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Many different kinds of fruit grow on the island of St Lucia.

Inspite of the short downpours of rain in the rainy season, there is always lots of hot sunshine all year round. It’s perfect for growing food.

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Pineapples, coconut, paw paws, mangoes, passion fruit and bananas are grown and sold on market stalls.

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There’s lots of fruit for sale in the fruit markets.

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Fruit is sold to tourists by the side of the road and from boats that travel along the shore.

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These boatmen are selling fruit and vegetables .

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Vegetables such as sweet potatoes, breadfruit, plantain, yams and cabbages also grow well on the island.

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The fishermen catch fresh fish and seafood every day.

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The locals often sell food and souvenirs from boats.

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Many people grow their own fruit and vegetables.Food that can’t be grown is brought from the markets or, from the supermarkets in Castries.

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Rice and flour have to be brought into St Lucia from other countries. Food that is imported can be very expensive.

This is a stall at Castries market.

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Tourists as well as the locals enjoy the local food.

This is a plate of fried plantainplantainplantainplantain.

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Plaintains look like bananas but they are bigger and not so sweet. They are boiled or fried when they are still green and unripe.Sam

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The people of St Lucia grow bananas on banana plantations. Some of the bananas are made into Banana Ketchup. It’s used with fish, meat and chicken.

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Pounded yamyamyamyam is another food that, like fried plantain, is often served with a pepperpot stew.

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Callaloo is thenational dish of St Lucia.

It’s a soup made from the leaves of a plant called callaloo - a type of spinach.Sam

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Green figs and Salt Fish is another national dish. It’s not really made with figs, it’s made with boiled green bananas.

Green figs: unripe bananas (not figs) cooked and served as a vegetable.

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Salt Fish isn’t really salty. It’s dried and preserved in salt.

Because it’s preserved, Salt Fish can be found on the shelves in the stores, not in the fridges.

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Cocoa tea is a popular drink but it’s not really tea. It’s a hot chocolate drink.

Evaporated milk is used to make this drink because fresh milk is very expensive.

Can you think why?

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First, cocoa sticks made from pure ground cocoa, are grated.

Cocoa tea is made in the traditional way.

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Then fresh grated nutmeg is added with a piece of cinnamon stick and sugar to make it sweet.

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The tea is boiled in a pot for a short while and then evaporated milk is added.

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A cool, refreshing drink at the end of a hot day is coconut water that is drunk straight from the husk of the coconut.

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The coconuts come from the coconut plantation in St Lucia.

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Workers climb the trees to collect coconuts.

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Piles of coconuts are sold in markets and by the side of the road. Their tops are cut off with a sharp knife so that the coconut water can be drunk.

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This fruit man from St Lucia sells everything including mangoes, bananas, coconuts and pineapples.Sample

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Pineapples are the fruit that grow on plants close to the ground.

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Pineapples are good to eat!

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Buy a pineapple and cut off the top which sprouts spiky green leaves.

Put the head in a pot of water and keep it indoors and it will start to grow roots.

When the roots appear plant the pineapple head in a pot of compost.

Remember to keep it warm in winter but it can live outside or inside in the summer.

Don’t forget to water it !

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