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Dockers Crew chef cooks up a storm at Iron Pot Curry Duck Cookout in south Trinidad. A young lady at the event enjoys the delicious “curry duck” that Trinbagonians can’t resist. The curried duck is usually full of salty and spicy flavours that make eaters crave for more. “Curry duck” …

“Hurry, hurry, come for curry,” said calypsonians Dave “Booker” Martin and Byron Lee and The Dragonaires in their old school hits. Every Divali, the lines at roti shops overflow onto the pavements of Trinidad and Tobago. At Hosein’s Roti Shop on Independence Square in Port of Spain you can see …

Annisa Phillip documents her intimate and often humorous attempt to master the art of making roti, a staple of Trinidadian cuisine that demands both skill and patience. This first-person narrative explores the transition from being a consumer of this beloved dish to attempting the complex physical process of kneading, resting, …