Hello my fellow foodie readers, welcome to wala wala bing bong island and on the menu today is a lovely island story by me of course and a wonderful treat from the isle of Trinidad brought to you by TriniGourmet called Cassava Pone. Sit back and have a Trinidadian rum punch 
and relax!
and relax!Note: Use pictures below and youtube video as a visual and listen to some island sounds when you read this story ;)
The Haunting of Alimina
One day Sally Sandyfeet aka lil' Sandrina the rap star, decided she was tired of touring all over the world rapping and not enjoying the many wonderful places she visits. So she told her manager Manny "the Star-maker" Michaels that she wanted him to book her on a Caribbean cruise. Being a money hording penny pincher Manny books her a 5th class cruise on the Alimina Sea witch cruise line. When Sally takes a look at Alimina she cringes and says to Manny "you had to be a cheapskate?" Manny just smiled and gave her a shrug. "whatever'' Sally sighs "let's just go before I change my mind". So off they went to the island of Wala Wala Bing Bong. Sally sitting in her stateroom tries to unwind and take a nap. It didn't take long with the boat rocking gently in the sea made Sally fall fast asleep. Sally started dreaming about making a palm tree hammock, sipping on rum punch and enjoying the local seafood delicacies. She could almost smell and taste the islands fresh coconut water drinks in her hand. When all of a sudden Sally woke up because of a strange noise. She got up and followed that noise to a small closet not to far from the engine room. Wondering if she should have woken up Manny before setting off on a cruise crusade. "oh well", Sally says as she opens the closet door. Out bursts what appeared to be a cloud of smoke, but instead was a ghost. Stricken with fear Sally stares at the ghost in shock. The ghost says to Sally," I'm Alimina the life of this boat, answer my question and I'll let you go, Find out who took my life away, and I'll reward you greatly, but solve not my question and I'll keep you here, for eternity you and I will be my dear". Sally shook her head in disbelief but obliged the ghost's riddle. "sheesh she could've given me a clue". Before Sally knew it she was in her room in her bed feeling woosey. Sally fell fast asleep again, but instead of having her perfect island vacation dream, she was taken back to 1925 and there she saw Alimina alive! Alimina was sitting in the piano room with a few men singing, when a busboy came over to her with a letter. The letter said meet me in the closet by the engine room, I have a surprise for you. All the men looked at Alimina, the captains daughter run off in a hurry. Alimina waited patiently, then hours passed and nobody showed but the busboy again, handing her another note saying Sorry my dear Alimina I couldn't show because your father has me working round the clock without a break, but I did manage to get the busboy to leave your surprise in the closet. Alimina opened the closet to see a little wooden box and in it was a note, a ring, and some cassava pone, Alimina's favorite Island dessert.The note read my dear Alimina I would like to ask your father for your hand in marriage when we dock on Wala Wala Bing Bong Island what say you? Tears welled up in Alimina's eyes and she was about take a bite of cassava pone when she hear a clicking sound. "someone has locked me in the closet". Alimina yelled and banged on the closet door for hours and nobody could hear her because she was so close to the engine room. Alimina cried "isn't there someone out there that can hear me?". No one ever found her and she died in that closet, her body never to be found by her family or her beloved, until 40 years later in the mid 60's when some rich guy bought the boat in plans to making a bigger fortune in the sea faring industry. To his surprise his business went bust because Alimina haunted it and his passengers kept disappearing. Becoming a slave to Alimina he had to keep changing the boats name to get customers to help Alimina solve her death. To no avail her death has never been solved. No one would agree to help her or had enough insight on how to solve it, despite the clues she gave. When came time to wake up Sally and ask her that final question, Sally asked her a question before she went and answered her. "Ok Alimina if I tell you what happened to you and you don't like the answer will you still let me and Manny go? She answered "I will let you go but as for your friend Manny there is no hope he refused to help me and he resides with me forever". "ok, well here it goes, Alimina...... "yes" Alimina said with anticipation in her voice. " Alimina, your father killed you and your beloved! Alimina screamed "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" "How do you know this!" "I saw him lock you in the closet and send all his crewmen on deck on a wild goose chase and when your beloved was alone, he bopped him on the head with a candelabra and threw him off the boat." "Oh father how could you?" Just then the ghost of her father came in and said "Alimina, I'm so sorry, I've been waiting a long time for someone to solve your murder, I've been in limbo because after what I've done to you I took my own life so no one ever found you." "But why father, why?" "Because I didn't want my little girl marrying a dirty sea dog like Henry!" "I'd rather you'd be dead". Alimina chased her father back to limbo and set all the tortured souls free including Manny's. When the boat docked at the island of Wala Wala Bing Bong, out exited so many people Sally and Manny's eyes couldn't believe it. They both looked at each other then Sally said I'm booking us a flight back home. Manny shook his head in agreement. Sally and Manny set off to have some island fun and made a decision to change their careers as actors, to tell the tale of the haunting of Alimina, because who would believe them if they just told this story to the press without them saying it was an idea for a new blockbuster film?
