Food and Cuisine

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Hungry yet? | Did you even know

Consider yourself a true foodie? How much do you know about Caribbean culinary traditions? Let our trivia column put you to the test

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Need to know | Event calendar (Nov/Dec 2021)

Essential info to help you make the most of November and December — even in the middle of a pandemic

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Immerse, Food and Cuisine, Science

Natural healing | Discover

For generations, Caribbean people have used local plants — leaves, seeds, roots, and more — for medicine. But scientific research into these folk remedies has lagged behind. At the University of the West Indies campus in Mona, Jamaica, the pioneering Natural Products Institute is working to change that, Erline Andrews learns

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Community, Culture, Travel, Food and Cuisine, Lifestyle, St. Lucia, News & Online Exclusives

Contemplating St Lucian Cocoa

To drink St Lucia’s thick, fragrant and famous cocoa tea for the first time is to discover something a little strange and absolutely...

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Embark, Food and Cuisine

A Christmas diary | Cookup Classic

Christmas presents can be a problem — but perhaps the solution is in your very own kitchen, Anu Lakhan discovers. This piece was originally published in Issue 70 (November/December 2004)

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Embark, Food and Cuisine

Cooking alone together | Cookup

Meals are an age-old way to bring people together, writes Franka Philip. But in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, with so many foodies quarantined or practicing social isolation, social media has become even more important as a way to share recipes, ideas, and a sense of community

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Engage, Food and Cuisine, Trinidad and Tobago

Time to Grow | Green

In recent years, a handful of NGOs in Trinidad and Tobago have worked to set up community-based agriculture initiatives, both to provide healthier food options and to make local communities more self-sufficient. It’s a movement that has become even more relevant in the time of COVID-19, writes Nazma Muller, as food security becomes crucial

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