Mexican/Tex Mex Food.

Cole_Robbie · July 2, 2016

My former wife is from St Lucia. The island is a former British possession, who brought a lot of Indian indentured servants there, who of course brought their cooking, which still remains today. I remember buying a chicken roti from a woman selling them out of her front yard. Anyone in St Lucia could own a bar or restaurant; there was no government regulation, and no food safety rules. The woman I bought from had run an extension cord to a folding table in her front yard, and was selling roti out of her crock pot. It was delicious, like a curry chicken burrito. They leave the bones in the chicken, though, which was culture shock for an American. If Taco Bell served a bone in a burrito, people would sue.

I really loved the lawless land culture of St Lucia. A restaurant was often someone's house. If they had pets, then the pets joined the restaurant guests. Petting the restaurant cat is not part of any dining experience in the US. Driving while drinking a beer was not illegal. My wife's Rasta cousin told me that smoking weed in public was normal, but don't let the cops see you...because they will stop their truck, get out, and demand that you share it with them.

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July 2, 2016	#11
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	My former wife is from St Lucia. The island is a former British possession, who brought a lot of Indian indentured servants there, who of course brought their cooking, which still remains today. I remember buying a chicken roti from a woman selling them out of her front yard. Anyone in St Lucia could own a bar or restaurant; there was no government regulation, and no food safety rules. The woman I bought from had run an extension cord to a folding table in her front yard, and was selling roti out of her crock pot. It was delicious, like a curry chicken burrito. They leave the bones in the chicken, though, which was culture shock for an American. If Taco Bell served a bone in a burrito, people would sue. I really loved the lawless land culture of St Lucia. A restaurant was often someone's house. If they had pets, then the pets joined the restaurant guests. Petting the restaurant cat is not part of any dining experience in the US. Driving while drinking a beer was not illegal. My wife's Rasta cousin told me that smoking weed in public was normal, but don't let the cops see you...because they will stop their truck, get out, and demand that you share it with them.