Cuisine of Saint Helena
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The island of Saint Helena has been influenced by several European powers, by the inhabitants, (especially enslaved people) and the ships passing through, during its history. This has affected the cuisine of Saint Helena, which now has a vibrant and international cuisine variety.
Popular dishes
[edit]Popular dishes on the island include traditional British Sunday roast, curry and rice,[1] black pudding, pumpkin stew, spicy fishcakes and Plo.[2] Fish is a staple foods, along with rice, and spices are added to make a wide variety of dishes similar to those found in Caribbean cuisine.
Fishcakes[3] are made from a mixture of spices, herbs, mashed potato and fresh fish like tuna and are shallow-fried until golden brown. Plo[2] is a versatile one-pot dish made by combining a spiced curried rice with meat or fish; it can also be made without curry and just vegetables (known locally as "white Plo"). Coconut fingers[4] are long, finger-shaped Madeira cakes dipped in pink icing and rolled in coconut. Pumpkin pudding[5] is a dish of baked pumpkin, dried fruit, flour, eggs and nutmeg. Pumpkin pudding[5] and coconut fingers[4] are popular desserts.
References
[edit]- ^ "Curry & Rice Recipe - The Saint Cooks". The Saint Cooks. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ a b "Plo recipe - The Saint Cooks". The Saint Cooks. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Fishcake recipe - The Saint Cooks". The Saint Cooks. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ a b "Coconut Fingers Recipe - The Saint Cooks". The Saint Cooks. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ a b "Pumpkin Pudding recipe - The Saint Cooks". The Saint Cooks. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
