Okra Recipe + Sada Roti, Fried Plantain in wraps/boxes Trinidad Street Food at Trini Kitchen London.

✓ We are pleasantly surprised by the many similarities between Trinidadian Food and Indian food, i.e. the names of the food and the similar spices used. But it all makes sense once you research and look a little bit deeper into the past history of the island.
There is a history of Indians coming to the Caribbean Island; firstly by forced slave labour; after slavery ended there were people who were escaping poverty in India and seeking employment offered by the British for jobs either as indentured labourers, workers or educated servicemen, this occurred primarily between 1845 and 1917. The demand for Indian indentured labourers increased dramatically after the abolition of slavery in 1834. They were sent, sometimes in large numbers, to plantation colonies producing high value crops such as sugar in Africa and the Caribbean.
With the arrival of the Indians, they also bought their cuisine, culture and religion (Hinduism). Having bought along the foods and spices from back home; it was also possible to grow foodstuffs because the tropical temperature and climate was very similar to the Indian weather.
As you probably know by now, we absolutely love "discovering" secret places like this, a place serving delicious restaurant quality, home cooked food; but at very affordable street food prices!!! There is no secret to the recipe and preparation because the Chef Patron Mariana makes everything in full view of you.
The mixed "taster" box I had was absolutely delicious and consisted of:
Rice "n" Peas (Matter Bhat).
Tamarind Chutney (Amli Sauce).
Okra / Ochro dry Curry aka ladies fingers (Bhindi Shak).
Avacado.
Lettuce Salad.
Fried Plantain.
Spicy Mango Pickle.
Homemade Coleslaw (without Mayonnaise).
Cucumber Chutney.
FRIED OKRA RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Vegetable Oil.
Onion.
Garlic.
Pimento (a type of small pepper).
Salt
Okra cut into pieces.
Chopped tinned Tomatoes.
Scotch Bonnet pepper sauce (use sparingly as this is a very, very hot chilli).
Green Seasoning - some of the ingredients include: *Shado Beni (also known as Culantro or Bandhania), *Onions, *Garlic, *Lime, *Thyme, *Parsley, *Coriander and * Scotch Bonnet.
FRIED PLANTAIN RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Plantain (fried until caramelised and golden brown).
Vegetable oil for frying.
Plantain.
Salt.
SOME OF THE COLESLAW RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Crème Fraiche.
Carrots.
Spring Onion.
Mustard.
Vinegar.
Sada roti recipe ingredients used are: flour water salt & baking powder (the dough is ideally left to rise overnight)
Just some of the similarities of the foods:
Sada Roti = Tawa Roti or chapati
Paratha = Parantha
Doubles (Chickpea curry) = Chana Bhatura
Puri = Bara
Pelau Rice = Pilau
The name of the stall is "Lagniappe - Trini Kitchen" and is located on Lower Marsh Market, London, SE1 7RG, U.K. (near Waterloo train station).
If you're planning a visit to especially taste some of the dishes seen, then please do contact them ahead to make sure they're on the menu on the day that you visit, you can message then via their social pages:
Facebook: @LagniappeFood
Twitter: @LagniappeFood
or you can call them on: 07810 274744
or email them: [e-mail]
A very special thank you to Mariana, who warmly welcomed us, was very hospitable and graciously allowed us a privileged glimpse into her kitchen to do the videoing - it genuinely felt like we were at home in our sisters kitchen.
In case you're wondering, Lagniappe means a small gift and in Trinidad is sometimes used to refer to the child that came way after their siblings. Jokingly, Mariana says that being 8 years younger than her sister - she's the Lagniappe...........basically a nice way of saying 'mistake child'.
It's worth noting that Trinidadian food is hugely influenced by a "mish mash" of cultures such as Indian, Black, Portuguese, Syrian and Chinese........
(Video recorded on Wednesday 5th July 2017).
I created this video with the KZbin Video Editor ( / editor )

[@anthonyattai904]

This girl is so sweet she need her own cooking channel.

[@Markkronn]

Thank you for presenting this video. Hard working Trini woman! Trini to the bone!

[@shareengonzalez7117]

Thank you for being a proud Trinidadian and for displaying different variety of East Indian food and the hard work you put out their.

[@kyleboodoo2501]

Where my trini brothers and sisters at? So pleasant to see our culture, (cuisine, dialect) country and people being highlighted positively! 🇹🇹❤

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 It is a beautiful culture 🇹🇹🌺 Every time I made one of my mom’s specialities my friends want to practically eat my plates lol 😂

[@Kalinga_yodha]

You guys have Indian food in your culture 😳?

