Pone, what’s not to love? The ubiquitous Caribbean pudding, dense, sweet, flavourful and full of nutrients.
History dictates that the Amerindians here in TT used the excess cassava to create this sweet delicacy. It’s a simple recipe the main ingredients being cassava, coconut and pumpkin sweetened with cane sugar, enriched with butter and spiced up with nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper, sometimes a splash of
Angostura bitters and some raisins (I prefer not to add raisins), finishes the dish.
Sweet potato pone is a variation on the classic cassava pone, which utilises a mixture of sweet potato and cassava. Read More
wendyr. (2024, January 13). Pone – keeping it local - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Newsday.co.tt. https://newsday.co.tt/2024/01/12/pone-keeping-it-local/
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