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Caribbean Sydney proudly presents its newest team member - our Caribbean Cooking ambassador – who will “make yuh pot smile” by sharing Caribbean cuisine with you on a weekly basis.

Our passionate and objective foodie will bring you delicious and interesting recipes from across the entire region; Recipes that showcase the wide variety of delicious styles, flavours and cultural influences that can be found throughout the Caribbean, from the smallest island to the largest.

The committee of Caribbean Sydney have thought long and hard about how best to introduce it’s members to Caribbean cuisine; and an unbiased food ambassador, one that will represent all islands and cultures, is just the way.

The only thing our Ambassador needs is a name! What name do you propose for our ambassador that will be guaranteed to “make yuh pot smile”? Our ambassador’s name can reflect any part of the Caribbean, so the options are almost limitless!    

The person that successfully names our ambassador will win a hardcover Angostura cookbook, which features many interesting uses of Angostura bitters in your cooking.

These weekly recipes will have your pots and stomachs smiling, but you might also experience other side effects like excessive dancing and Caribbean energy.

Kicking it off this week we introduce you to the Jamaican dish called:

'Red Stripe Stew'.

Serves 6

Ingredients:

1.3 kg braising steak, cubed

2 bottles of red stripe beer (or similar)

1 medium onion, finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped finely

2 sprigs of thyme

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon tomato puree

Cooking oil for frying

Freshly ground black pepper

Salt

Method:

Aunt Rita’s

Australian Made Jerk Seasoning and more! W: www.auntritas.com.au/

Bringing Caribbean sauces and flavours into home kitchens across SydneyThe Jerk chicken taste testing continues here at Caribbean Sydney. Last year we put various Caribbean restaurants across Sydney to the test for their “Jerk chicken”, and this time we are reviewing the Aunt Rita’s Caribbean Jerk seasoning.

After last year’s Jerk Chicken testing and reviews, Aunt Rita’s reached out to Caribbean Sydney to inform us of their Caribbean product line. This includes hot sauces and jerk seasoning that can be used at home to prepare your own Caribbean cuisine.

Aunt Rita’s offered us a bottle of their finest “Voodoo” hot sauce. The taste of this sauce was excellent, a great balance of spice and flavour. So much so, that the bottle lasted only a few weeks as it was used in and on every dish we made.

In addition Aunt Rita provided a jar of their Jerk seasoning. When the opportunity for a gathering and BBQ presented itself, we were finally able to try out the seasoning. It was very quickly decided by those in attendance, that it may be one of Australia’s finest Jerk products. It has all the flavours you’d expect from Jerk chicken. It can used as a base for your personal Jerk recipe but can just as easily be used by itself as the seasoning for your Jerk Chicken/Pork/Fish/Vegetables.

If you are interested in trying Aunt Rita’s, they now also to deliver Jerk Chicken meals to your Sydney CBD workplace. When ordered by Wednesday, you will receive Aunt Rita’s on Thursday in time for a tasty dinner. At $15 the cost is very reasonable and you can sample the taste before you buy the products to keep in your cupboard at home.

The Caribbean community has been in Australia for a many years and contributed to the cultural fabric of Sydney’s society for a long time through its music, food, sports and business. It is great to see the Caribbean culture being adopted within the broader society.

Welcome to Trinidad Carnival!

Contributor: Jamie Trahanas - Carnival Vibes Australia and Free It Up Dance

We interview Aaron, marketing manager of Tribe carnival, about Trinidad Carnival, the Tribe experience and the lead up to next year’s Carnival.   Learn more about what Trinidad Carnival is, from the perspective of someone involved in the industry.

Tribe is the driving force behind some of the largest Carnival groups aka “Bands” that participate in Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. They arrange the experience for their masqueraders; everything from costumes, music trucks and DJ’s, to security, medical teams, food and entertainment. 

Yes Yes Yes! we’re glad to bring you some new content! I hope you do!

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This is a video to help showcase and review some of the Caribbean restaurants in Sydney.

All the food was bought without knowledge of the vendors/restauranteurs. So they were unaware of there food was being used in this video. The tasters were also unaware of whom the 'Jerk Chicken' was purchased from, which we thought made this tasting objective.

Big Shout outs to the out to all the Caribbean restaurants in Sydney! Keep up the great work!

The Jerk Chicken featured in this video in 'WINNING ORDER' is as follows (The top three was extremely close, so all good options)

1. JONKANOO Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jonkanoo.sydney1?fref=ts Website: http://www.jonkanoo.com.au

A excellent restaurant based in Surry Hills, with a variety in Caribbean foods.

2. JAMVYBZ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JAMVYBZRESTAURANT?fref=ts Website: http://www.jamvybzrestaurant.com.au/

A authentic Jamaican restaurant, specialising in Jamaican cuisine, based in Glebe.

3. ISLAND BOYS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Island-Boys-300142983488…/timeline/

A food truck based at the Factory theatre, excellent food and convenient.

Keep up to date with more Caribbean information in Sydney, log on to:http://www.caribbeansydney.com.au/