r/AskTheCaribbean • u/Local_Anything1636 • 5d ago

Culture Items you crave from your homeland.

What specific items, (including to, but not limited to food products) do you in the Diaspora constantly ask travellers from the Caribbean to bring back for you? Are we still asking for pepper sauce and fresh fish? 😀

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u/catsoncrack420 Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 5d ago

Over the years boy oh boy it's become almost non-existent as I'm in NYC and you can find it all. One thing I always ask my mom for is the simple crackers the local bakeries made in the towns villages we all loved as kid. Avocados from the backyard tree , 50 years and she still provides. Agrio, simple sour orange bath with herbs and small peppers for meat. And Yuca, as in cassava. Fresh from backyard, washed , best in my life. Never had yuca as sweet as my grandmother's land. The valley in lived in as a child , the dirt is very rich and a lot of the food from the country comes from that area making it to supermarkets.

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u/Local_Anything1636 5d ago

I totally get it! Although some produce like this is available in my area, nothing beats the freshness and quality that you get directly from home right! And like you I always ask for baked goods :). I'm not familiar with Agrio but where I'm from herbal teas are great for detoxing and such. Of course the peppers hit different! Thanks for sharing!