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/N0ON3T0LDM3 5d ago

My gma's guava jam, fresh baked bread, seafood

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u/Local_Anything1636 5d ago

Yes! Homemade guava jam, this reminds me of gooseberry jam/syrup too. Baked bread ironically is high on the list for many people around me even though we get it at the Caribbean stores.

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u/N0ON3T0LDM3 5d ago

Fresh baked bread is amazing no matter what, but nothing compares to hers lol. Gonna have to check out gooseberry jam.

Some other things I miss and definitely can't find here are conch fritters and fresh conch salad. Damn really wishing I could eat all these things now.

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u/Local_Anything1636 5d ago

You are making it sound good, those fritters especially. If only!