How to make Pelau -Spice Island in the pot S1 E1 Pt 1

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[@scyalla5151]

As a Trinidadian living here in Canada, I am filled with so much pride to see this beautiful woman from Tobago make such delicious local meals. She is putting us on the map and representing our savoury delicious, one of a kind foodie culture!Thank you Arlene!

[@manafly955]

Love watching you cook Queen. Beautiful black rose.

[@doreentimmons2933]

Love her cooking. I'm hooked on her channel. She knows how to cook.

[@vishnooramdin8761]

ALWAYS ENJOYED YOUR COOKING FROM TORONTO..THAT PILOU LOOKS DELICIOUS. MY SISTER IS LAW IS FROM TRINIDAD AND WE FROM GUYANA SO WE ENJOY COOKING FROM BOTH COUNTRIES.

[@marilynb884]

The girl just cooking her native food just show some respect I can't believe some of these comments these people are of low vibration nothing good comes from their nasty mouth or they Jeleous or can't cook, it's so nice to see a young woman that can cook all these delicious dishes. You go girl, nasty mouths will always stay as they are Karma.

[@riaallick5092]

Now found this channel omg I'm hooked loving the hair btw

[@cookingwithchillsdeedelice5065]

new subbie i love your kitchen and recipes.

[@michellemwilliams8264]

I love making pelau it so quick, easy and convenient….

[@davidmarz7201]

So what if she have no head wear. She not in all Yu kitchen she ain't cooking at u. An so what if she don't add stuff u all usually add it's opptional is her food and it looks good its moist an presentation is everything. Love u honey u do a great job everytime and forget all the negativity. Sure think they would have been where u r if they could have done better. Don't. U

[@durgabhawanee9957]

Buh wait nah, how you getting on so bad? Yoh know is de viewers that put she where she is, right? Without viewers the video is a flop, so if viewers make a few suggestions, and do so kindly, please be polite to them.

[@cocobenji6123]

@@durgabhawanee9957 you sound like a damn fool.

[@lairdjonas1878]

Great food and beautiful spirit. Blessings.

[@gracelynjack2769]

You go girl am loving it!!

[@skinnydee1886]

Hey Arlene, your videos are very good as usual. I do make Chicken pelau, and Cole Slaw, and I love to have it with a few slices of avocado as well. I usually use all the ingredients that you've used plus, some diced pumpkin, carrots, and red and green bell peppers, and into my Cole Slaw, I add shredded carrots, and red and green bell peppers. I love to see my food looking very attractive. By the way, I'm Trinbagonian too, but I don't use much ketchup, lol. I'm trying to watch all your videos to see if I can learn a few things from you, and when I do, you'll surely know. Love and God bless!

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Doonwati Singh thanks for watching .. I hope to you inspire you some more.. I will post more videos soon.

[@presleyramkishun5688]

The Gourmet Lifestyle Hey Arlean thank you for your wonderful videos, very inspiring indeed. Wish I can learn to cook your traditional Trini food which appears very attractive and delicious. Thanks again for the videos. PR./ From New York City.

[@durgabhawanee9957]

Ah yes, the diced pumpkin, carrots and bell peppers sound like the version I know and love. Corn in pelau just don't sound appealing to me.

[@nursebynight14]

@@durgabhawanee9957 leave it out your pot

[@aarongriffith7345]

The sizzle stick spanking had me laughing so hard. I was part of that generation that been part of both uses... Food looks great.

[@whatrwedoing6968]

Yeah the sizzle stick spankings...BRINGS BACK MEMORIES..AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE.LOL!!!

[@moniqueconnors2838]

Great video

[@triconcert]

Love your channel and follow it faithfully. I opine you use a different and more melodic music intro that is more welcoming. The heavy rhythm ain't cutting it in my opinion. Please and thanks

[@indigenousscott6199]

Sweet Arlene cooks up again!

[@steverampersad1302]

Hi Arlene

[@flixmeatfishsuppliers4485]

lovely recipe.... we call it "Pilau" in Kenya

[@vashtiking8625]

I add to my Cole slaw grated garlic and findly chopped onion... Maybe you can try this

[@elizabethmichelin7451]

I use curry instead of as much btowning

[@marlenespaulding2054]

Hi Arlene I love cooking an baking. Am always on KZbin an I now came across seeing your videos and I must say girl I love love love it. That stew beef .macaroni pie an calaloo looks great.. Girl you can cook.. Am one of your new fan. God bless you.

