{"id":8645,"date":"2012-11-12T19:46:31","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T17:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=8645"},"modified":"2015-10-18T11:54:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T09:54:46","slug":"luxury-crewed-catamaran-charter-gastronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/12\/luxury-crewed-catamaran-charter-gastronomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sampling the finest Caribbean Gastronomy on your Luxury Yacht Charter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-43753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cari.jpg\" alt=\"Cari\" width=\"273\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a>The Caribbean is often described as the crossroads of the world, thanks to the trade winds that lead many from all over the world to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/bvi.php#about?bbr=bblog\"><strong>British Virgin Islands<\/strong><\/a>. History has seen a succession of conquerors and cultures pass, bringing with them many distinctive foods, flavours and styles of cookery that remain very popular today.\u00a0 The Arawaks were followed by the Caribs, who saw explorers and sea captains knock on their door as they travelled in the search of the New World. Colonists, settlers and descendants of Spanish, Dutch, English and French origin brought with them their respective cultures and cuisines. The East Indian population left their mark on the local cuisine with their distinctive curries [Colombos}, condiments [Chutneys] and Roti, which remain present to this day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-16.32.47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8646\" title=\"Spicy Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, a Caribbean classic!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-16.32.47-300x222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a>The African Slave population brought many exotic foodstuffs, such as Okra and Yams, as well as many greens, beans and roots. These ingredients combined with their cooking techniques and seasonings created Creole cookery and famous dishes such as Gumbo, which can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/caribbean.php?bbr=bblog\"><strong>all over the Caribbean<\/strong><\/a> and southern United States. Whilst browsing the Internet, we came across a fantastic recipe on the <a href=\"http:\/\/abigailblake.com\/sugarapple\/?p=2507\"><strong>Sugar Apple Blog for a Spicy Chicken and Sausage Gumbo<\/strong><\/a>, which we thought we would share with you. The combination of the holy trinity [Celery\/Bell Pepper\/ Onion] with the spice of the chilli pepper, smoky sausage and okra is a match made in heaven!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Spicy Caribbean Chicken and Sausage Gumbo<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1 pound okra, cut into 1\/4? slices<br \/>\n6 tablespoons cooking oil<br \/>\n1 large green bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced<br \/>\n2 stalks celery, diced<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-16.54.05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8649\" title=\"MOONSTONE, a stunning Sunreef Catamaran to charter this Winter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-16.54.05-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>2 medium onions, peeled and diced<br \/>\n1 scotch bonnet or other hot pepper, minced (optional)<br \/>\n2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced<br \/>\n1 pound andouille sausage or smoked kielbasa, cut in half lengthways and cut crosswise into 1\/2? slices<br \/>\n6 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced OR 2 tins diced tomatoes<br \/>\n4 cups chicken stock<br \/>\n1 bay leaf<br \/>\n5-6 sprigs fresh thyme<br \/>\n1\/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper<br \/>\n1 teaspoon salt<br \/>\n2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, trimmed of fat and cut into 1 1\/2? cubes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-16.52.52.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8647\" title=\"Spacious saloon on board MOONSTONE, a gorgeous Sunreef 62 Crewed Catamaran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Screen-Shot-2012-11-12-at-16.52.52-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a>Not much of a cook? Want your own private chef to cook you a taste of the Caribbean? Want to sample some of the best Caribbean cuisine on your own luxury yacht charter? We would love to make both of these things a reality and arrange an experience of a lifetime on a crewed catamaran, motor or sailboat. We have a great selection of boats for all budgets and one of our favourites this month is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_search\/yacht_view.php?pid=2010&amp;bbr=bblog\"><strong>MOONSTONE, a 62ft Sunreef Catamaran<\/strong><\/a> with 4 fantastic cabins. There is no better way to enjoy her this Winter than to host a private dining event with close friends and family in her open-plan saloon. Accommodation is provided in 3 double en-suite cabins and a twin, which are decorated in a contemporary, yet classic style.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on how to charter this yacht, please follow the link on the yacht and contact one of our senior brokers. Alternatively, send an email enquiry to charter@boatbookings.com. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/09\/november-crewed-catamarans-part-i\/\"><strong>Watch this space for more information on the Caribbean and which yachts to charter this Winter.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Caribbean is often described as the crossroads of the world, thanks to the trade winds that lead many from all over the world to the British Virgin Islands. History has seen a succession of conquerors and cultures pass, bringing <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/12\/luxury-crewed-catamaran-charter-gastronomy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Sampling the finest Caribbean Gastronomy on your Luxury Yacht Charter<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,10,29,247,26,3,5,423,7],"tags":[421,433,420],"class_list":["post-8645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bahamas","category-bvi","category-catamarancharter","category-central-america","category-crewedyachtcharter","category-destinations","category-gossip","category-sunreef-yacht-brands","category-yachting-news","tag-crewed-catamaran","tag-gastronomy","tag-sunreef"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.5.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sampling the finest Caribbean Gastronomy on your Luxury Yacht Charter - Yacht Charter News and Boating Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/12\/luxury-crewed-catamaran-charter-gastronomy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sampling the finest Caribbean Gastronomy on your Luxury Yacht Charter - Yacht Charter News and Boating Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Caribbean is often described as the crossroads of the world, thanks to the trade winds that lead many from all over the world to the British Virgin Islands. 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