Characterized By:
Combination of African and Spanish cooking. Spices and fruits are its signature.
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Common Ingredients:
Variety of seafood, spicy meat, tropical fruits, hot peppers and root vegetables.
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Hidden Dangers:
- Rice and beans. It depends, really. If it’s plain and basic, that’s fine. But this can often come coated in high-fat coconut milk.
- Callaloo dishes usually contain salt pork and coconut milk.
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Healthy Finds:
- Jerk Chicken. Smoked and seasoned with peppers, and served with a number of tropical fruits.
- Stew Peas & Rice. Pork or beef with kidney beans over rice. Often comes with flour dumplings called spinners.
- Escoveitch Fish. Marinated with vegetables, peppers and vinegar, served over rice with plantains and fruit chutney.