[@lystra5471]

nice perfection asual

[@emilysmith6255]

I just thought she seems high in the video! Must be the food....😀

[@zofran60]

Awesome ...

[@LunchLime]

nice

[@winnerindustries3598]

I'm not sure if i'm watering more for the food or for you..... yuh jus soo sweet

[@angiep1312]

I use long grain parboiled rice for my pelau (I'm a trini) and if limes are not available I use regular flour and shadow beni to "wash my meat". It does a better job I think... luv the hair colour though.

[@lindajohnson7607]

Hi there, you said pimento peppers, never saw the fresh ones before. Hope my market has them. For the seasoning you did say thyme? Those are not thyme leaves on the plate, too big. Thyme are tiny little leaves on a thin stalk. You do every thing so cute. I like your presentations.

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Hello... you can look for minced pimento peppers in the bottle this is a good sub. Or another flavoring pepper of sorts. Sometimes I've seen the already blended seasoning in the bottle. We have several types of thyme. the one in this video is call big leave thyme or broad leaf thyme.. internationally I've heard it being called Mexican mint. ... thanks for watching and Happy cooking...

[@v.bviola7125]

Linda Johnson ; Those leaves are called Spanish Thyme, it has an amazing aroma and adds an exotic flavouring to your meats or fish dishes.Can't tell you where to find It because i grow mine as à house plant.

[@isaj5905]

They are called big leaf thyme in Dominica as well... Your presentation in amazing.. easy to follow, relaxed.

[@susanthomas3092]

Oh boy everyone have to put to right. Why people cannot just enjoy the fact that the food is from a different region, and culture and we use the spices which are available to us, things which grow in our environment.

[@Jordie0001]

luv yo cookin island girl and when i can stop gazin at your beautiful face and amazing hair style i might be able to focus on your recipe ha ha. stay blest. j from uk

[@winnerindustries3598]

I can watch you whole day

[@magentamultimediasolutions188]

light skin pleau

[@Noog6284]

Cloud Media Trinidad and Tobago 🤣

[@genrudmendukezz3192]

WHO SHIPS CALLALOO AND AMATANTH GREENS?

[@michellemwilliams8264]

We like salt in everything 😂😂😂

[@dianamiller5492]

Thanks a lot....you resembles my daughter in law so much you are very attractive!

[@AquaticFlowable]

A new subby thank you for sharing I'm excited to try something new for my family show off if you will 😉

[@dianamiller5492]

I tried the pelau but it had a little bitter taste why is that?

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Hello. I'm happy you tired this. If it taste a little bitter it's because you let the sugar burn too much... this takes a little practice to get it just right... sometimes a little extra coconut milk and ketchup helps .. but in future don't let the edges get to black better to catch it right at copper brown . Good luck and keep trying .

[@cynthiascott8626]

Lol oh my, you crack me up with the swizzle stick spanking

[@travisantoine248]

Love dat video

[@brandonrasool5082]

.Good cookinbb

[@bernadinelawrence3881]

Coconut milk and avocado

[@karenbabwah1922]

Started watching your videos late last night. Love all of them. You keep saying there is an alternate recipe where can I find those? For example after the stew beef there was supposed to be a steak one. I can't see it

[@BlessedheartGrenadianliving]

Where is that wooden spoon?

[@feliciabeeks5412]

Correction to you !. Pilaf is a staple in Mainly Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, Middle East, East Africa, Not in Central America.

[@aishahussein4415]

Felicia beeks Thank you. Am east African.our pilau is quite different.it has no ketchup, brown sugar base, the corn, coconut milk, i was so confused..plus our wheres the masala..cinnamon cardamon, cloves, coriander.This dish confused my tastebuds..again chicken in pilau..we use red meat or veggies.chicken is for biryani

[@lintonmohammed9779]

What is a food designer ?

[@donbosc]

WHAT IS PROVISION?

[@garfieldaikman6711]

Yams /sweet potatoes/green bananas (figs)

[@jodiehernandez4254]

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[@aaronanderson3165]

You forgot pumpkin 🙈

[@kevinlapaiz]

What type of pot is it?

[@DNOJ]

Lightly colored meat is fine okay It still tastes great Lol

[@travisantoine248]

Hey could you send me the video link where you did the orange sauce

[@kempokamini1095]

Hi what kind of rice did you use? I luv d way u cook.

[@militant5554]

I love how you trying,, but you cant cook ,, Trini dont use white rice for pelau and your ot looks sappy

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Long grain rice thanks for watching

[@crystle-annthompson2996]

militant 5 lol many Trinis use white rice- smh.and ALOT OF TRINIS like their Pelau that moist! You cannot speak for a whole country!

