Eating our way around Trini

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October 26th 2011

Published: November 1st 2011

A Taste of Trini Eating our way around the island, what a novel approach to touring. Thanks to Jesse James, our guide and a world-class eater in his own right, we had a fabulous day. We left on our trip at 9AM and when we returned to the marina at 7PM we determined that we had tried approximately 24 new foods (give or take 1 or 2). It was a great introduction to some of the local foods while sti... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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A new way to eat beans

A close up of bodie. You make this from a very long green bean that is called bodi bean. Each bean is about a foot and a half long.

Beast of Burden

Water buffaloes are used in some areas of the country as a beast of burden for getting lumber out of the forest.

Jesse is always teaching

A few of the cruisers on the trip with us listening to the stories Jesse tells. We learn so much from him about Trinidad.

Saheena

Saheena are made from lentils and calaloo and of course deep fried. Very tasty indeed.

Cornell in Trinidad!

We aren’t even sure what type of shop this was but Bob was in the front seat and saw “Cornell” so had to take a photo of it of course.

A view of the beach

Couldn’t resist another view of the beach. We haven’t seen a beach for a long time so it was a great treat.

A River View

A calm river coming into the Atlantic Ocean on the east side of Trinidad.

Crabs Here are Hairy!

Jesse couldn’t believe we had never seen hairy legs on a crab so he had to stop so we could see one. He said they are as common here as maple trees are in Canada.

One of those "post card" views

Another view of the coconut palms on the east side of the island.

The Atlantic Ocean

We haven't seen the ocean for awhile so it was great to see

The Watermelon Vendor

This area is known for growing watermelons. Jesse had to stop so we could try some. We found it a nice break from the fried and spicy foods we had been eating during the day.

Coconut Palms

The east is loaded with coconut palm trees.

Everyone Enjoying Watermelon

Everyone enjoying a great slice of watermelon. We had to eat outside so to keep the van clean. Jesse is very protective of his vehicle which indeed he should be! These were nice and juicy and very refreshing.

A great offering from this vendor

Some of the many wonderful foods we tried were from this vendor. They had a great choice of alloo pie (potato pie), bighannee (made from eggplant), and kitchorie (made from chickpeas). Of course on this trip we tried them all to our delight.

Every food gets extra seasoning here

A close up of the kitchorie which you dip into a spicy sauce for added flavor.

A new way to eat eggplant

The bighannee use eggplant as the base but as most things here they are then deep fried. This was not a day for watching your diet!

The spiral flower

The flora along the roadside was very lush and tropical. The local name for this one is the spiral flower. It was quite prolific in the area.

What type of vine is this?

This heart shaped leaf belongs to the vine of the yam. Who would have guessed?

A nice stop by the beach

We had a nice break at a government run park on the Atlantic side of the island.

One of those photos used on post cards but this is real

Manzanilla Beach is where we stopped for a lunch break, not that we haven’t been eating all day. What a great view of the Atlantic Ocean from here.

A great variety of fillings

Jesse James, our tour guide stopped and bought a sampling of things to try. They included beef, goat, pork, bodie (curried green beans) which you pick up and eat with dough.

21st December 2011

Diana from Cornelis
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Reading the blogs you made.
It is realy good to read your blog. It is sensitive, entertaining and educating. Thanks a lot for your effort. Love from bouth of us Wil and Diana

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