Author

Ramin Ganeshram

Ramin Ganeshram is author of Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad & Tobago(Hippocrene Books, 2010).

Articles by this author

Cracking Coconut's History
Food
Ocean currents and maritime traders first brought coconuts to nearly every tropical coast. Now global food producers are bringing them to nearly every grocery shelf. Heritage cuisine, health fad or a little of both? Five recipes from five lands can help you decide.

Tasting Trinidad
Food
Start with one verdant Caribbean island; add the foodways of three colonial powers to those of slaves and workers from three continents; mix for five centuries; spice periodically with new arrivals, many from the Middle East.