This is a post I’ve made for my Greenville Tech Culinary students so we may discuss the origins of spices and the varieties of different fruits and vegetables.
Starfruit or Carambola Tree Cashew Fruit AvocadoAnother Avocado Mexico # 5Mangoes Belize grew dozens of varieties of MangoAnother variety of Mango next to Mamey FruitVanilla BeansRose Apple. This is a relative of GuavaCacao pod, black pepper, coffee beansCacao Tree, this is a Criollo varietyNutmeg/MaceNutmeg/Mace Cinnamon TreeBananas, banana blossom, Hooded OrioleFinger BananaProduce marketBertha’s Tamales. This is the size of many restaurants in Belize. $5.00 dinner at Alma’s RestaurantSan Felipe Village, Toledo District, Belize. This is the Mayan village where I studied chocolate. Pre fermented cacao beanMeat PieTejadas. This is a $5.00 US meal Cohune PalmCohune Nutginger rootHeliconia, or Lobster Claw plant. Very delicious flowerTortilla factory