🌴 Caribbean Cuisine Jeopardy

🌶️ Ingredients

100

This spicy pepper is used in jerk seasoning.

👉 Answer: Scotch bonnet

200

This looks like a banana but is usually cooked.

👉 Answer: Plantain

300

This ingredient makes many Caribbean dishes creamy.

👉 Answer: Coconut milk

400

This root vegetable is often used like a starch (similar to potatoes).

👉 Answer: Cassava

500

Jerk seasoning uses a combination of spices. Name TWO key ingredients that give jerk its signature flavor.

👉 Answer:

• Allspice (most important)
• Scotch bonnet pepper
  (accept: thyme, garlic, etc. but those first two are strongest answers)

🍽️ Dishes

100

This famous Jamaican dish is spicy grilled chicken.

👉 Answer: Jerk chicken

200

This dish combines rice, beans, and often coconut flavor.

👉 Answer: Rice and peas

300

This Puerto Rican dish is made from mashed fried plantains.

👉 Answer: Mofongo

400

This Trinidad street food is made with fried bread and filled with curry.

👉 Answer: Doubles

500

Compare mofongo and rice and peas.
What makes these dishes different in terms of main ingredient AND preparation?

👉 Answer:

• Mofongo = mashed fried plantains
• Rice and peas = rice cooked with beans (often coconut milk)

💡 Must include BOTH ingredient + how it’s prepared

🌎 Culture & History

100

Caribbean cuisine is known for being this (bland OR bold?).

👉 Answer: Bold

200

Name ONE culture that influenced Caribbean cuisine.

👉 Answer: African, Spanish, or Indigenous

300

Why are there so many cultural influences in Caribbean food?

👉 Answer: Colonization / trade / migration

400

African influence is seen in what type of cooking or ingredients?

👉 Answer: Spices, stews, cooking techniques

500

Explain HOW colonization influenced Caribbean cuisine (not just who influenced it).

👉 Answer:

• Brought different cultures together
• Introduced new ingredients and cooking methods
• Resulted in fusion cuisine

💡 Look for explanation, not just listing cultures

🔥 Cooking & Flavors

100

Caribbean food is often spicy: True or False?

👉 Answer: True

200

What cooking method is commonly used for jerk chicken?

👉 Answer: Grilling

300

Why are marinades important in Caribbean cooking?

👉 Answer: Flavor / tenderizing

400

What flavor combination is very common?

👉 Answer: Sweet + spicy

500

Why is marinating especially important in Caribbean cooking?
Give TWO reasons.

👉 Answer:

• Adds deep flavor
• Tenderizes meat
• Allows spices to soak in

💡 Must give TWO for full points

🎨 Creative / Think Fast

100

Name ANY Caribbean ingredient.

👉 Answer: (many possible)

200

Name a protein commonly used in Caribbean dishes.

👉 Answer: Chicken, pork, fish

300

Create a Caribbean dish using chicken and fruit.

👉 Answer: (creative)

400

Why would someone want to visit the Caribbean for the FOOD?

👉 Answer: Flavor, culture, variety (creative)

500

You are opening a Caribbean restaurant in Texas.
Create a dish that would appeal to your customers BUT still stay authentic.

👉 Answer:
(Answers vary—grade based on:)

• Includes Caribbean elements (spices, plantains, etc.)
• Makes sense for local audience
• Thoughtful explanation