Today I am sharing a delicious recipe from the Caribbean Islands of Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad is more populous Island of the two. It is the southern most island of the Caribbean. It is a multi cultural society and multi racial society. Trinidadians accompany their meals with various condiments and these include pepper sauces, chutneys and pickles and are often homemade. Guava Chow (Street snack) is another popular street food from this region. It is insanely delicious .
What is Caribbean cuisine?
Caribbean  cuisine is a fusion of  African, Creole, Cajun, Amerindian, European, Latin American, Indian/South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Chinese. They prefer to have spicy condiments as sauces and chutney that are mostly home made.Ingredients that are common in most islands’ dishes areÂ
rice
 plantains
 beans
cassavaÂ
culantro,Â
bell peppersÂ
chickpeas
tomatoesÂ
sweet potatoes
 coconut,
Varieties of Meat
Fruits locally available
Recipe for Guava Chow (Street Snack):
Ingredients:
1 Large Guava ( Not so ripe, it should be crisp)
1/2 Cup Chopped Cilantro
2 Tsp Lime Juice
1 Habanero Pepper
2 Garlic Cloves
Salt to taste
Method:
Chop the guava into big chunks and place them in a bowl.
Using a mortar and pestle pound the garlic ,pepper and cilantro nicely.
Add this mixture to the guavas along with salt and lime juice.
The flavors ,heat ,tartness should balance well.
Serve as a snack or with drinks . Goes well with Alcoholic beverages.
Notes:
Normally Culantro or Shado beni is used in this dish. As i cannot find it here i have just used Cilantro. Shado beni has instense flavor compared to Cilantro.
You can use unripe green Apples, Cucumber, Peaches, Mango Pineapple, Mandarin Orange wedges ,Golden apples etc..
I have used seedless guavas that is nice and crisp.
Garlic and cilantro adds a nice flavor to this dish
Seriously, while I was reading the recipe, my mouth was literally watering. I’m a big fan of guava with chilli and salt so am now impatient to try out this recipe. Only snag is that I have to wait for guava season.
Interesting snack from Guava. Looks yummy and it’s nice to know about different cuisine and popular recipes. It’s a nice twist to the Guava. I Will definitely adding it to my list.
I love guava so much, this Caribbean cuisine style street food looks and sounds really amazing. I loved the idea of using cloves, pepper and coriander into this very interesting dish. This must be so flavorful, loved it. Will try next season.
I love mango chow and chayote chow but never had it before with guava. I’m definitely trying this soon. Thanks for the great idea!
Seriously, while I was reading the recipe, my mouth was literally watering. I’m a big fan of guava with chilli and salt so am now impatient to try out this recipe. Only snag is that I have to wait for guava season.
What a healthy street food with less ingredients. I loved guava with chilli powder & salt. I get lot of guavas now. Will definitely try this out soon.
Interesting snack from Guava. Looks yummy and it’s nice to know about different cuisine and popular recipes. It’s a nice twist to the Guava. I Will definitely adding it to my list.
Totally a different type of street food and most importantly it is healthy food. This recipe doesn’t have a long list of ingredients…
Sounds so delicious, I will make this one when I get guava. Loved this recipe.
I have a guava tree in my home and next season I will definitely try it
I love guava so much, this Caribbean cuisine style street food looks and sounds really amazing. I loved the idea of using cloves, pepper and coriander into this very interesting dish. This must be so flavorful, loved it. Will try next season.