Name: Eggplant Choka
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Guyanese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chopped mixed herbs (such as marjoram, parsley, or cilantro), green onions, or a combination; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 3 garlic cloves, pressed; 3 small or 1 medium eggplant (see Island Tip); ½ Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, seeded and minced; pink or sea salt and black pepper; 1 small onion, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

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Let us go to South America, to Guyana. Although Guyana lies on the continent of South America, it is the only English-speaking country on the continent, and it is a part of the English-speaking Caribbean. Guyanese cuisine is varied, but one thing that sticks out in my mind is choka. Choka, defined by Cynthia Nelson in her popular blog Tastes Like Home, refers to