Flavors of St. Lucia

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Duration: 3h
Location: Greenwood Terrace, Babonneau | Babonneau


Category: Food & Drink

Highlights:
Tasting fresh tropical fruits in season & local Creole Bread
Discovering the secrets of the making of local coconut oil
Visiting a local traditional herb garden
Joining a cooking demonstration with a renowned island cook
Learning how to make the St. Lucia's famous rum punch

Inclusions:
Tastings
Roundtrip transportation to and from your Northern St. Lucia hotel

Description:

Take your taste buds on a trip through the flavors of St. Lucia as you sample local fare like fresh sweet fruits. Wander the grounds through herbal gardens and explore brilliant displays of Amerindian artifacts.

A stroll through the gently sloping grounds of Greenwood Terrace amid a rich array of tropical fruits and flowering plants takes you to the herb garden replete with local traditional herbs. Make your way through the picturesque grounds to find out how the clay oven is still used today to bake “Creole Bread” an island favorite. You also see a demonstration of the ancient “Platene” and how it was used to make sugar and Farine.

Discover the secrets of making local coconut oil. See and smell the bay leaf and its byproduct “Bay Rum,” which is famous for its supposedly curative powers for headaches, nausea, and various ills.
Taste a variety of tropical fruits, local bread, and fruit juice. Learn to make the famous Lucian Rum Punch before joining a Creole cooking demonstration. The renowned island cook, who is a fountain of local knowledge, teaches you the intricacies of cooking St. Lucian-style and regales you with island stories.

After class, take a break on the patio or wander through the grounds at your leisure. View a display of utensils and artifacts originally used by island forefathers in the display hall, and marvel at a number of interesting displays and relics of bygone days.