Caribe: A Caribbean Cookbook with History - Hardcover

by Keshia Sakarah (Author)

An incredible journey through the social and culinary history of the Caribbean, with recipes from every nation.

Caribe is the first cookbook to explore Caribbean food culture of the entire region: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Petite Martinique and the Carriacou, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The French Caribbean, The Dutch West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago. Through years-long research including collaborations with historians and extensive travel to the islands, food writer and chef Keshia Sakarah explores the complicated and varied stories of each nation through its beloved dishes, addressing difficult truths while at the same time creating a joyful collection of the most celebrated recipes in the region to pay homage to those who created them, from Haitian Independence - Soup Joumou and Dominican Saltfish Accra Fritters, to Guyanese Pepperpot and Montserratian Fish Broth, passed on through generations.

Including stunning location photography, essays and recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between, Caribe is the ultimate tome of Caribbean cooking.

Praise for Caribe:

'In Caribe, Sakarah has lovingly created a book to cook from, to learn from, and to savour.' -DR JESSICA B. HARRIS, historian and author of High on the Hog (now a Netflix docuseries)

'A rich and traversal tapestry of food, culture, a people, and their past. Caribe is remarkable. Keshia Sakarah isn't just a chef, she's an archivist.' - CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, showrunner and author of Queenie

'An instant classic; a rich deep dive into the history of food across the Caribbean islands with beautiful, transportive photography and mouth watering recipes.' - IXTA BELFRAGE, chef and author of MEZCLA

Author Biography

Keshia Sakarah is a food writer, recipe creator and previous chef/owner of Caribe' - Caribbean Eating in Brixton. Raised in Leicester, she is a second-generation Caribbean, of Montserratian and Barbudan heritage. Growing up especially close with her grandparents and the small tight knit Caribbean community in Leicester, she developed her love of cooking from a very young age. Named as one of 100 influential women in food by CODE in 2021 and 2022, Keshia has contributed recipes to various publications including Waitrose Weekend, Guardian Feast, BBC Good Food, and even the CBeebies series, Jojo and Gran Gran. She has featured on BBC Radio Two's Woman's Hour and World Service and has also been filmed for BBC Good Food, Tastemade and Twisted, and appeared on Masterchef: The Professionals in December 2021 and 2022.