We know that raisins are obtained by drying grapes. They are delicious as is and taste great when you add them to your favourite foods. They are one of the principle ingredients in the local favourites Coconut Sweetbread and Coconut Drops. Also, they are very good for you with numerous …
Read More »Zebapique a bitter leaf and ultimate remedy
By Jamie Gangoo, author. “The leaves of the zebapique are either soaked in rum or boiled in water and allowed to cool before being drunk. A little salt can be taken after to kill the bitter taste.” Drinking zebapique with a twisted face In my father’s bar, among the White …
Read More »Malaria is here, mosquitoes must go
Thirteen cases of Malaria have been reported during the first months of 2018 in Trinidad and Tobago. The country was declared free of Malaria in 1965. Symptoms of Malaria are an intermittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite which invades the red blood cells and is transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Once the parasites …
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