Eating WEST INDIAN FOOD in LITTLE GUYANA!! Queens, NYC

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  • Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
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    New York City is arguably the largest and most diverse cultural melting pot on the planet. The cuisines of over 100 countries around the world are represented in its restaurants. So when I got the opportunity to go on a food tour of the Little Guyana neighborhood, I jumped at the chance! Come with me as I go on a Guyanese food tour of Little Guyana in Queens, NYC!
    Our journey began on Liberty Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. Liberty Avenue is the mecca for Indo-Caribbean cuisine in New York. Shiva is Trinidadian and took me to have the ultimate Trinidadian breakfast at Tropical Jade 3.
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    I could see shrimp, goat, duck, rotis, and more there. It’s a diner-style restaurant with a long buffet where they serve you. We ordered the doubles (thin, stuffed flatbreads), roti, buss-up shot, dal puri, bake & saltfish (fried pastry stuffed with salt fish), curry shrimp, and stew pork.
    My Sorrel soda tasted a little like cranberries and Shiva’s banana soda tasted exactly like bananas! First, we jumped on the doubles, which were doughy and contain chickpeas and chutneys. They were very spicy! I loved them with the spicy hot sauce!
    Next was the baked & saltfish. It contained bacalao, or codfish and was a little fluffier and had more texture than the bread in the doubles. The spicy sauce took it to another level! The stew pork was chunky, fall-apart tender, and went great with the roti.
    The large roti with the curry shrimp was excellent and was more of a light, stew-like curry. I also liked the potatoes in the dal puri. But the curry shrimp gravy was out of this world!
    Back outside were displays of fruit and vegetables outside a supermarket. We walked past nail salons, sari shops, Pooja shops, fruit vendors, and more shops selling cultural items. I could hear Hindi music coming from a lot of them. We stopped inside a sari shop called Henna Fashion Inc. Everything there was beautiful!
    From there, we continued on an stopped at a coconut vendor outside. He cut the top off so I could drink the water inside. It was super refreshing! Then, he cut it open so we could eat the cool, filling meat inside! It took me right back to Asia!
    At Anita’s Fashion Pooja Center, we saw statues of Hindu gods as well as Indian bridal gowns and other clothing. Then, on 123rd and Liberty, we headed to Avenue BBQ Hut. In the kitchen, they made us some BBQ lamb and BBQ chicken platters with barbecue sauce and garlic sauce over a bed of fries.
    The BBQ lamb was delicious and high-quality. I loved the barbecue sauce and the fries underneath. It was my first time having barbecued lamb and it blew my mind! I couldn’t get enough of it!
    We followed that with some sparkling apple juice and then jumped on the chicken. It fell right off the bone. One of my favorite Caribbean chicken dishes ever!
    Then, we headed past bakeries, shops, and more to Fiwi Foods, a food truck on 124th and Liberty selling jerk chicken, jerk pork, oxtails, curry goat, and more. But we were heading to Little Guyana Bake Shop. Shiva even gave me a Backyard Republik gift bag!
    We made a quick stop inside Singh’s Roti Shop & Bar, a famous roti shop with a huge menu. Everything looked amazing! We tried a crisp Carib lager and quickly checked out Sybil’s Bakery & Restaurant.
    At Nest Restaurant, we got che chi kai chicken, two types of wontons, fried chicken with rice, and more. The che chi kai chicken was light and crispy, and the jerk chicken wontons were great. I also loved the Chinese chicken fried rice. The blueberry & cream cheese wontons were so unique!
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Комментарии • 738

  • @TriniCookingwithNatasha
    @TriniCookingwithNatasha 2 года назад +94

    So happy to see our Caribbean food & Culture being showcased. Your guide is very knowledgeable. Keep up the awesome work David!

  • @amandagyal1
    @amandagyal1 2 года назад +41

    OMG David!!! I'm Guyanese, from NYC. I wanted to recommend this to you, but you beat me to it. Now we need you to visit Guyana!!! Do it! Do it!

  • @TasteofTrini
    @TasteofTrini 2 года назад +138

    Thanks for showcasing the West Indian culture & food in Queens! Felt like I was there again. Your guide definitely knows all the good spots👍Keep up the awesome work!

    • @Davidsbeenhere
      @Davidsbeenhere  2 года назад +9

      Yes thank you! When we collaborating?

