The Evolution of Caribbean Gourmet Food – Available at Grupo Mayan Resorts
If you have the opportunity to try some of the gourmet Caribbean food, you should jump at the chance. Grupo Maya chefs are very knowledgeable in many different types of foods in the Caribbean. The Caribbean gourmet experience will truly surprise you.
Caribbean cuisine has been influenced by a number of different factors just as the Caribbean Islands have been affected by the many different peoples that have visited and settled there. Arawak Indians used to cook meat on thin green strips of wood. This allowed the meat to absorb the flavors of the wood. Today, the word barbeque comes from this early cooking method. Carib Indians loved spices and used many in everything they cooked. Hot peppers, lemons, limes, are just a few of their favorite ingredients. Carib Indians are credited with the first spicy pot stew that is still a favorite today. Grupo Mayan chefs make this stew as the early Caribs did, with varying spices, no two dishes is every alike.
During the time when African slaves were predominant on the island, cuisine changed as slaves found new ways to meld current foods with African favorites. Some of the items introduced at this time included okra, salt fish, pudding and souse, and mangoes. The traditional of cooking spicy pork over hot coals was carried to the Caribbean Islands. The technique is referred today as ëjerk.í Perhaps you have heard of it as beef jerky. The technique is still very much popular today.
Chinese visitors introduced rice and mustard to the Caribbean cuisine. Spanish explorers introduced the orange, lime, ginger, figs, sugar cane, coconuts, and so much more to the island. Caribbean locals introduced many of these flavors into their foods over the next hundred years. The US has influenced Caribbean cuisine with the introduction of beans, corn, potatoes, and chili pepper. Try a conch fritter and see if you can tell how this Caribbean food has been influenced.
Caribbean gourmet foods have been influenced by so many other cultures including flavors from Africa, China, Spain, France, India, Britain, Portugal, and Mexico. However, no matter what flavors other cultures and countries have introduced, Caribbean gourmet food is unlike any other.
Grupo Mayan chefs can create a gourmet experience that you will enjoy and never forget. Caribbean foods can be very delicate and very robust. The flavors will tantalize your taste buds and present you with subtle flavors that will build slowly and then explode upon your palette.
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