[@supriyasou3722]

Such a charismatic and hardworking woman! Hope she is doing alright after pandemic.

[@susieboodoo8464]

Big up to you Trini girl, making us proud in the UK.

[@havoc4764]

She definitely from Trinidad that is how we Trini talks.....she representing ..👍

[@jelinthemix]

I love her FAQs, its so true because I swear people have no idea how multicultural and diverse Trinidad and Tobago is

[@sunny4423]

Trinidadian food looks simple, fresh and delicious. you can clearly tell the lady is hardworking, very skilled and incredibly gorgeous! nice gesture from her too. hope life will be kind on her

[@VSM101]

sunny it's indo Trini food hence indian food.

[@adventureproali5704]

This girl is bringing warmth and hospitality of the trini people to the world represent pretty trini girl

[@mwarrior2008]

wow you got that for free - not many would do that so it shows she is genuinely nice and not greedy like many other stall holders. plus she talked a lot and explained everything.

[@1daxwood]

mwarrior2008. Yes Trinidadians are very kind warm generous people. This certainly stands out in the UK

[@dexterdwarika9085]

mwarrior2008 I sell Trinidad food aswel in London an when things remain back I give it out for free we don't keep stale food we take pride in serving fresh food to ppl

[@cscratchy5126]

Went to high school with Chinese Trinis, always liked the accent. Miss having doubles and goat roti. Could listen and watch her all day long.

[@hithere718]

After watching this one thing that comes to my mind. Is how much mother Nature has given us. On top of that we have women like her to cook for us. We certainly are blessed. God bless independent women like her. Wishing Great success for you dear. West indian people superb people. Love and blessings from India.

[@apptech1760]

she did all that by her self.... respect ✊

[@ogoriginalghost7340]

Well done , thanks for the video. Love too see our trini people all over the world preserving our beautiful culture.

[@xten1111]

Yea she know what she's doing🇹🇹🇹🇹👍🏾

[@manojborude2145]

Her food looks AWESOME!! Everything is made from scratch so the taste is gonna be great. And on top of that, she is so damn organised.

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 that is one of the traits of a true Trini 🇹🇹 We all have our green seasoning to hand also The food is out of this world, by far the best 👍🏼

[@curtisisaac9099]

I am very glad you keep yoh Trini accent. Trini to the bone.

[@snehjotsaini8471]

The food looks delicious! And the person cooking it is beautiful!

[@harism5589]

For a moment I thought this is Trinidad. Beautiful lady. I love the cooking and flavors she is using. Wish I could taste her food! Thank you for sharing the video.

[@kshmrs]

Trinidadians working hard as always. London is such a great place.

[@aaronpierre8465]

Kashmir do you know where her stall is in London ?

[@shuaybx1811]

The lady had a nice vibe and was very polite. Plus the accent is awesome as per usual. She knows how to cook, good on the sister.

[@ArunaKhudan]

Trini's are d friendliest people and we can be white, black, Indian, Chinese, Syrian or Amerindian or a mixture of these!

[@Vinyl_Doomed_Man]

I love Trinidadian food. Your channel is awesome friend.

[@mr07623445678]

Thank you. God Bless!

[@AtIslander]

People from Trinbago do not themselves stress what race they are, also b/c most are very mixed....they just trinis or tobagonians. Unlike America, which likes to label the human race. I was surprised by how she actually said 'I am white' but I guess it's b/c foreigners are shocked that there are 'white' trinis and thought she would be black...smdh. Lots to the island's names are indian, spanish, french, syrian, chinese, european, etc, b/c all those people moved there....and stayed!!!

[@gracygiovannitk7435]

AtIslander I love trini people and I always get confused for one but I am originally East African , they are such a beautiful mix of nations very attractive people and good heart , hate it when people think I’m Jamaican , Jamaican here are dramatic always fighting me but Trinidadian are family , love them till day I die , Americans too especially black Americans loving people .

[@LazyCookPete]

Sada roti and tomatoes choka, yum! I'd love to try her geera lamb that was shown on her advertising boards. The name of the stall is Lagniappe, which is Trini for an added extra as a gift - such a great name! Love it 😋👍

[@carlislec.9245]

Yeah man Pete,when would TNT be seeing you again mate?

[@LazyCookPete]

@@carlislec.9245 I have no immediate plans. I'm being kicked around financially right now so it's difficult to predict 😕

[@georgieboy1958]

This girl is stunning and has a beautiful way about her

[@martyn334]

its brilliant to see the food preb there! hard working girl!

[@tashamaraj2038]

She moves like a true Trini women.. Love it...

