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the palm family, Arecaceae, native to Central and South America, and the Caribbean. They are trees growing to 4-20 m tall. The leaves are up to 5 m long,...

used to murder people by sprinkling them on to the food of the unsuspeting victim, who would then die from internal bleeding as the sharp hairs slice into...

originated further south in Brazil and Paraguay. With its high food potential, it had become a staple food of the native populations of northern South America, southern...

in the Caribbean, especially in Grenada. Other species include Papuan Nutmeg M. argentea from New Guinea, and Bombay Nutmeg M. malabarica from India; both...

derives from the Greek skhoinos (sedge) and prason (onion). Its English name, chive, derives from the French word cive, which was derived from cepa, the...

Macfayden), J. Agric. Food Chem., 1999, volume = 47, pages = 5189–5193 w:Grapefruit. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the...

is a major ingredient in the popular spice blend Sazón made by Goya Foods. As a food additive, annatto has the E number E160b. The Epicenter Encyclopedia...

Steam-cooked plantains are considered a nutritious food for infants and the elderly. Ripe plantain is used as food for infants at weaning: it is mashed with a...

name to both jerk and jerky. Jamaican "jerk" ties well into its Spanish/Caribbean roots, since of all the modern barbecueing processes, in its purest form...

25/26 and tail regeneration from 30/31; head regeneration was sometimes believed to be caused by internal amputation resulting from Sarcophaga sp. larval infestation...

and S. edule and S. officinarum coming from New Guinea. The thick stalk stores energy as sucrose in the sap. From this juice, sugar is extracted by evaporating...

introduced into the West Indies and from there to the Southern United States, where it is still a widely used ingredient in soul food and Southern U.S. cuisine....

Bligh who took the fruit from Jamaica to the UK in 1793 and introduced it to science. The fruit was imported to Jamaica from West Africa (probably on a...

instruments and drums. Instruments of this type are fairly common to the Caribbean. Gourds are also used as a tool for sipping yerba mate by means of a bombilla...

Asia. The fruit of Citrus sinensis is called sweet orange to distinguish it from Citrus aurantium, the bitter orange. In a number of languages, it is known...

through much of the year. Eight year old trees can yield from 30 to 60 pounds of fruit. From seed, plant can fruit in the 2nd or 3rd year; cuttings may...

to add. Pseudobulbs of an epiphytic orchid] Calopogon orchid Wild orchid from Sumatran Rainforest Bumblebee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora) cross-section...

cultivated species. The word yam comes from Portuguese inhame or Spanish ñame, which both ultimately derive from the Wolof word nyam, meaning "to sample"...

cuneata have long been a important food source to indigenous peoples of the Americass. The tubers can be detached from the ground in various ways: with the...

native Caribbean Arawak people's aru-aru (meal of meals), for which the plant is a staple. It has also been suggested that the name comes from arrowroot's...