If you're from Curacao 🇨🇼 this is you dressed to kill at Denny's after Diwali Ball til 5am!! ❤️ @roshnic . . West Indians love we belly! Part 5 of 6! . . @Regran_ed from @shayshotz - One, if not the biggest dividing factor between cultures is food! West Indians definitely love to eat 😂 lots of foods for us have been transformed into something new, taking elements from our old homes and mixing it into the Caribbean flavors. The first flavors of the lands begun from The Arawak, Carib, and Taino tribes or the natives. They added spices and lemon to their meats and are said to be the ones who created the first pepper pot stew which is now cooked all across the Caribbean, especially during the holiday season. You can also thank the Arawaks for originating the process but of BBQ! They were known to slow cook their meet on wood fire to produce that smokey flavor we know today. Once Africans were forced from their homes to the Caribbean, the way we ate changed again because they were limited in what they could use for meals. Always innovative even when they are being oppressed, Africans made dishes out of okra, callaloo, saltfish, ackee, etc. Now a popular dish at the roti shop is bake and saltfish! Indian and Chinese flavors became intertwined in these existing tastes after the abolishment of slavery when their labor was brought over. From these influences we now have things like aloo pie and doubles which is fried dough with either just chana or along with mashed potatoes both topped with tamarind sauce, chutney, and other peppers if you choose. Our lands have literally become a melting pot of flavors. Over time the way we cook and the spices we use have become much different than other south Asian foods. Whether you call it oil roti or buss-up-shut, chicken curry or curry chicken, I know we can all agree that the foods from our lands are plate licking good 🤤 (p.s: if you want to cook Indo-Caribbean food like a pro check out @alicaspepperpot !! My mom only has 2-3 complaints now) #browngirlmag #westindian #westbindis #islandgirls #browngirlmagic #indocarib https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQmBn3H3F3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w4vkul4sdupb
