Friday, March 14, 2008

Living of the land-Grenada style


We're freshly back from our trip to the Grenadines, we were conducted some overseas farming research. (Hopefully this makes the trip tax deductible?). We were able to readily identify three fairly common food sources that don't require a trip to the grocery store.

Goats: There seem to be a lot of pet goats in the caribbean. In a weird coincidence, there is also a lot of goat rotis and curries on local menus. As you can see, the locals pick up their sheparding skills at an early age. (Why there weren't more chickens on the islands I don't know.)

Fish: This tuna was caught while under sail. He was turned into tuna steaks (enough for the six of us), some sushi for those brave enough to try, bait for the next fish, and the tail section was used by a local to make fish soup for his family.

Coconuts: There is some debate whether fresh coconut milk is worth the effort and injury risk of acquisition. Fortunately, we brought this one willing tree climber to help hook us up with fresh coconuts.

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