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Absolutely it's really something the passing down of culture through food. My kids got to visit their mums house in Jamaica this summer, picking guineps and mango from the tree same way their mother did growing up there. Great grandma makes a mean sweet potato pudding cooked on the fire.
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Sweet potato pudding, now that is special. I used to make something close to that about 30 years ago, after visiting a Caribbean restaurant in Balham, it was tray baked in the oven. Recently I’ve taken that recipe and deep fried in batches to produce pakoras, served with a hot rum sauce and ice cream.
The pakora switch was inspired by Nadiya Hussain. Replace carrot with sweet potato here;
https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/carrot-cake-pakoras-with-cream-cheese-dip/Your children’s experience in Jamaica will bring an appreciation of heritage that could last a lifetime for them, especially seeing dishes made through the generations. People often say it never tastes the same here. We could apply that logic to all cultures. I tasted good food in Colombia, it was never going to be the same here. The conditions are too different. I’m glad your children got to experience the Authentic version. When we visit BIM (GF’s folks on her dad’s side) next year, I’m looking forward to tasting just that.. home cooked dishes seeped in Bajan history, with love, celebration and pride all blended together.
almac68
mum’s home cooking is always going to taste better than anyone else’s right? I know families that travel across the globe just to taste food they grew up with as a child, whether it’s here in the UK, Caribbean or Africa. Mums rarely write this down, it’s a case of observe the method in the kitchen if you want that taste sensation