Guyanese Online
By Dmitri Allicock
Most Guyanese know but no songs are sung
That convey the taste of home like the tongue
Pepperpot and bread, our salt- fish & fry bake
That special taste of Christmas with black cake
Seven curry with fresh roti rolled flat with a pin
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Fort Langley Douglas Day Celebrations on Saturday, 19 November 2011“The Caribbean comes to British Columbia”… at Fort Langley National Historic Site.
The event was presented by Fort Langley Legacy Foundation, and the Guyanese Canadian Cultural Association of B.C. from 12:00 to 15:00 hours at the Historic Site Fort Langley at 23433 Mavis Avenue. Parks Canada manages Fort Langley and aided in a successful Douglas Day.
Douglas Day this year was when the Caribbean came to British Columbia as advertised – There was great weather and a colourful ceremony with a short parade from the Community Centre to the Fort – Tropitonics steelband played in an enclosed tent at the Fort. There were ethnic foods, flags, cultural dancing, and a reenactment of the proclamation of British Columbia. More info on British Guiana born James Douglas, BC’s first Governor, are in attachments at the end of this post.
The event was featured on Canada’s CBC News – view here Continue reading
Tastes Like Home – My Caribbean Cookbook is more than just a book of recipes.
The book “Tastes like Home” is a conversation about food and how it connects and forms part of the Caribbean identity.
The book is divided into two sections – a memoir section and a recipe section.
Cynthia shares personal memories and helps us to understand Caribbean food and lifestyle. Some of the memories focus upon food, some on events or special festivals, while others are recollections of life in the Caribbean.
In the recipe section, readers are treated to step-by-step guides on how to make Caribbean dishes like roti, the perfect baked ham, Dhal-puri, Christmas cake and coconut drops, just to name a few.
You can read more about the book on Cynthia’a Blog.
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The book is also available at major bookstores in the Caribbean and elsewhere.
Cynthia Blog: www.tasteslikehome.org
Guyanese reminisce about Christmas celebrations – By Tangerine Clarke
Guyanese reminisce about Christmas celebrations
Loraine, a Guyanese-born, Christmas enthusiast who spends many hours decorating every corner of her Brooklyn house, reflected on the meaning of Christmas, saying, “Jesus is the reason for the season, and then there is the joy and thankfulness in seeing my home decorated with flowers, fairy lights, ceiling ornaments, and to top that off, welcoming family, for sharing and caring.”
Guyanese never gets tired of doing the same things every year for Christmas; they feast on black ‘rum’ cake, sponge cake, garlic pork, ginger beer, pickled vegetables, Pepperpot with bread and Guyana’s classic, XM Rum. Continue reading →
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