Not just rice and peas: lifting the lid on the radical roots of Caribbean cuisine

Caribe is more than a cookbook, says its author Keshia Sakarah, it’s also a homage to family – with a dash of history and a sprinkling of joy

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Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I dived into Caribe, a remarkable Caribbean cookbook that is simultaneously history, memoir and visual masterpiece. I spoke to the author, Keshia Sakarah, about how she came to write such a special book.