    • @roseyrose_jadiebelle
      @roseyrose_jadiebelle 2 года назад +5

      Please collaborate, as trini I would love that

    • @ThaMaskRapper
      @ThaMaskRapper 2 года назад +2

      TRINI & GT TO DE BONE!!!

    • @yuhvibez
      @yuhvibez 2 года назад +2

      David it’s Ravi who also hooked u up with backyard mas DJ Shiva. When back in ny and wanna do another round holla

    • @ThaMaskRapper
      @ThaMaskRapper 2 года назад +1

      @@yuhvibez u don't know my spot is wat better tamreine sauce is like half of a cup .

  • @yogeshsukhdeo4837
    @yogeshsukhdeo4837 2 года назад +106

    David, thank you for presenting some dishes from Guyana and Trinidad & Jamaica 🇬🇾🇯🇲🇸🇷🇹🇹❤🖤💚💛 Big ups for doing this.

  • @innervisions100
    @innervisions100 2 года назад +24

    Love the video, but the West Indies are called that because Europeans wanted to differentiate it from the East Indies (because I guess all the places they colonized were "Indies" to them). Actual Indians from India didn't start arriving to the West Indies until the early 1800s, long after it was named that.

    • @privategirl2
      @privategirl2 2 года назад

      Late 1800. France was the first to abolish slavery, thans to the Haitians. Spain then England followed. France recaptured Haiti later on and eventually freed her in the early 1900's.

  • @theerihalimo
    @theerihalimo 2 года назад +18

    I remember walking around little guyana feeling like I was in a different country! Loved it!!

  • @lifeinkorea333
    @lifeinkorea333 2 года назад +29

    I have a great love for cuisine, so I'm always interested in local food, and there are so many interesting dishes, spices and ingredients in different countries. Love from Korea🇰🇷💕

  • @christopherlangaigne9260
    @christopherlangaigne9260 2 года назад +77

    Great to see my trini food heritage showcased. Although I didn't understand why it was just showcased as indian food culture. We are a happy blend of Indian, African and Amerindian.

    • @gk891
      @gk891 2 года назад +11

      As well as European, Lebanese, and Chinese!

    • @SexyBeautifulBabe
      @SexyBeautifulBabe 2 года назад +4

      @@gk891 and Venezuelan 🥰

    • @gk891
      @gk891 2 года назад +2

      @@SexyBeautifulBabe Oh yes, mustn't forget about the Venezuelan influences in Trinidad whether it be in their food or in their music (parang is one of my favourite genres of music).

    • @SexyBeautifulBabe
      @SexyBeautifulBabe 2 года назад

      @BlikzMusic Indian snd chinese

    • @ayjntghost
      @ayjntghost Год назад

      Agreed! I think David is a bit uninformed and a little uneducated on the topic.. and in other videos it's highly cringe the way he pronounces "barra" .. like I wanna slap him lol

  • @DeeNY2K9
    @DeeNY2K9 2 года назад +16

    Liberty Ave aka Little Guyana is an homage to the entire West Indian community. We are so grateful for the privilege of having that community available to us. We are able to get all of our respective cultural ingredients, "home style" foods and Caribbean supplies. Our food and culture is a testament to the amazing diversity of the Caribbean. It's a wonderful blend of people from every race and creed. Thank you for showcasing this facet of NY during your tour. We appreciate it😊❤🙏

    • @Masha-kd2im
      @Masha-kd2im 2 года назад +2

      Please tell him this!!!

    • @Masha-kd2im
      @Masha-kd2im 2 года назад +1

      So that’s mean you guys are INDO-CARIBBEAN!!

    • @xxLoRiTaxx
      @xxLoRiTaxx 2 года назад +4

      @@Masha-kd2im indo caribbeans are West Indian too ? He didn’t say that indo caribbeans entail the entire West Indies he just mentioned that they are West Indian too

    • @Vik-ki7
      @Vik-ki7 2 года назад +1

      Sounds like Indians are not liking this video....😄😂🤣😅😄😂🤣😅

    • @Masha-kd2im
      @Masha-kd2im 2 года назад

      @@Vik-ki7 I’m Malaysian Indian not Indian from India, indo Caribbean the ones who did this to themselves

