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Hema and Mireille delve into the rich history and cuisine of Grenada. In this episode they talk about the Arawak population, the colonization of the island, the national dish 'oil down', and the country’s spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon.

Resources

https://www.grenadaarchaeology.com/TeacherKits/Assets/Lessons%20HTML/13_FieldTripGuide_LeapersHill.htm

https://www.youtube.com/@RoyVincent

https://www.britannica.com/place/Grenada/Transportation

https://www.britannica.com/event/U-S-invasion-of-Grenada

https://nacla.org/remembering-us-invasion-grenada-40-years

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Grenada

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/researchers-denounce-revived-theory-caribbean-cannibalism

https://www.insandoutsgrenada.com/articles/historical-landscape-story-of-grenada

https://www.puregrenada.com/

https://www.thecollector.com/us-invasion-of-grenada/

Angel (Caribbean Modern Classics) - Merle Collins

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/obituaries/louise-little-overlooked.html

https://www.worldfoodtravel.org/grenada-the-spice-of-the-caribbean-named-worlds-first-culinary-capital

https://spicemasgrenada.com/

https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/nutmeg/reporter/grd

Recipes

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/11/493157111/this-hearty-stew-is-a-one-pot-lesson-in-grenadas-history

Oil Down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf88ZONGy9Y 

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