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Easter in Trinidad
For many Christians around the world, Lent is a special time of fasting, repentance, sacrifice and prayer. This special time beings on Ash Wednesday, and lasts for 40 days (not including Sundays). Quality time is spent reflecting on the life and death of Jesus in order to prepare for the celebration of Easter. In Trinidad, [...]
Seasons Greetings
Christmas is a very social time in Trinidad and Tobago with most people having parties. Both children and adults go from house to house between neighbors and relatives for food and drink.The radio stations play Trinidadian Christmas carols and songs as well as traditional and contemporary carols from the USA. A special Trinidadian music, Parang, [...]
Happy Diwali 2014 From MyTriniGrocery
Today is a festive day for Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated annually among Hindus the world over. The occasion known as Diwali (Diwali or Deepvali) is the Festival of Lights, that purports a spiritual symbolic victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, hope over despair, and good over evil. The occasion is celebrated with the lighting of diyas, [...]
Trinidad and Tobago's Independence Day
As we approach the 52nd Independence Day, we wish all the people of Trinidad and Tobago a safe and joyous time with family and loved ones. When Trinidad was explored by Columbus in 1498, it was inhabited by the Arawaks;Carib Indians inhabited Tobago.Trinidad remained in Spanish possession, despite raids by other European nations, until it was [...]
Cook Something Special This Father's Day
One of the traditional pairings in Trinidadian cooking, this is a satisfying meal by itself, and goes well with stewed chicken or fish. Callaloo may be served as a soup, or thicker, as a vegetable paste.Callaloo has also taken on meanings beyond the culinary; a callaloo is a melange, a mix up, a potpourri, but [...]
An Easter To Remember
For many of us here in the United States, with a Caribbean heritage. Easter weekend means families traveling across state to be with their loved ones and experience a variety of traditional homemade dishes including coconut sweet bread, hot cross buns, christmas style ham not to mention the occasional pastelle.Somehow, the unified cooking forces amongst [...]