  • @nancyjackson7318
    @nancyjackson7318 2 года назад +18

    Wow thank you for this video showing all of the great food from the Caribbean / I AM FROM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO so this warms my heart - miss all this good foods lol

  • @deongibson9919
    @deongibson9919 2 года назад +22

    This was a wonderful showcase of West Indian culture but the guide was mistaken in his explanation of the differences between West Indian and East Indian….these terms are derivatives of the colonial period West Indies and East Indies when India and Pakistan, and parts of the Caribbean were colonies of the British Empire. Two trading companies were established to manage the colonies The West Indian Trading Company and the East Indian Trading Companies. The territories over times were referred to as the West Indies and East Indies….the term West Indian was originally assigned to the native aboriginal people of the Caribbean and South America that lived in the British colonies, but overtime came to refer to anyone of any racial or ethnic background that was born in the West Indies not only the descendants of indentured laborers.

    • @disapphire
      @disapphire 2 года назад

      Thank you for your explanation

    • @msprupru14
      @msprupru14 2 года назад +3

      Thank you. Columbus was searching for a route to go east and ended up west in the Caribbean so he called the indigenous people "west Indians"

    • @angelaalbury986
      @angelaalbury986 2 года назад +4

      He didn't mention the African contribution to Trini food

    • @zochbuppet448
      @zochbuppet448 2 года назад

      @ Deon Gibson
      Just want to point out that the term West Indian has nothing to do with Indians in Caribbean.
      For some bizarre reason the younger generation of black folks think so.
      Everyone before knew that it mean everyone according to who immigrated there because of the the term British West Indies.
      Indians know that it doesn't mean just them, but strangely younger black people think that's what it means and they are offended by the term.

    • @sahasransusbarik
      @sahasransusbarik 2 года назад +1

      First of all he never called they are West Indies by root. He said his ancestors came to caribbean from India as indenture labour and finally they established in caribbean and didn't return.
      By the way there was no such term or country named as Pakistan by that time when people from India reached at Caribbean. Correct it if you don't know at all.
      We Indian know Columbus expedition to India by travelling west to east to reach in India. He thought world is round , so he needs to travel towards west to reach east in India. By travelling west from Spain the land he reached he called as this is India. That's how the America and caribbean called as west India or the native people there called by European as Indian. This is how it got the name West Indies.

  • @curtisthomas2670
    @curtisthomas2670 2 года назад +2

    The legend of how "doubles" got that name is this: it's originally a street food brought over by Indian indentured labourers and was originally called "bara" (the fried dough shells) consisting of only one bara and topped with channa (chickpeas). Then one day a buyer at a popular seller asked for a "double" or two baras with the channa instead of one. This caught on and eventually everyone was asking for a "double" and the dish eventually became referred to to as "doubles". Many different sauces and chutneys (condiments/salsas) have been added over time from tamarind, mango, cucumber, coconut, pommecythere (juneplum/golden apple/ambarella), moolai (white radish), chilis etc. It's traditionally sold from a box attached to the front cart of a bicycle.

    • @Sherirose1
      @Sherirose1 Год назад

      Interesting thanks. still waiting to try doubles .

  • @beyoncepadthai6607
    @beyoncepadthai6607 2 года назад +236

    David, it’s a Ro-Teeee, not a roadie….😂😂😂 loving the Guyana tour!

    • @annhans3535
      @annhans3535 2 года назад +6

      🤣

    • @Kjaja07
      @Kjaja07 2 года назад +27

      Like… he’s so nice and positive… but if a coworker ever said “row dee” I’d call HR

    • @todaysrules6730
      @todaysrules6730 2 года назад +2

      @@Kjaja07 🤣🤣🤣

    • @tiffanyedmonds1082
      @tiffanyedmonds1082 2 года назад +6

      🤦🏾‍♀️he’s hurting my head

    • @abrondo4162
      @abrondo4162 2 года назад +1

      Mon for di roadie

  • @tyranbasil6264
    @tyranbasil6264 2 года назад +22

    David. Thank you repping Little Guyana. As a Guyanese, I am a little disappointed that you went to only Trinidadian restaurants with a Trinidadian tour guide. You need to check out some of the Guyanese restaurants in Little Guyana 🇬🇾 🇬🇾.

    • @yuhvibez
      @yuhvibez 2 года назад +8

      @Tyran Basil Did u watch the video properly ? He went to tropical jade which is Guyanese. He went to Sybil’s and Nest.

