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CAYMAN CABANA
        I can’t forget my own restaurant!
        Every Thursday, we offer an amazing
        family-style 4-course, farm-to-table
        harvest dinner featuring some of the
        best locally grown produce and freshly   Food Glossary
 l uigi  m oxam’s  caught seafood. During the week,
        don’t miss our Fresh Catch menu.
 Best Local Foods  We recommend having our chef  Enjoy the delicious local fare that abounds. Cayman has some

                                             unique ingredients and dishes which you might not be familiar
        prepare your fish with our
        signature Scotch Bonnet cream
        sauce, with caramelised plantain,    with. Below are the names and descriptions of some of the items
                                             you will see on menus so you will know what you’re trying! Enjoy!
 Local restaurateurs and dedicated foodies   LOBSTER POT   and traditional rice and beans.
 Luigi Moxam and his wife Christina   Not only do they provide great food   caymancabanarestaurant.com                            CONCH
 are passionate advocates of fresh, local,   complemented by a great view, I   VIVINE’S KITCHEN                               The large sea crustacean with firm, white flesh
 authentic cuisine and are committed   appreciate that they have produce from   Worth the drive to the East End,                               is eaten in stews, soups and fritters. Often
 guardians of Caymanian culture.   local farmers and freshly caught seafood.   you’ll experience home cooking of                             presented as a ceviche - raw slices marinated
 lobsterpot.ky  traditional Caymanian foods like                             in lime juice, with other flavourings.
 “We are passionate about creatively   oxtail, conch and callaloo. The food
 communicating our unique culture, lifestyle    CHICKEN! CHICKEN!   is cooked right in Miss Vivine’s home   BREADKIND
 and heritage through everything we do,”   Tropical, wood-roasted chicken served   kitchen! Relax ocean side with a cool   Breadfruit, sweet potato, yam, pumpkin,
 says Luigi. “Opening our seaside restaurant,   with their special rosemary citrus sauce   breeze and a swing in the hammock   plantain and cassava are eaten as a staple.
 Cayman Cabana was a chance to create   and home-style sides. Don’t forget to ask   while she prepares a meal
 a culinary conversation that is a place for   for a honey drizzle on the corn bread   to remember.                                       NASEBERRY
 artists and artisans, musicians and local   and Pickapeppa Sauce on the chicken.                                         Fruit with brown, rough and sticky
 farmers to unite. It’s the creation of a   It’s a must!   chicken2.com                                       skin when ripe. The seeds are inedible
 traditionally progressive celebration of local   DI KIT-CHIN                                        while the flesh is pasty and sweet.
 food, drink and arts in the Cayman Islands.   This roadside jerk spot has some of the
 Cayman Cabana is about inviting everyone   island’s best traditional jerk chicken   SEASON PEPPERS
 to come together to enjoy an authentic   combos, plus curry goat, stew pork   Season peppers, are sweet and aromatic, without
 Cayman experience.”                         the heat level of a habaneros or Scotch Bonnet.
 and much more.                              These are used to flavour many local Cayman dishes.

 Born and raised in Grand Cayman, Luigi,    GRAPE TREE CAFÉ   LOCAL FOOD TOURS
 an official “Caymankind” ambassador, is also   Located on the beach in historic Bodden   Prime Food Tours goes off the   HEAVY CAKE
 an artist and entrepreneur who founded   Town, this is a favourite spot to stop by   beaten path to showcase the true,   Usually made from cassava, yam or cream of wheat,
 his own Cayman Islands inspired clothing   for delicious fresh ‘fry fish’ and fritters.   local flavours and cuisine of the   with brown sugar and coconut milk. These starchy
 brand, One Tree Four Five Collection.   Items like chicharron, roast snapper,   Cayman Islands. Their variety   cakes contain no flour or eggs.
 Luigi and Christina have the pulse on   fried wahoo, jerk chicken, conch fritters   of tours range from the Island
 what’s local and shared their top picks for   and more, make this place popular with   Essential, an introduction to
 where to experience the most authentic   locals and visitors alike.   local dishes like fish fry and jerk
 local cuisine in Cayman:  grapetreecafe.ky  chicken to an island wide dine-
          around known as The Grand Tour,
          and everything in between.
          foodtours.ky
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