[@DNice-vg7bc]

Trinidad and Tobago is the home of smash up culture which is represented in our foods.

[@premrajkumawat7973]

Your videos is osam and recipes is loking so tasty.

[@bhagwantkhaira20]

Nice delicious food. Simply amazing Indian mix 👌👍

[@ArunaKhudan]

Trinidad and Tobago! Look ah Trini making roti! Buss up shot! So happy to see a Trini!

[@LuigisFutureWifey]

wow awesome and love her accent, I'm a fellow Trini as well!

[@mr07623445678]

You Carribbean people beautified the English language.

[@cherrytangoo3439]

She is beautiful very clean and hard working woman I can wait to go and taste

[@MiguelCastroInternational]

I’m in LOVE!

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 visit Trinidad, lots of lovely people 🇹🇹 My dad thought same thing when he met my mom & couldn’t stop eating her Trinidadian foods 💖✨

[@HimSelf-g2o]

Nice to see a foreigner giving respect to our cuisine, She is a marval

[@mr07623445678]

🙏🏽

[@collincollin571]

I love your video from Trinidad

[@j-balv.youtube7721]

awsome video..everything she did looks delicious.. fresh and delicious

[@def5100]

Well the food was free and tasty + it was a beautiful woman serving it so thats a 10/10

[@dhawalchaudhary6895]

Love and respect to this lady from India 🇮🇳 🇮🇳

[@AtIslander]

huh? she's not from India, she's from trinidad.

[@auroradera2862]

@@AtIslander hes saying hes from india😂

[@mehul3028]

That was so nice of that gorgeous lady to offer you to try that for free. I would have instantly asked her to pack some delicious food so i could finally pay her.

[@youtubeanswers2458]

MEHUL MANGLA

[@amandeepsingh5129]

Fresh food great video thanks sir

[@mr07623445678]

🙏🏽

[@woodsroots4738]

wow! me being a vegan chef, I had no idea the similarities. your is page very helpful!

[@tanikashee3618]

Wow sir so indian . Lovely video . Love it . Thank u sir 😊😊

[@THEFOODFATHER]

this looks amazing. and she looks like Anna Friel.

[@ReaperSideGaming]

hey you right lol

[@amit666715]

What a pretty trini!

[@RaphaelNation]

This is quite impressive Mariana. Very organized and efficient food stall. I will surely look for you the next time I’m in London. Cheers 🍻

[@julianakiss8368]

Wow when i get to Visit home I hope some time soon I will eat my lunch by you !!! Nice .

[@darveshsingh7967]

very nice😋😋👌

[@gopalkapoor7286]

She is beautiful good cook!!!

[@angelalumwai649]

I wished she named the place in London, so when I am visiting I can pop by to get some of her delicious food

[@mr07623445678]

The address details are in the video description.

[@rosieali5487]

Great job. Trini could cook yuh know. Love it.

[@clashking3383]

Could tell you were from trinidad as soon as i heard u 😂accent strong🔥

[@Amithrius]

For those who wanted to know, Shadow Benny is Culantro. (Not cilantro)

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 It has similar flavour to coriander, or as US call it cilantro. When the eastern Indians from India took contract as indentured labourers 1845, after the slaves were freed. Once settled they noticed that South American herb tasted very close to their favourite green seasoning. Hence the name meaning substitute ‘Bon’ and Hindi name for coriander ‘Dhania’. The local name is Shadow Benny, spelling varies. Interesting fact, Trinidad 🇹🇹 was once part of South America many thousands of yrs ago, (hence it’s the only Island to have a rain forest). This is why so many herbs are so similar to other places like Mexico, eg the tasty culantro herb

[@onlymine8]

Now hearing about you because I inadvertently used your Valentine's 'Doubles' without your watermark and so many friends were on it-correcting me kindly- to give you the credit. I am taken with your creativity and enjoying this video as I type. I also know plenty Hamel-Smiths and I love them all, how come they never told me about you??! Congratulations though, I hope your Trini Kitchen is a huge success. Thank you for the authentic representation, you have not even lost your accent!

[@debmalyabasu5201]

Thanks to you for making the video but I don't know your name...I am following this channel for the past few months and I am loving it...The girl Ariana from the video is very beautiful and as well as very polite...If I'll go to London Lower Marsh market I'll surely visit her shop...Love from Kolkata, India..

[@kuskut]

Awesome - loves fried okra

[@jimmydover1632]

You have awesome channel

[@mr07623445678]

Thank you. 🙏🏼

[@rundy123]

Brilliant free food.

[@trinichile]

Good going Trini !!!

[@nigel8499]

Wow! just Wow!

