tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-27191457000554802662007-07-14T08:19:00.000-04:002008-01-08T16:14:41.155-04:002008-01-08T16:14:41.155-04:00<div align="center"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img height="300" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w279/cynthiaanelson/Buljol6.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#990000;"><strong>Buljol, a traditional Trinidad &amp; Tobago saltfish dish</strong></span></div><br />For centuries saltfish has been imported to the Caribbean. It is one of those items that's highly sought-after by many home cooks and it is an integral part of Caribbean cuisine. Each household has a favourite way of preparing this cured ingredient. Saltfish is so highly prized and important to us that in some countries, it makes up the national dish, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica">Jamaica</a>, where Ackee &amp; Saltfish is the national dish. <a href="http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_affairs?id=56524585">Click here</a> for more and to find out how some other Caribbean countries cook saltfish.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w279/cynthiaanelson/Sfish15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#990000;"><strong>Saltfish - Cod</strong></span></div><br />Growing up, I never liked saltfish and only started cooking it when I moved to Barbados. For more, <a href="http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_affairs?id=56524585">click here</a> and <a href="http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_affairs?id=56524585">read the column</a>.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w279/cynthiaanelson/Sfish11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />All the recipes are available upon <a href="mailto:tasteslikehome@gmail.com">request</a>. All the dishes here are some of the favourite ways to cook saltfish.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img height="225" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w279/cynthiaanelson/Okra7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#990000;"><strong>Fried (sauteed) Saltfish &amp; Okras</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img height="300" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w279/cynthiaanelson/Fried.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#990000;"><strong>Fried (sauteed) saltfish with onions and tomatoes</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img height="225" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket" src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w279/cynthiaanelson/Combo12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#990000;">Dhal, rice and fried saltfish with okras</span></strong></div>Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.com