The End
Inspiration for this story came from the delicious recipe from TriniGourmet.com and these lovely images below from Google and Youtube's calypso medley all featured below. Thanks and Happy Eating.
Food for all and all for food.
The Haunting of Alimina
One day Sally Sandyfeet aka lil' Sandrina the rap star, decided she was tired of touring all over the world rapping and not enjoying the many wonderful places she visits. So she told her manager Manny "the Star-maker" Michaels that she wanted him to book her on a Caribbean cruise. Being a money hording penny pincher Manny books her a 5th class cruise on the Alimina Sea witch cruise line. When Sally takes a look at Alimina she cringes and says to Manny "you had to be a cheapskate?" Manny just smiled and gave her a shrug. "whatever'' Sally sighs "let's just go before I change my mind". So off they went to the island of Wala Wala Bing Bong. Sally sitting in her stateroom tries to unwind and take a nap. It didn't take long with the boat rocking gently in the sea made Sally fall fast asleep. Sally started dreaming about making a palm tree hammock, sipping on rum punch and enjoying the local seafood delicacies. She could almost smell and taste the islands fresh coconut water drinks in her hand. When all of a sudden Sally woke up because of a strange noise. She got up and followed that noise to a small closet not to far from the engine room. Wondering if she should have woken up Manny before setting off on a cruise crusade. "oh well", Sally says as she opens the closet door. Out bursts what appeared to be a cloud of smoke, but instead was a ghost. Stricken with fear Sally stares at the ghost in shock. The ghost says to Sally," I'm Alimina the life of this boat, answer my question and I'll let you go, Find out who took my life away, and I'll reward you greatly, but solve not my question and I'll keep you here, for eternity you and I will be my dear". Sally shook her head in disbelief but obliged the ghost's riddle. "sheesh she could've given me a clue". Before Sally knew it she was in her room in her bed feeling woosey. Sally fell fast asleep again, but instead of having her perfect island vacation dream, she was taken back to 1925 and there she saw Alimina alive! Alimina was sitting in the piano room with a few men singing, when a busboy came over to her with a letter. The letter said meet me in the closet by the engine room, I have a surprise for you. All the men looked at Alimina, the captains daughter run off in a hurry. Alimina waited patiently, then hours passed and nobody showed but the busboy again, handing her another note saying Sorry my dear Alimina I couldn't show because your father has me working round the clock without a break, but I did manage to get the busboy to leave your surprise in the closet. Alimina opened the closet to see a little wooden box and in it was a note, a ring, and some cassava pone, Alimina's favorite Island dessert.The note read my dear Alimina I would like to ask your father for your hand in marriage when we dock on Wala Wala Bing Bong Island what say you? Tears welled up in Alimina's eyes and she was about take a bite of cassava pone when she hear a clicking sound. "someone has locked me in the closet". Alimina yelled and banged on the closet door for hours and nobody could hear her because she was so close to the engine room. Alimina cried "isn't there someone out there that can hear me?". No one ever found her and she died in that closet, her body never to be found by her family or her beloved, until 40 years later in the mid 60's when some rich guy bought the boat in plans to making a bigger fortune in the sea faring industry. To his surprise his business went bust because Alimina haunted it and his passengers kept disappearing. Becoming a slave to Alimina he had to keep changing the boats name to get customers to help Alimina solve her death. To no avail her death has never been solved. No one would agree to help her or had enough insight on how to solve it, despite the clues she gave. When came time to wake up Sally and ask her that final question, Sally asked her a question before she went and answered her. "Ok Alimina if I tell you what happened to you and you don't like the answer will you still let me and Manny go? She answered "I will let you go but as for your friend Manny there is no hope he refused to help me and he resides with me forever". "ok, well here it goes, Alimina...... "yes" Alimina said with anticipation in her voice. " Alimina, your father killed you and your beloved! Alimina screamed "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" "How do you know this!" "I saw him lock you in the closet and send all his crewmen on deck on a wild goose chase and when your beloved was alone, he bopped him on the head with a candelabra and threw him off the boat." "Oh father how could you?" Just then the ghost of her father came in and said "Alimina, I'm so sorry, I've been waiting a long time for someone to solve your murder, I've been in limbo because after what I've done to you I took my own life so no one ever found you." "But why father, why?" "Because I didn't want my little girl marrying a dirty sea dog like Henry!" "I'd rather you'd be dead". Alimina chased her father back to limbo and set all the tortured souls free including Manny's. When the boat docked at the island of Wala Wala Bing Bong, out exited so many people Sally and Manny's eyes couldn't believe it. They both looked at each other then Sally said I'm booking us a flight back home. Manny shook his head in agreement. Sally and Manny set off to have some island fun and made a decision to change their careers as actors, to tell the tale of the haunting of Alimina, because who would believe them if they just told this story to the press without them saying it was an idea for a new blockbuster film?
The End
Inspiration for this story came from the delicious recipe from TriniGourmet.com and these lovely images below from Google and Youtube's calypso medley all featured below. Thanks and Happy Eating.
Food for all and all for food.
Get this Island recipe for cassava pone at the link below.
Cassava Pone (recipe) | TriniGourmet.com
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