People with non British heritage, a question...

newleaf

Please would you give us your recipes for all these interesting sounding dishes? I'm always keen to try something new. Pyrohy sounds good for starters, and I would love some caribbean recipes.

Rikki

Why not sit down with your Gran and as her for her recipes. Write them down and keep them safe for you and yours.

bajangal

Rikki wrote: »

Why not sit down with your Gran and as her for her recipes. Write them down and keep them safe for you and yours.

That may be easier said than done!!! Old West Indians don 't measure ingredients. They "judge" everything...you put in a bit...taste a bit...if needed, put in a bit more...if it's too watery or too dry, add a bit more....and so it goes. My food never tastes the same as my mum's or my gran's. No matter how many times I make it.

urg123

This is something I should do = my gran is famous for her pickles etc and nothing is written down. My other gran does lovely every day food.

Sit down with your grandma and write down the recipes - write down the stories that go with them too. I like the idea of a recipe once a week.

I am getting married next year and keep thinking about all the things I rebelled against when I was younger and now I go back to my roots for so many things. I could kick myself!!

Good luck and keep us up to date about what you have learned!


urg x x

bajangal

Guapa1 wrote: »

@BajanGal
Oooh, I'm an adopted Bim girl. My friend says that I'm the only non Bajan she knows that like Mauby!

I am a born and bred BIM girl. That is unusual for you to like mauby because only Bajans seem to like - not even my kids, who are British born, will drink it. Here's to you!! :beer:

Rikki

bajangal wrote: »

That may be easier said than done!!! Old West Indians don 't measure ingredients. They "judge" everything...you put in a bit...taste a bit...if needed, put in a bit more...if it's too watery or too dry, add a bit more....and so it goes. My food never tastes the same as my mum's or my gran's. No matter how many times I make it.

True.........I cook by eye for a lot of my recipes.

If they can get an idea of all the basic ingredients it will be a starting point. Also names of the dishes she makes so they can be researched.

Valli

This is going to be a thread worth watching for the recipes...
please excuse my ignorance but whats a BIM?
(I am thinking Carribean with the rice and peas but after that...)
And what's mauby?

Rikki

Valli wrote: »

This is going to be a thread worth watching for the recipes...
please excuse my ignorance but whats a BIM?
(I am thinking Carribean with the rice and peas but after that...)
And what's mauby?

Mauby ................

bajangal

Valli wrote: »

This is going to be a thread worth watching for the recipes...
please excuse my ignorance but whats a BIM?
(I am thinking Carribean with the rice and peas but after that...)
And what's mauby?

Hi Valli : This was a bit of banter between me and Guapa1!!
Bim or Bimshire is a dialect term for Barbados and people from that island, as well as Bajan. Mauby is made from a specific tree bark (buckthorn). It is boiled and then sweetened with sugar and flavourings. It is bitter, so no matter how much sugar you put in, it still has a bitter after taste. That is why it is an acquired taste. Nowadays you can buy it as a syrup. So you just add water.

Guapa1

@Chopperharris, stovies sound delicious, I'd love to try that. Good on you for finding a veggie version, it must be true love!

@ radiosupply, I'd love the recipe for Pyrohy. It sounds delicious!

@Newleaf, is there anything particular you'd like? As Bajangal said there won't be any measurements though.

The thing is some of the things she does is so easy. For example, when she roasts chicken, she'll use salt and white pepper, garlic and onion. She'll also make up some sage and onion stuffing and rub it into the chicken and leave it over night.

The next day, she'll scrape it all off and put it on gas mark 2 and slow cook it. Basting it every so often. Somehow though, mine never comes out the same!

@Rikki and Urg, that sound nice, especially with the stories, I recently made my sister a book when she turned 18 called 'what I wish I knew at 18'. I put some everyday recipes in there, but it would be nice to have a bigger for my kids (if I ever have them!)