We visited family in Trinidad almost every year in my childhood and many of my favourite memories involved food. Does anyone else remember when the airplane snack was a piece of real cheddar cheese and crackers? As a child I looked forward to the in-season fruits: sour green plums, chenet (known as guinep in other parts of the Caribbean), sweet mangos and of course a freshly opened coconut for the coconut water and jelly from a vendor on the side of the road.

Road trips were exciting for journey, the destination and the pit stops for food. They still are! Even now when planning a road trip I look for interesting food stops along the way.