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Food Decides Travel Destinations
Grenada’s home kitchens now attract American travelers seeking authentic food experiences.
In brief
Grenada’s home kitchens now attract American travelers seeking authentic food experiences. American travelers increasingly choose destinations based on food, with Grenada’s home kitchens offering a unique dining experience for visitors. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Chef Kennedy’s kitchen
Chef Kennedy teaches travelers to make Grenada’s national dish from scratch in his home kitchen.
Food travel trend
66% of food travelers say food matters more to them now than five years ago, with 8.2 out of 10 importance.
Oil down recipe
Oil down is a single pot dish made with fresh coconut milk, herbs, breadfruit, dumplings, taro leaves and garden ingredients.
Diplomat turned chef
Chef Kennedy worked as a diplomat in Cuba before teaching public health for 23 years.
Home kitchen meals
Travelers help cook oil down and enjoy a rum punch mixed to a rhyming ratio: one sour, two sweet, three strong, four weak.
“one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak”
Grenada tourism growth
Grenada saw 11,299 arrivals during Spicemas festival, a 20% jump from the previous year.
Home kitchens for travelers
Grenada’s tourism board routes hotel guests to home kitchens, but finding enough kitchens is the challenge.
What to remember
American travelers increasingly choose destinations based on food, with Grenada’s home kitchens offering a unique dining experience for visitors.
