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Corn Soup

Name: Corn Soup
Cuisine: Trinidadian
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh corn kernels; 1 cup split peas; 1 cup, diced pumpkin; 2 whole chili peppers; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme; 3 cloves garlic; 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper; 1 cup flour (for dumplings); as needed water; to taste salt

Corn Soup is a hearty and flavorful Trinidadian street food often enjoyed at night. It is a thick, spiced soup made with fresh corn, split peas, and dumplings, reflecting the island's blend of African and Indian culinary influences.

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Afro Trinidadian50%

Indian40%

European10%

Ingredients

fresh corn kernels
3 cups
split peas
1 cup
pumpkin
1 cup, diced
chili peppers
2 whole
fresh thyme
1 teaspoon
garlic
3 cloves
scotch bonnet pepper
1 whole
flour (for dumplings)
1 cup
water
as needed
salt
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Corn Soup originated in Trinidad as a comforting and filling dish sold by street vendors, combining indigenous ingredients with culinary techniques brought by African and Indian indentured laborers.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Afro Trinidadian50%

ingredients+techniques

Indian40%

ingredients+techniques

European10%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

boiling simmering soaking dough making

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