Synopses & Reviews
Here is your passport to a world of distinctive, unforgettable food—125 delicious, authentic vegan recipes that showcase flavors and ingredients from across the Caribbean islands
If “Caribbean cuisine” makes you think of pineapples and coconuts, youre missing out. The Caribbean islands are home to a rich cooking tradition that combines African, French, Spanish, British, Asian, and Indian influences, adds an unmistakable local flair . . . and tastes like paradise. A real secret is in the herbs and spices—with the right uncooked sauce, cooked sauce, or “wet seasoning” blend, you can transform everyday ingredients into Caribbean delights.
Caribbean Vegan will spice up your vegan diet like no other cookbook. Popular blogger Taymer Mason serves up 125 completely vegan recipes—for breakfast dishes, appetizers, entrées, sides, soups, desserts, and drinks that are anything but bland. Sample the local flavors of Barbados, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Grenada, and the French West Indies with:
- Saint Lucian Bakes
- Eggplant and Seaweed Accras
- Bajan Soup with Dumplings
- Rummy Rum and Raisin Ice Cream . . . and much more!
Enticing color photos and Island Tips explain the key ingredients, equipment, and techniques of Caribbean cuisine—so whatever your previous familiarity with Caribbean food, youll be cooking like an islander in no time.
Synopsis
There's far more to Caribbean cooking than coconuts and mangoes Eggplant Choka, Creole Ratatouille, and Split Pea Dahl, for starters. Drawing on generations of family tradition, author Taymer Mason serves up over 125 recipes that capture the local flavors of Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, and more with appetizers, entrees, breads, drinks, and ice cream that are anything but bland. Unfamiliar with cassava? Unsure how to cook with those extremely hot peppers? You wont be for long. Drawings, sidebars, and enticing color photos make this the perfect introduction to Caribbean cuisine. Here is unforgettable food that takes you island hopping in your own dining room. Caribbean Vegan is more than just a cookbook it's a treasure trove of hearty, spicy, and tropical meals from the Caribbean.
About the Author
Taymer Mason grew up in a family of cooks who taught her to make--and love!--traditional Caribbean cuisine. She went vegan in 2006 while an undergraduate at the University of the West Indies and discovered that, far from being limiting, it was an exciting new way to cook her old favorites. Now she writes the popular cooking blog Vegan in the Sun. She lives with her husband and their cat in the French West Indies, but she appreciates the unique culture and cuisine of all the islands--and especially of her birthplace, Barbados.