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Tasting the
T
here are lots of ways to experience the Bahamas, but none is more delicious than digging into the islands' regional cuisine.
You'll find influences from all over Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and North America in Bahamian food - think fiery
local peppers, heady aromatics and sweet spices. However, most dishes have their roots in the southern U.S., England
and West Africa. "Our history is reflected in our cuisine," says Nassau native Anna Bancroft, marketing and
sales manager with the food tour and cooking class company, Tru Bahamian Food Tours. "The colonists came
from England in the 17th century; American loyalists arrived about 100 years later. Both groups brought slaves
and liberated Africans with them. Flavors from those three groups have evolved into our go-to dishes."
WHAT TO EAT
The Bahamas' national food is conch, and it's eaten in a
variety of ways: breaded and deep fried (called "cracked");
stewed or in a chowder; diced into conch fritters or as conch
salad, a concoction of raw chopped conch, tomatoes, onion,
green pepper and hot pepper, all dressed with citrus juice and
salt. Bahamians are also adept at creating soups and stews with
goat, fish or chicken, all made with a punchy
seasoning blend of tomatoes,
onions, goat peppers (similar
to the fiery Scotch bonnet) and green pepper. A variation is
souse, a clear-broth chicken or sheep-tongue soup fragrant
with bay leaves and allspice and zesty with lime juice.
You'll also find all matter of seafood, too, that's been grilled,
baked, steamed, broiled and fried. Snapper, wahoo, hogfish and
mahi mahi are available year round; the season for Nassau grouper
runs March through November and crawfish - the Bahamian
name for local spiny lobster - is from August through April.
Dull-sounding "boiled fish," is actually a fragrantly comforting
blend of fresh white fish, celery,
onions, potatoes, cloves,
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AAA Traveler - Winter 2018
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Contents
Departures
Because Someday
The "I"s Have It
Trip Notes
Tasting the Bahamas
Navigator
Agent Spotlight
Europe’s Majestic Rhine
Your Story
Alaska by Land and Sea
Four Parks, Four Ways
Beers and Blossoms
Cities We Love
Postcards
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AAA Traveler - Winter 2018 - Contents
AAA Traveler - Winter 2018 - Departures
AAA Traveler - Winter 2018 - Because Someday
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AAA Traveler - Winter 2018 - 7
AAA Traveler - Winter 2018 - The "I"s Have It
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AAA Traveler - Winter 2018 - Trip Notes
AAA Traveler - Winter 2018 - Tasting the Bahamas
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