Today
is the 38th anniversary of Grenada's independence from
Great Britain.
People
in Grenada are wearing red, green, and gold today, and they're waving
flags. The streets are filled with the aroma of “oil down,”
which is a combination of breadfruit, coconut milk, tumeric,
dumplings, taro leaves, and salted meat. Calypso and soca
music echo from every establishment. By-standers enjoy watching folk
dancers and a military parade.
This
island nation in the Caribbean is made up of seven islands and is a
leading producer of several spices, including cinnamon, cloves,
ginger, mace, allspice, and especially nutmeg. Even though Grenada is
only about the size of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, it provides
one-fifth of the world's supply of nutmeg, making it the world's
second largest producer. There is even a picture of nutmeg on
Grenada's flag!
This short video of a nutmeg “factory” in Grenada shows a very simple, almost
primitive, production process.
Enjoy
the beauties of Grenada in this slide-video.
Also
on this date:
This is quite good. I too use to stay in the Golf Holidays in Granada , which is an excellent place to retire. thanks for sharing.
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