean food/drinks. Rosemary Parkinson is now
completing the newest addition to the Culinaria series, this one on Jamaica, and out in about 2 years.
completing the newest addition to the Culinaria series, this one on Jamaica, and out in about 2 years.
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