Original Flava: Caribbean Recipes from Home

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Think Potato and C hickpea Curry with Roti, Jerk C auliflower Wings, Coconut, Black-Eyed Pea and Sweet Potato Stew, and Plantain Cookies . Rastafari is an expression of unity with all things, and the Ital diet reflects that through a sense of peace and togetherness with the natural world.

All that having been said, if you can look past the new and surprising ingredients -the chapter in breakfast is especially stuffed with them- this is a great book.Jamaican food also has an authentic vegan history with the Rastafarian Ital diet ('Ital' is a natural, unprocessed, plant-based diet used to promote wellness). With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, Bloomsbury Publishing plc for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Welcome to our Caribbean vegan fusion series bringing you Caribbean infusion flavour from around the world. Caribbean food makes for brilliant vegan dishes because it relies on fresh and vibrant fruit and veg from plantain to pineapple. Craig and Shaun charmed cooks everywhere with their essential introduction to home-cooked Caribbean food in Original Flava. The most important thing, we think, is the togetherness food brings - the same happiness we have with our family.A vibrantly designed Caribbean vegan cookbook from the internationally celebrated duo behind Original Flava. I loved all the different curries, was delighted to find a Vegan Jamaican ginger cake recipe and the rum roasted potatoes were a wonder at Christmas. I don’t really understand why the ingredients are listed after the method, either, as it’s a bit weird tbh. This delightful book provides many flavorful vegan recipes to highlight the local ingredients and foods. That one detail is what truly keeps this from being a favourite for me simply because I’m not sure how feasible some of these recipes would be.

While I am no sun-worshipper, I do find the gloomy greyness of a long British winter slightly less than cheering. Essentially Jamaican cooking without salt, meat, or additives, Ital is just as tasty but with the power to promote overall health and wellness. and pepper pot stew (though I had to add some umami stuff for depth of flavour - I think they left that out either cos they're not vegan or they wanted to make the recipes as simple as possible) and my fav recipe for spinner dumplings and the use of plantain is so bloody fun! Beyond the fact I love the base recipe for dumplings and pea stew but also in 3 days I cooked 3 dinners in a row. Other recipes we have tried and liked from this recipe book are; Jerk-spiced Lentil Bolognese (pictured below) Chicken Fried Rice, Da Jerk Burger, and Curry Prawns.There really is much to love here, especially if this is a cuisine you want to try as the recipes look both delicious and accessible and cover a range of scenarios and influences that will make you drool.