Caribbean BarbecueCaribbean barbecue - The story goes that the barbecue was more or less invented among the islands of The Caribbean. The word could be derived from the French "de barbe a queue", which means, from beard to tail. This refering to what would now be called a hog roast cooked over an open fire pit - known as Lechón to Spanish speakers. The cuisine of the region is difficult to sum up, due to the influx of peoples over the centuries - Arawak indians, various Europeans, various Africans - all bringing their own and other influences along the trade routes of the times. However, to my mind, there seems to be a broad divide between the Spanish speaking islands and the English speaking ones. Meat is often grilled chicken or barbecued pork, or sometimes goat, glazed or coated in a jerk seasoning, served maybe with roasted sweet potato and a fruit "salsa" .
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