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Senegalese pastels: flavorful, playful and delightful

June 3, 2012 by Tropical Foodies

Name: Beef Pastels
Eaten in: Senegal/West Africa
Foodie: Linda

 This dish’s name suggests a tame, inoffensive snack when pastels are the exact opposite: a fiery mix of flavors which commands the eater’s attention. The dough is different… 

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Filed Under: Beef Tagged With: Appetizer, Beef, Senegal, West Africa

Coconut-breaded shrimps: easiest yet most elegant appetizers

May 27, 2012 by Tropical Foodies

Name: Coconut-breaded Shrimps
Foodie: Gen

I have no particular background story to tell you here. It was one of those Saturday afternoons, I was craving for a finger food kind of meal and I had just bought decent size frozen shrimps (supposedly jumbo ones). The first thing I saw when opening my food pantry was a pack of unsweetened, fine shredded coconut so I figured: why not bread those shrimps with coconut?

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Filed Under: Coconut, Lactose free / Casein free Tagged With: Appetizer, Caribbean, Coconut, Gluten-free, Lactose free / Casein free, Pepper, Shrimps, Turmeric

Mousse au chocolat (Julia Child’s chocolate mousse)

May 20, 2012 by Tropical Foodies

 Name:  Mousse au chocolat
Foodie: Linda
Eaten in:  Everywhere

When we were asked to be part of the JC100 challenge, my immediate reaction was: did Julia Child use any tropical ingredients in her recipe? Sure thing, cocoa, chocolate saved the day. … 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chocolate, chocolate, Dessert, JC100

Jamaican beef patties, a piece of sunshine in your plate

May 15, 2012 by Tropical Foodies

 Name: Jamaican beef patties
Eaten in : Jamaica
Foodie: Elodie

Every time I mentioned to somebody that I was about to make Jamaican beef patties, the answer was “oooh!!”, and rightly so. The patties were a flaky goodness. The turmeric gives them their yellow color, and on top of that,… 

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Filed Under: Beef Tagged With: Beef, easy, Jamaican, Turmeric

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