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A delectable exploration of Caribbean cuisine through 105 recipes based on eleven staple ingredients, featuring powerful insights into the shared history of the diaspora and gorgeous photography.
“Lesley’s recipes inspire in the ways they approach, transcend, and unify cultural boundaries on page after delicious page.”—Hawa Hassan, author of In Bibi’s Kitchen
Across the English-speaking Caribbean, “me belly full” can mean more than just a satisfied stomach, but a heart and soul that’s full too. In Belly Full, food writer of Trinidadian descent Lesley Enston brings us into the overlapping histories of the Caribbean islands through their rich cultures and cuisines.
Eleven staple ingredients—beans, calabaza, cassava, chayote, coconut, cornmeal, okra, plantains, rice, salted cod, and scotch bonnet peppers—hold echoes of familiarity from one island to the next, and their widespread use comes in part from the harrowing impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade and colonialism. As Lesley delves into how history shaped each country and territory’s cuisine, she shows us what we can learn from each island (such as Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Cuba) and encourages us to celebrate the delicious differences.
Belly Full provides basic knowledge on choosing, storing, and preparing these ingredients as well as a mix of traditional and creative adaptations to dishes. Recipes are mostly gluten-free and plant-based and include:
• Cornmeal: Pen Mayi from Haiti and Conkies from Barbados
• Okra: Callaloo from Trinidad and Tobago and Fungee from Antigua
• Plantains: Mofongo from Puerto Rico and Tortilla de Plátano Maduro from Cuba
• Salted Cod: Ackee and Saltfish from Jamaica and Accras de Morue from Martinique
Belly Full, with its breadth of stories, recipes, and stunning photography, will leave your stomach and heart more than satisfied.
From the Publisher
TONMTONM AK KALALOU | MASHED BREADFRUIT WITH OKRA
HAITI
GRATIN AU CHRISTOPHINE | CHEESE-STUFFED CHAYOTES
MARTINIQUE
CALLALOO | OKRA AND DASHEEN GREENS SOUP
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TORTILLA DE PLÁTANO MADURO | SWEET PLANTAIN OMELET
CUBA
PELAU | CHICKEN AND RICE
DOMINICA
SNAPPER ESCOVITCH-ISH | GRILLED SNAPPER WITH SPICY SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE
JAMAICA
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Publication date : September 10, 2024
Language : English
Print length : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 1984861824
ISBN-13 : 978-1984861825
Item Weight : 2.14 pounds
Dimensions : 7.67 x 0.95 x 9.45 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #404,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #13 in Jamaica Travel Guides #67 in Caribbean & West Indian Cooking & Wine #134 in General Caribbean Travel Guides
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