Author: Franka Philip

Embark, Culture, Food and Cuisine

The truth about superfoods — Caribbean ones | Cookup

There was a time about a decade ago when you couldn’t escape from headlines like “Superfoods everyone should live by”, “Top ten...

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Embark, Food and Cuisine, Trinidad and Tobago

The chocolate revolution in Trinidad & Tobago | Cookup

I used to boast to my foodie friends in London that posh chocolates like Green & Black’s and Valhrona Gran Couva were made with...

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Embark, Culture, Food and Cuisine

A compendium of curry | Cookup

One of my most mind-blowing food experiences ever was years ago at an Indian restaurant in Southall, West London. It was the first time I...

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Embark, Culture, Food and Cuisine

Fresh from the farm

When you’ve bought vegetables, meat, or eggs directly from farmers who grow the produce, there’s a special sense of satisfaction,...

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Embark, Business, Festivals and Events

Eventful times

Few things have a hold on the Trinidadian — and, dare I say, the Caribbean — imagination like Carnival. For people playing mas, the...

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Embark, Food and Cuisine, Trinidad and Tobago

Life is sweet

For most Caribbean people, honey is something you buy in the market or along a country road from a vendor who pitched up a little table in...

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Embark, Food and Cuisine, Trinidad and Tobago

Jeremy Tilokee: raw passion

I have many Caribbean friends who used to vigorously resist the idea of raw seafood. “I eh eating dat!” But after some coaxing, and a...

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Embark, Culture, Food and Cuisine, United States, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean cooking for the future

I was having a conversation with a chef about home baking, and just as we reached the part about the amazing smell that fills the house,...

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