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The Caribbean

Islands that exported more music per head than anywhere on earth.

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Dishes 428Ingredients 47Baking 22Preserving & fermentation 22Technique 104Equipment 2Drinks 40Restaurants 10Street food 43Traditions 19Food history 135
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Food history 510Cooking 130The food industry 100Fermentation 97Street food 81Colonialism 58Spices 57Agriculture 32All 121 topics →
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9:03

Jerk (cooking)

Jerk is not fusion—it’s continuity: a 500-year-old Taíno technique, unbroken, unbranded, and still burning.
9:25

Callaloo

Callaloo isn’t one dish—it’s a disagreement in a pot.
11:15

Cuban sandwich

The Cuban sandwich isn’t Cuban—it’s a Florida border dispute made edible.
8:54

Rice and peas

Rice and peas is not heritage—it's a colonial ledger written in coconut milk and pigeon peas.