Pirate Food History Pt. 2: Pimentade!
Ahoy folks! I’ve just posted my second pirate cooking video. This time, I’m making a hot and zingy sauce known as Pimentade!
Ever wonder what the “boucaniers” of Hispaniola ate? Well, according to Alexandre Exquemelin in “The Boucaniers of America (1678)”, their common meal was sweet potatoes and meat, eaten with a heavy helping of Pimentade.
Learnt from indigenous peoples, the ingredients in Pimentade could vary: boiled cassava juice, lard, onion. However, it appears the recipe most popular amongst the boucaniers was a simple mix of crushed peppers, lemon juice, and salt. It’s hard to say what kind of peppers they were using, but the sources suggest it was a “intolerably hot” condiment!
Watch me make Pimentade, along with other dishes and drinks, on my insta/tiktok. Cheers!
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