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Caribbean Cuisine

Caribbean Cuisine quiz

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Question 1 of 3Easy

How is Puerto Rico's mofongo usually made?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which beans go into Cuba's moros y cristianos?

    Answer: Black beans

    Why: The name is usually read as dark beans for the Moors and white rice for the Christians of medieval Spain.

  2. 2 Medium

    How did Trinidad's buss up shut roti get its name?

    Answer: From a torn shirt

    Why: Cooks beat the hot roti with wooden spoons or clap it by hand until it breaks into flaky strips.

  3. 3 Hard

    What dark syrup preserves Guyanese pepperpot?

    Answer: Cassareep

    Why: Boiling bitter cassava juice removes toxic cyanide and leaves cassareep, a natural antiseptic that keeps pepperpot fresh without refrigeration.

  4. 4 Easy

    How is Jamaica's run down fish stew cooked?

    Answer: In coconut milk

    Why: Traditionally the coconut milk is boiled down first into an oily, custard-like sauce, and only then does the fish go in.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which tree part is Trinidad's mauby drink brewed from?

    Answer: Bark

    Why: The same bittersweet drink is called mavi in Puerto Rico and mabi in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

  6. 6 Hard

    What plant's leaves form the base of Trinidad's callaloo?

    Answer: Taro

    Why: In Jamaica callaloo means a local amaranth instead, and Trinidadians call the taro plant dasheen.

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