When
I grew up in The Commonwealth of Dominica, coconut foods were some of
my favorite foods.
Roasted
coconut with the fresh butter loaves were irresistible. Copra, the
coconut fruit that forms when the coconut dries inside its shell is
oh so delicious. What a goodness gracious smell it gives.
Have
you heard of coconut tablèt?
I lived for it. My friends and I had to find a way to get some
pennies to buy those sweet coconut treats on our way back or our
school day was not complete. Why? “Some
were finely grated, light and fluffy; others were thinly sliced,
compact and sticky. The stickier they were, the sweeter, and the
sweeter they were, the better.” (The
Talking Palm
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)
The
vendors made it so easy to tempt our little noses and inquisitive
eyes. They kept those lick-your-finger sweets right where we could
see them as we walked to and from school. Of course, tablèt
addicts like me knew which gates to peek over and which windows to
focus our envious attentions before we got through the doors.
Let's
not forget the delectable coconut jelly swimming inside its own water
in a green coconut. On a hot day, that jelly brings cool relief to a
thirsty tongue.
Did
i introduce you to sanngkotj,
that
out-of-this
universe
gravy my mother used to make with stewed meat and coconut milk? How
did I delve into that rich goodness? With fingers of course. Five
fingers. Shhh.
Before
I send you on a coconut rampage, I must remind you of coconut ice
cream. Have you tried it? Do.
Try
something coconut. Let me know what you think.
Coconuts. Sheryl's favorite food in The
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