The return of Love you like COOKED FOOD ! From the World to Jamaica

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Taken from the Jamaicans to the World series about expats and travelers from Jamaica.

Ahead of the West Indian Day Parade, this time we extracted the bits of the episodes where people recommended their favorite dishes from their adopted country / nationality of their spouse. Agree, disagree, correct, clarify, suck your teeth. IDGAF!! hehehehe Enjoy

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AMERICA​

@im_sleep @Geode

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CAMEROON​

@Turk

 

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CAPE VERDE​

 

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CUBA​

 

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HAITI​

@Mega @concise @mson @intruder

 

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NIGERIA​

@phcitywarrior @Ugo Ogugwa @Anwulika @YourMumsRoom @ignorethis @Ukbrotha @Gunz&Butta

 

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SIERRA LEONE​

@frush11

 

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TRINIDAD​

 

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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS​

@Akae Beka

 

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ZIMBABWE​

 

[Gunz&Butta]

Black rice ain't no joke. I'm getting me one Haitien shorty at the parade today.

 

[Caca-faat]

Marking my spot to come back later

 

[Akae Beka]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS​

@Akae Beka

I dont necessary think its fair to judge VI cuisine based off of his household because hes geared more towards a Puerto Rican pallet. They are a lot of Pricans there (12%?)but there are a much larger black population with representation from all the smaller and lower chain. Most of the island doesn't east PR type cuisine everyday but PR is very close (can see it from shore..Vies). Unfortunately most of the folks who used to have established eateries left long time for the stateside and when I visited St.Croix last year, I couldn't find too many places that gave me similar food tasting vibes to when I was a kid.
Still you can still find some Dominicans(not DR) shops, Trini spots, Antiguan spots but they are far and in between.
Virgin Island cuisine can be between a Bahamian and a Trinibaygo. Conk, their version of season rice n peas, side salad and fresh caught fish. Callalou n crab, etc etc.. A lot of Ricans dont typically eat the same although their food is really great. Their was this restaurant named Zennys that was my favorite in the earlier 2010s but wasn't around during my last visit.

 

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I dont necessary think its fair to judge VI cuisine based off of his household because hes geared more towards a Puerto Rican pallet. They are a lot of Pricans there (12%?)but there are a much larger black population with representation from all the smaller and lower chain. Most of the island doesn't east PR type cuisine everyday but PR is very close (can see it from shore..Vies). Unfortunately most of the folks who used to have established eateries left long time for the stateside and when I visited St.Croix last year, I couldn't find too many places that gave me similar food tasting vibes to when I was a kid.
Still you can still find some Dominicans(not DR) shops, Trini spots, Antiguan spots but they are far and in between.
Virgin Island cuisine can be between a Bahamian and a Trinibaygo. Conk, their version of season rice n peas, side salad and fresh caught fish. Callalou n crab, etc etc.. A lot of Ricans dont typically eat the same although their food is really great. Their was this restaurant named Zennys that was my favorite in the earlier 2010s but wasn't around during my last visit.

Thanks , interesting points.

I remember years ago, when you educated us about the V.I. cuisine, and the different Islander communities that have migrated there. It was eye opening. I knew that there's been a lot of intraregional migration in the Caribbean, but did not the extent of it in VI.

When you say that the national cuisine can be seen as being close to BAH and T&T, do you think that's due to the colonial history and the different flags that flew over the territory, or due to migration?

The countries you mentioned arent in close proximity to VI, so the plant, wildlife, and sea-life wouldnt necessarily be the same.
Were the V.I.s under the same Euro flag at the same time(s) as those other countries, and perhaps bringing in enslaved Africans from the same regions?