1. Caribbean Cuisine By: Hanna Dittrich Giavanna Lombardo Kalyn McDaniel Jordan Fink

2. The Caribbean 1,063,00 sq miles Aruba, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Bahamas 2% of the islands are inhabited

3. Climate Only 2 seasons Dry and Wet Dec-May: hot and dusty June-Nov: hurricanes

4. Caribbean Culture Artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political and social elements British, Spanish, and French influence Symbols: Parrot, Palm, and Shell

5. Celebrations Carnival Celebration of life Main festival for locals & tourists Dominican Republic, Antigua, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Barbados

6. Origin of Caribbean cooking

7. Cooking Techniques Blaff Rundown Rundown Jerk Callaloo

8. Caribbean Food Groups

9. Staples

10. Spices Scotch bonnet Annatto, curry, pimento, cinnamon & ginger

11. History of Caribbean Cuisine Diversity Spain West Africa England Portugal France China “Out of many, we are one”

12. 16 th Century Spanish Influences Fruits Vegetables African Influences The Americas’ Influences West African Cooking Techniques

13. 17 th & 18 th Century British Influences Jamaican Patty Chinese Influences Rice Mustard Chili Peppers East Indian Influences Curry

14. Animals for Food Production Chickens Fish Cows Pigs Goats