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Souse

Name: Souse
Cuisine: Trinidadian
Ingredients: 2 lbs pig's feet; 1 cup lime juice; 1 medium, sliced cucumber; 2, chopped scotch bonnet peppers; 1 medium, sliced onion; 3 cloves, minced garlic; 1 tbsp fresh thyme; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

Souse is a tangy and spicy pickled meat dish commonly found in Trinidadian cuisine. Typically made with pig's feet, chicken feet, or other cuts, it is flavored with lime juice, cucumbers, peppers, and herbs, making it a refreshing and flavorful dish often served as a snack or light meal.

9 ingredients

tangyspicyherbaceoussavoryrefreshing

Culinary DNA Preview

African50%

European30%

Indigenous20%

Ingredients

pig's feet
2 lbs
lime juice
1 cup
cucumber
1 medium, sliced
scotch bonnet peppers
2, chopped
onion
1 medium, sliced
garlic
3 cloves, minced
fresh thyme
1 tbsp
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Souse originates from African and European influences in Trinidad during colonial times, where preserved and pickled meats were popular for their longevity and bold flavors.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

African50%

ingredients+techniques

European30%

ingredient_origin

Indigenous20%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

boiling marinating chopping pickling

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