World Cuisines

Cocoa Tea

Saint Lucia

The cocoa morning: cocoa tea — a spiced hot chocolate made from local cocoa sticks (cocoa, bay leaf, cinnamon, nutmeg) grated into hot water or milk with sugar — Saint Lucia's breakfast brew from its cocoa estates.

What it is

The cocoa morning: cocoa tea — a spiced hot chocolate made from local cocoa sticks (cocoa, bay leaf, cinnamon, nutmeg) grated into hot water or milk with sugar — Saint Lucia's breakfast brew from its cocoa estates. Ingredients: cocoa stick (cacao mass with spices), water or milk, sugar, bay leaf, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla. Recipe: 1) Boil water with the spices. 2) Grate in the cocoa stick; whisk. 3) Sweeten; add milk if liked. 4) Serve with bakes (fried breads). Serve: at breakfasts, especially in Soufrière's cocoa country. Flavor: chocolate-deep, spiced, rustic. History: Saint Lucia's cocoa (the Rabot Estate of Hotel Chocolat fame) made cocoa tea the island's morning ritual. See also: Green Figs and Saltfish, Bouyon (Saint Lucia).

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