[@cindyrampersad2106]

Girl you got a lot of Police Officers following you around.... first spelling... now apron .... cover ur head....geezzzzzz

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Cindy Rampersad lol...

[@poshdelux]

I knowwww right . they be talkin bout everything but the food lol, haters

[@travisantoine248]

Another hater!!! Let the island girl do her thing......spice girl everything nice....

[@krazytrinisteve]

Cool all my food with hair please I don’t care....Cindy is slow people she mamie used to slap her with roti.... that is why we called her rotiface Cindy face wrinkled up like buss up shot roti

[@BicheBug1996]

@@krazytrinisteve you misi interpret cindy comment chupidy read it again

[@evelynwills8662]

Y are u spoiling the pot with that soon what happen to the wooden spoon

[@heatherb2704]

Pelau is not Rice and Peas in Jamaica, please get your facts straight. Pelau would be what is known as ONE-POT. thank you

[@ayanathomas6427]

althea brown shut up. Just because it's known as that in Jamaica, so what. In Trinidad it's called pelau

[@elsanash8888]

That's your version in Jamaica. In Trinidad it's paleau and for your info we also have rice and peas.

[@chrismohess1889]

@@elsanash8888 wendell

[@chrismohess1889]

How are you

[@chrismohess1889]

Who is this baby baby okay with

[@sandoman1623]

Benachin/Jollof Rice, The Gourmet Lifestyle...... Not Pelau. But yuh so fine, I will forgive you...

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Sando Man I'm sorry I do not understand your comment but thanks for watching .

[@sandoman1623]

Sorry, it's a W. African based dish called Benachin/Jollof Rice there. The Africans brought it to T&T. There is a deliberate attempt to 'cleanse' the African contribution to the society in T&T.

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Sando Man ok then.. interesting information but certainly not the forum for the discussion. However I am always interesting in learning angles. Will look into it. Thanks again.

[@susanthomas3092]

Even if it is originally from W. Africa, and it was brought here by us (the Africans) we still had to tailor the ingredients over time to suit the type of local ingredients we have in our environment. I have had Jollof rice and it does not remind me of our local Pelau dish.

[@donamariebrumant5336]

@@susanthomas3092 you are right, palau is not jollof rice, i have seen several version of this joliof rice and none of it resembles palau

[@iC0NtR0L]

No golden ray:(

[@marlenespaulding2054]

Please girlfriend don't forget your head wrap an apron..

[@VirgsB]

It seems you cook with sugar a lot, diabetics must not be happy. I believe I can cook without sugar and still have great flavour.

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

These recipes are just the traditional way I learned but you can def use substitutes as you need to. Happy cooking

[@VirgsB]

Trini Food Designer - Arlene thank you for the explanation. I am Jamaican and cook some meals differently. Recently I cooked one of your recipes for a large committee meeting and they loved it. I shared the recipe and your you-tube station to 30 other women. Wow!!

[@lindajohnson7607]

Your avocado is huge, the size of a small cantaloupe. I see now why your thyme leaves are so big!

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Yes our avocado come in really big and we have 2 types of thyme that are popular here .. the broad leaf or Spanish thyme.. and the fine leaf thyme.

[@lintonmohammed9779]

Stop it tell us when pegion peas was ever call gongo beans ? My wife is Jamaican they say gongo beans also the Middle East don’t cook this be clear ! Seems like you talking get your facts straight before shit talking just looking for free money .

[@sojo9234]

I think your pelau is a little watery...and I have never seen corn in Trini pelau...hhmmmmm!?!?

[@irenehart7997]

I am sorry I have watch some of her video she does not wash her hands OMG not washing the rice how nasty

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Hey.. I'm sorry you might have missed it but we do edit things to ensure we keep within our time frame for the show. Washing produce etc. Is done prior and the hands are edited out so we can keep things moving and interesting. I guess we assume persons know about washing hands. However thanks for the feedback I'll be sure to include some of those shots in our future videos so you don't feel misinformed. Happy cooking.

[@lynettebubb3245]

When you said spice Island I that that you was from Grenada. Spice island is the next name for Grenada. You need to renamed

[@sharlenemccollin873]

I'm ready some of these comments and omg ppl are so petty small minded and jealous I've seen videos of people cooking and baking with their "LONG HAIR"uncoved and no one remarks on that 🤦‍♀️

[@BicheBug1996]

@@sharlenemccollin873 a la Rachel ray these haters are just assholes and jealous