Anatto small tree whose seeds coated with red dye are used to
color cooking oil used in the preparation of Caribbean
cuisine. Areytos Asopa'o Bacala'o Bohío Bomba Botanicas Calabash Cuyaloo Carambolas Caribs Cassava Tays Century Conch Cuerda Cutlass Duppy Concho Chin A little bit/ a small amount.
epic songs danced by the Taíno Indians.
soupy rice dish containing beef, chicken, fish or other
seafood.
dried salted cod.
Taíno Indian name for thatched houses now applied to
the houses of country dwellers.
musical dialog between a dancer and drummer.
stores on the Spanish-speaking islands which sold
spiritualist literature and paraphernalia.
calabasa (sp).
Caribbean soup made with cayaloo greens.
sea-star apple.
original people who colonized the islands of the Caribbean,
giving the region it's name.
staple crops indigenous to the Americas. Bitter and sweet
are two varieties. Bitter must be washed, grated and baked
in order to remove the poisonous prussic acid. Spongy cake
is made of the bitter variety, as "casereep". A
preservative, which is the foundation of West Indian pepper
pot stew.
Indian originated name, which refers to the islets in the
Caribbean (cayos(sp), keys(eng)).
plant also known as Karato or Karatoe (maple) it flowers
only once in it's life and then dies
large edible mollusk usually pounded into salads.
unit of land. Measure comprising 9/10 acre.
Caribbean equivalent of the machete originally used by
buccaneers and pirates.
ghost or spirit of the dead feared throughout the
Caribbbean. Derives from the American religious belief that
a man has two souls, one ascends to heaven, while the other
stays around for a while or permanently. Some plants and
birds are also associated with duppies.
bus-like transportation service. These are cars that
function as busses, picking up and leaving people at
different predetermined stops. It's quite an experience!
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