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Encyclopedia > Cuisine of the Caribbean

Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of Spanish cuisine, French cuisine, and African cuisine. These traditions were brought from the many homelands of this region's population. In addition, the population has created from this vast wealth of tradition many styles that are unique to the region. Spanish cuisine is made of very different kinds of dishes due to the differences in geography, culture and climate. ... French cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity. ... Sample food of Zimbabwe African Cuisines reflect indigenous traditions, as well as influences from Arabs, Europeans, and Asians. ...


A typical dish and one increasingly common outside of the area is "jerk" seasoned meats, commonly chicken. It is a unique, spicy flavor, remeniscient of Louisiana creole cooking, but still quite distinct from it. Louisiana is a southern state of the United States of America. ... The term Creole is used with different meanings in different contexts, which can generate confusion. ...


Perhaps unique in Key West, Florida is the conch fritter. The meat from the conch shell, a type of mollusk is chopped and mixed with a spiced breading and deep fried. Also seen are alligator fritters, prepared similarly. Map of Key West Key West is a city located in Monroe County, Florida. ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... This article refers to the large reptile. ...


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Caribbean cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (193 words)
Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of Spanish, French, African, Amerindian and Indian cuisine.
Curried goat and chicken are eaten throughout the Anglophone Caribbean islands, penetrating much farther into the Caribbean than have the Indians who introduced them to the region over 150 years ago.
Callaloo is a soup-like dish widely distributed in the Caribbean, with a distinctively mixed African and indigenous character.
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