From the Pot

Doubles

The Trini breakfast that built a nation. Soft turmeric bara filled with curried channa, finished with shado beni chutney and a slap of pepper.

Prep: 30 min Cook: 45 min Serves: 10 doubles

Slow-braised oxtail with butter beans, served over rice and peas. Sunday dinner from any Jamaican kitchen …

Guyana's national Christmas dish. Slow-cooked meat in cassareep, cinnamon, and clove. The pot keeps for weeks …

The Bajan national dish. Cornmeal and okra cou-cou, topped with steamed flying fish in tomato gravy.

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