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Recipes From Afar: The Dirty Banana (Tropical Cocktail), Beaches Negril, Jamaica

August 20, 2021

The Dirty Banana tropical cocktail pictured in front of Cayuga Lake in New York.

This post is sponsored by Beaches Resorts. This summer, our family once again skipped international travel in favor of mostly regional domestic trips. For August we chose to vacation in upstate New York’s picturesque Finger Lakes region with good friends. Just a five-hour drive from the city, it was a total escape into a beautiful world of waterfalls and gorges, wineries and breweries, endless acres of farmland and,…

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8 Must-Eat Foods in Trinidad and Tobago

April 5, 2020

Cubes of sugared kurma, a Trindadian sweet

The melting-pot cuisine of “Trinbago” reflects an uncommon diversity in cultural influence and flavor, and it’s truly a highlight of visiting these beautiful Caribbean islands. Don’t miss these eight popular foods in Trinidad and Tobago on your next trip. The twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, part of the West Indies, enjoys a rich melting-pot cuisine derived from a multitude of far-flung cultures: Indian, African, Syrian, Lebanese, Italian,…

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Recipes From Afar: Pigeon Peas and Rice, The Bahamas

February 7, 2019

Recipe: Pigeon Peas + Rice from the Bahamas

Courtesy of The Foreign Fork

Bacon fries in one pan and then cooks alongside rice and peas to make this scrumptious main or side dish. A one-pan wonder and 40 minutes from start to finish, this dish is…

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Recipe From Afar: Ducana, Antigua and Barbuda

January 22, 2019

Recipe From Afar: Ducana, Antigua and Barbuda

In honor of our month of Caribbean food on social media, we have a recipe for ducana, one of our favorite Antiguan dishes, provided by our friends at The Foreign Fork. Ducana is a dumpling made of grated sweet potato, coconut, cinnamon, and other seasonings that’s wrapped in a banana leaf, boiled in water,…

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How Americans Can Travel Independently to Cuba: 5 Steps
March 14, 2018

How Americans Can Travel Independently to Cuba: 5 Steps

Centro Habana

It may not be as easy as hopping on a flight to the Bahamas. But there’s no place on Earth like Cuba—and it’s not nearly as hard (or illegal) to get there as the U.S. government…

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Should You Eat Conch in the Bahamas?
March 10, 2016

It’s a famously overexploited, not quite endangered, species. But when conch is on every menu in town, there’s got to be a ton of ’em, right? A look at that beloved Caribbean mollusk, the queen conch—and how to help protect it.

“Are you feeling conchy tonight?” the waitress inquired with a smile when we wondered aloud about the Bimini conch linguine—a $22 Bahamian take on the traditional…

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Caribbean• Family Travel
In Port Antonio, Jamaica: Jerk Chicken, Mellow Beaches & a Toddler
March 15, 2015

Team EYW visited Port Antonio, where the Blue Mountains meet the sea in northeast Jamaica, to cover the north coast’s local foods for this site. The birthplace of jerk, this gorgeously green, serene region is one that rewards an exploratory spirit—even if you have a two-year-old in tow.

To be perfectly honest, we arrived to Port Antonio, on Jamaica’s lush northeast coast, a little beaten down. Scott and I…

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Snapshots from Antigua
May 28, 2013

Snapshots from Antigua

When we visited Antigua this winter, it was with the intention of relaxing on the beach, not driving all over the island hunting for local food. Well, relax on the beach we did, but with a rental car and an unwillingness to eat overpriced Italian food every night,…

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Dish Spotlight: Goat Water, on Antigua
May 6, 2013

Dish Spotlight: Goat Water, on Antigua

On the Caribbean island of Antigua, you hear the word “water” used to describe many a local dish—conch water, cockle (clam) water, goat water. But fear not: Watery broths these are not. Preparations vary, but chances are you’ll receive a very flavorful soup or even stew…

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Hunting for Antiguan Food
January 28, 2013

Hunting for Antiguan Food

On Antigua, knowledge is power when seeking island cuisine, as the tourism industry and an apparent weekends-only policy conspire to keep some local dishes just out of reach.

On the Caribbean island of Antigua last weekend, our local-food queries were most frequently greeted…

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