| Soul food recipes come from the earliest inhabitants of | | | | introduced into Caribbean soul food recipes and still |
| the Caribbean islands. They were the three Indian | | | | remains an active part of the Caribbean cuisine. Most |
| tribes of Arawak, Carib, and Taino. Their daily food | | | | of the curried meats and curry powder recipes that |
| comprised of vegetables and fruits. It was the Taino | | | | are found today are directly derived from original Indian |
| tribe that first started cooking meat and fish, using | | | | cuisine. |
| large clay vessels. | | | | Rice was introduced to the Caribbean by the Chinese |
| The Arawaks used a different method. They used thin | | | | and is now a staple. The Chinese also unleashed |
| strips of green wood to cook meat more slowly and | | | | mustard on the islanders while the Portuguese sailors |
| allowing it to absorb the flavor of the wood. The | | | | did the codfish. Most of the fruit trees that are familiar |
| wooden grate they used was called barbacoa. This is | | | | to the visitors to the island were actually brought here |
| where the term barbeque comes from. | | | | by the Spainish. |
| Not to be left behind, the Carib tribe made their fish | | | | This included orange, ginger, lime, figs, plantains, sugar |
| and meat recipes really spicy by adding pepper | | | | cane, tamarinds, grapes, and coconuts. America |
| sauces, lime, and lemons. In fact, the Caribs are | | | | brought with it the various beans, squash, corn, |
| credited with having cooked the first pepper pot stew. | | | | tomatoes, potatoes, and chili pepper. In fact, some of |
| The last of the above three has had a tremendous | | | | these foods spread to the rest of world through the |
| impact on Caribbean food. | | | | Caribbean. |
| This should not be surprising because the Caribbean | | | | Caribbean cuisine is truly a mix of several cooking |
| Sea was named after this tribe. Caribbean soul food | | | | styles from all over the world. It retains much of the |
| recipes are still representative of the food that was | | | | original culinary skills of the islands native inhabitants. If |
| originally eaten by the early inhabitants. It includes okra, | | | | you are bored with what you eat daily Caribbean food |
| fish cakes, callaloo, ackee, salt fish, pudding, souse, | | | | will cure that. |
| cassava, yams, sweet potatoes, plantains, and | | | | If you do not have time to go on a lengthy Caribbean |
| mangoes. | | | | vacation then bring the beaches and the sunshine right |
| The concept of jerk cooking also originated in the | | | | into your home through your kitchen using a Caribbean |
| Caribbean. Early African hunters would often leave | | | | recipe. These are but a few reasons why Caribbean |
| their homes to go on long hunts. They would take with | | | | food is so unique and creative. Flavors from all over |
| them pork cooked in a very spicy recipe over hot | | | | the world have found a home in Caribbean food |
| coals. | | | | through countless generations and the flow of history. |
| In the post slavery era, Indian cooking culture was | | | | |