Trinidadian Food

They have a very big Caribbean community in the South Florida region. For lunch, I had Trinidadian food and it is the closest to Mauritian food I've ever had in the US (Dal Puri (exactly same as in Mauritius) & Curry) and the people eating there looked so much like Mauritians (difficult to explain.. but when I see Indians, I know they're not mauritians, but I'll know Mauritian Indians by their faces.. I had that same recognitive feeling for the indian-trinidadian that were also eating there - same goes for people from Fiji, Guyana or Suriname), like lost cousins whose ancestors took the other boats rather than the boats to Mauritius :) Actually the book by Amitava Ghosh - A sea of poppies talks a little bit about how the people went off from India to these different countries.

The Dal puri tasted the same as in Mauritius, but rather than single rotis, they make a huge roti and wrap the curry and all inside it. The dal puri was very filling with lots of crushed split pea inside and very hearthy.

Also, I had a Carrib Shandy, which is a mixture of beer and some fruit soda. It's not a speciality made drink as in most bars, but just sold in bottles like regular beers. It was delicious and enjoyed it with my goat curry and dal puri !

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