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• Annatto
  ...hiote]] trees of tropical regions of the Americas, used to produce a red [[food coloring]] and also as a flavoring. It scent is described as "slightly pepp Annatto is produced from the reddish [[pulp]] which surrounds the seed of the achiote (''[[Bixa orel
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• Jamaican jerk spice
  ...erk and [[Jerky (food)|jerky]]. Jamaican "jerk" ties well into its Spanish/Caribbean roots, since of all the modern barbecueing processes, in its purest form it ...f Ray Mears the survivalist's programme on the [[BBC]]. (See also [[Jerky (food)|jerky]].)
  4 KB (601 words) - 11:53, 17 October 2007
• Alligator-apple
  ...', '''Bobwood''', and '''Monkey-apple'''. The name Alligator-apple derives from the fact that [[alligator]]s sometimes eat the fruit. ...n or ripening yellow. It disperses by floating to new locations, and it is food for many animal species. It is edible for humans, and can be made into [[ja
  2 KB (320 words) - 17:20, 14 November 2007
• Pond-apple
  ...', '''Bobwood''', and '''Monkey-apple'''. The name Alligator-apple derives from the fact that [[alligator]]s sometimes eat the fruit. ...n or ripening yellow. It disperses by floating to new locations, and it is food for many animal species. It is edible for humans, and can be made into [[ja
  2 KB (320 words) - 11:52, 10 November 2007
• Monkey-apple
  ...', '''Bobwood''', and '''Monkey-apple'''. The name Alligator-apple derives from the fact that [[alligator]]s sometimes eat the fruit. ...n or ripening yellow. It disperses by floating to new locations, and it is food for many animal species. It is edible for humans, and can be made into [[ja
  2 KB (320 words) - 17:19, 14 November 2007
• Black-eyed pea
  ...hern United States]], where it is still a widely used ingredient in [[soul food]] and [[Southern U.S. cuisine]]. The planting of crops of black-eyed peas w ...am Tecumseh Sherman]], would typically strip the countryside of all stored food, crops, and livestock and destroy whatever they couldn't carry away. At tha
  7 KB (955 words) - 04:57, 19 July 2007
• Sugar-apple
  ...ivation, but thought to be in the [[Caribbean]]; the species was described from [[Jamaica]]. Sugar-apple fruit is high in [[food energy|calories]] and is a good source of [[iron]]. It is the most widely c
  6 KB (908 words) - 14:31, 10 November 2007
• Plantain
  ...nciscan friars were responsible for the introduction of plantains to the [[Caribbean]] islands and other parts of the [[Americas]]. The Spaniards, who saw a sim [[Image:Lunch from Karnataka on a plantain leaf.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Lunch from [[Karnataka]] served on a plantain leaf. ''See Image for extended descripti
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• Mucuna pruriens
  ...ny black or brown. It is found in tropical [[Africa]], [[India]] and the [[Caribbean]]. ...rinkling them on to the food of the unsuspeting victim, who would then die from internal bleeding as the sharp hairs slice into the stomach and the intesti
  5 KB (626 words) - 03:52, 14 July 2007
• Arrowroot
  ...]] habitats. Arrowroot is also the name for the easy-to-digest [[starch]] from the [[rhizome]]s (rootstock) of West Indian arrowroot. This plant should n ...cuisine, or boiled with a little flavoring added, as an easily digestible food for children and people with dietary restrictions. The lack of [[gluten]]
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• Broadleaf arrowhead
  ...|purplish]] skin a good distance (0.3 to 1 m long, 0.15 to 0.6 meter deep) from the mother plant. ...[[inflorescence]] on a long rigid hamp. The leaves are extremely variable, from very thin at 1 to 2 cm to wedge shaped like those of ''[[Sagittaria cuneat
  6 KB (860 words) - 16:51, 1 October 2007
• Cassava
  ...s. Indeed, cassava is the third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world, with Africa its largest center of production.<ref>Claude Fauq The cassava plant gives the highest yield of [[food energy]] per cultivated area per day among crop plants, except possibly for
  25 KB (3,932 words) - 16:43, 8 October 2007
• Bactris
  ...]], native to [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], and the [[Caribbean]]. They are [[tree]]s growing to 4-20 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are up Stems solitary or fasciculate, ringed, spiny or smooth, sprouting from the roots: Lvs. terminal or scattering, equally or unequally pinnatisect, g
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• Sugarcane
  ...[[2006]]}}</ref> The thick stalk stores energy as [[sucrose]] in the sap. From this juice, sugar is extracted by evaporating the water. Crystallized sugar ...ada]], and other islands. The sugarcane industry is a major export for the Caribbean, but it is expected to collapse with the removal of European preferences by
  19 KB (2,753 words) - 09:49, 4 September 2007
• Akee
  ...8192-585-3 }}</ref> The [[fruit]] is pear-shaped. When it ripens, it turns from green to a bright red to yellow-orange, and splits open to reveal three lar ...subtropical areas elsewhere around the world. The term 'ackee' originated from the [[Twi]] language.<ref name="language">{{cite book | first=Allan | last=
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• Nutmeg
  ...[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]. They are important for two [[spice]]s derived from the [[fruit]], '''nutmeg''' and '''mace'''. Several other commercial products are also produced from the trees, including [[essential oil]]s, extracted [[resin|oleoresins]], an
  15 KB (2,278 words) - 04:29, 14 September 2007
• Gourds
  ...ment]]s and [[drum]]s. Instruments of this type are fairly common to the [[Caribbean]]. Gourds are also used as a tool for sipping [[yerba mate]] by means of a ...rd "wood" is essentially cellulose that has no grain, varying in thickness from paper-thin to well over an inch. Drying gourds, which takes months in some
  7 KB (1,044 words) - 17:01, 2 November 2007
• Yam (vegetable)
  ...a]].<ref>[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igname fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igname from Wikipedia in French]</ref> ...ifficult to peel, but which softens after heating. The skins vary in color from dark brown to light pink.
  15 KB (2,344 words) - 16:28, 20 October 2007
• Acerola
  ...th small pink to white flowers with five petals. Up to 90% of flowers fall from tree, but "Blossom Set" can be used to counter this effect. Flowering can o ...haracteristics for extended periods. The fruit has also been used for baby food, as a supplement source for Vitamin C, as an ice cream and pop-sickle ingre
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• Chives
  ...itle = Tropic Cooking: The New Cuisine from Florida and the Islands of the Caribbean ...eninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=J270 Allium schoenoprasum factsheet], from Kemper center for home gardening, ''retrieved on June 13, [[2006]]''</ref>.
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