Re:Trinidad homemade drink

[Guest guest]

I was intrigued by Maida's experience at the Trinidad restaurant. I did a

search on the homemade drink. I was thinking of making homemade root beer at

some point. Anyway, it appears that in Trinidad, they make drinks from lots of

things like kelp, sorrel, mushrooms, sea moss and mauby tree, which would be my

guess on where Maida's drink came from although I may be wrong. Here's the

link:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en & q=Trinidad+homemade+bark+drink

 

Here's a link to a recipe:

http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d & i= & s=Lifestyles:Food & p=57610

GB

 

RE: spicy or not

 

The other day I ate at a local Trinidadian restaurant. They make roti,

which are like giant burritos, with a spongy bread reminiscent of the

bread in Ethiopian cuisine. (Mine was filled with curried potatoes,

spinach, and channa - a spicy chick pea stew.) I tried their homemade

bark drink. It tasted like a slightly spicy root beer to me. I asked

what kind of tree bark they used and they said they could use any kind

of tree. I would not ordinarily think of this as spicy, but is was

aromatic. I think we are talking about recipes with a bit of a kick

here, not just mildly spicy, right?

 

from Maida

 

 

 

 

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