[@abdulghanibinothman]

Beautiful entrepreneur.

[@lastride9875]

Peace an luv all the way frm trinidad

[@cherrytangoo3439]

Good advertising for those people bc I don't like to explore new food just the usual for me but after I saw some of your videos I can't wait to try

[@neethasaugh1004]

That food looks awesome.

[@dianajonesmohammed4591]

Watching this again... like this vid. Buss up shut... Burst up shirt..it looks like when it's done The early Indians pronounced the words like that

[@jesse_ghost]

A pretty lady with some skills 😘

[@darrenalie2453]

This girl can really cook .

[@ronkodak5488]

Proud of your culture Am Jamaica n and proud me never trin food

[@stephengreaves2233]

Can't get better than this young lady.

[@CUTTER2701]

Really nice video

[@prakashsaini9400]

Wow, looks so nice and delicious

[@bombthreat45]

She’s a well built Trinidadian!

[@suzanneolliviere3767]

Nice personality,nice food,beautiful lady, good vibes, full %100

[@bobbyb5952]

Sada Roti and fry ochro, nice food girl!!

[@sahanasmulticuisinefood4275]

Nice dear 😊 😊

[@dorisdrucray7181]

Love your food Nice

[@DionneCollette]

My husband is from Trinidad and he's white too.

[@wildeorchid1611]

Okaayyyy...sooo...your point is???

[@62halee]

You can be any colour of the rainbow and be Trini.

[@AtIslander]

@@wildeorchid1611 i guess she's pointing out that there are quite a bit of white trinis. like the lady.

[@habibahahmad9317]

Wow i know that Trinie food was good when I come and visit sweet Trinie I sure will come by yr food stand and try some of that good tasting food :) keep on cooking Sista

[@stevekemsley9338]

Would love to come and try your food !

[@GoshTasha]

wow 😍 😍 😍 she's beautiful! I love her arms and that outfit. I dig her vibe and the food

[@idaliarodriguez5782]

GoshTasha..

[@Barbieflygerian]

like even though she white not even mix she got soul like a sistar x

[@VSM101]

Basically indo Tini food.

[@VSM101]

Nearly all Trini women are Georgous.

[@rastafarianlionheart4668]

She's beautiful like her food...

[@stanleytempro5401]

Pleasant surprise...must try next visit to UK!

[@adventureproali5704]

Where in London is this I would love to visit her

[@KevinBritain]

Loved this.. posting from Trinidad..

[@kempokamini1095]

Waw like wat u cook, yummy, when u need the flour did u leave it out side the fridge to raise over night or did u leave it in d fridge?

[@CookingWithRia]

I would love to taste her cooking!!! Where in Trinidad can i find her?

[@mr07623445678]

The shop is based in London.......but if you see her Twitter page you'll see that she's in Trinidad getting more recipe inspiration.

[@CookingWithRia]

Travels in India, London & the UK thanks for your reply!

[@chinbin5691]

Travels in India, London & the UK hi, what is her Twitter page? Please and thank you

[@KitKat-tc6in]

I really like your videos & passion for street food! Am sure you've been to Tooting - there are some super South Indian restaurants there ! All the best, keep up the good work & I've subscribed -As you say 'God Bless!'

[@mr07623445678]

Thank you for your kind comment, your subscription and your blessing - God Bless You too. I drove past Tooting just this Saturday gone and you're quite right. There are many places there on my "to do" list.......will get there one day! Thanks again.

[@beauti11000]

Luv this.. well done..!

[@floydknight9758]

the food is healthy and taste good.

[@dipenchandra4014]

Very good food

[@adventureproali5704]

Trini gyal you have pretty eyes you representing we trinis well when you in Trinidad next past by Ali catering in chaguanas I want to commend you personally

[@3rdGenRX7TT]

MARI !!! You can teach me to make SADAAHHHH !!! ... you came a long way from using Eva Croton to make Chow :P

[@smoothiequeenbahmaimuna3852]

Looks delish! Tfs💕

[@TheDeid88]

es preciosa.... 😍 😍 😍😍 😍 😍

[@hildaaybar9042]

Love ❤️ me some plantain and rice 🍚 & peas cook w/ coconut 🥥 milk that’s my favorite, Caribbean food is the best :) food 🥘 looks delicious 😋 nice lady

[@rajenojar3206]

will look for u if i come to london ever thing vege clean

[@dawndawn308]

I'm hungry!

[@louishollandjr]

Beautiful Dishes Can we find them kind dishes in NYC.

[@roseogrady8785]

Yummy.

[@mr07623445678]

👍🏼 🙏🏽