    • @yuhvibez
      @yuhvibez 2 года назад

      @@randysingh6548 I was responding to Tyrant’s post.

    • @Ajm833
      @Ajm833 2 года назад +3

      He went mostly to Guyanese restaurants..

    • @sharond8646
      @sharond8646 2 года назад +1

      Tropical Jade and Singhs are both Trinidadian, not Guyanese

    • @Csi807
      @Csi807 2 года назад +1

      Guyanese food is very limited and the curry is not very good. Their Chinese food is good though. But Trinis have more of a variety when it comes to food.

  • @katr1519
    @katr1519 2 года назад +19

    Finally you made your way to some west Indian food 😋 1 of the best foods ever!!

  • @kiran55menon30
    @kiran55menon30 2 года назад +19

    The part in which David’s companion mentions about the combination involving coconut flesh with brown sugar reminded me of my childhood days; the heavenly combination we used to wait for while growing up back in Kerala(Southern India).

    • @curtisthomas2670
      @curtisthomas2670 2 года назад

      Popular with kids in Trinidad. Or with a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk

  • @BeingRocky
    @BeingRocky 2 года назад +7

    Wow that’s awesome, you went to all our favorite spots when in New York bro, nice really enjoyed this, thanks for showing, can’t wait to visit, take care and happy holidays my brother

  • @R3dH4z3
    @R3dH4z3 2 года назад +15

    That's my neighborhood. I'm 🇬🇾. Glad to see that you enjoyed the food.

  • @AyeeeItsCam
    @AyeeeItsCam 2 года назад +122

    West Indian is ANYBODY from the West Indies/Caribbean, not just people descended from South Asia. People of African descent and other races in the Caribbean are also West Indian

    • @bizee9119
      @bizee9119 2 года назад +42

      It’s called West Indies because Columbus thought he landed in India. That’s where the name comes from. It’s was called West Indies before the British imported Chinese and Indians to fill the gap after they freed the slaves and they need cheap labor. It’s kinda a slap in the face how he intentionally cut Afro West Indians out of the picture.

    • @nelcia1849
      @nelcia1849 2 года назад +32

      Oh he knew.. all of us both Indian and African trinis are called west Indians . If he goes to India they won't accept him as an Indian. Its the same as a trini African won't be accepted as African in Africa. But some how trini Indians in trinidad always think they better than the trini africans .. the black race is the most hated and envied race .. every race thinks they are superior to them doesn't matter which country they live in .. And that's why he left out the afo trinis .

    • @dmvbay2535
      @dmvbay2535 2 года назад +22

      @@nelcia1849 I have to watch the video later. This same fukkery happened in a food documentary done years ago in Queens NY where the Indo-Guyanese tour person mentioned all the various foods on Guyana but made no mention of the African type Guyanese food. Pure eye pass.

    • @bizee9119
      @bizee9119 2 года назад +1

      @@nelcia1849 The strange part about who is creating the the music in the west indies. Who is the representative the country in the Olympics and a the sports. Who is really building the culture their that is recognized world wide that everyone is trying to jump.

    • @zochbuppet448
      @zochbuppet448 2 года назад +5

      @ Cameron Enoch
      Only idiots think West Indian has to do with people of Indian origin.
      People of Indian origin know that it means everyone
      Please stop the idiotic comments about the term...its makes Black folks look bad, as it shows you have no basic knowledge of the history or culture .
      Its the host/ White guy that started the Explaining of what West Indies mean, Not the Indo guy.
      Yes I hate the way they leave out other food , but the place is a Roti Shop.
      Most Guyanese and Trinidadians are extremely bad at explain their culture to other people. they are not doing it purposely to leave out black people like nelcia suggests.
      A lot of black folks seem to have a chip on their shoulder that they cant get fixed.

  • @charlesgraham6337
    @charlesgraham6337 2 года назад +20

    Worlds most dangerous drinking game, take a shot every time David says 'right'

  • @walkwitmeg7761
    @walkwitmeg7761 2 года назад +5

    Definitely checking out Little Guyana 🇬🇾 next time I’m in NY

  • @jacquelinegabbidon5995
    @jacquelinegabbidon5995 2 года назад +5

    Nice to see Jamaican Food in the mix🇯🇲 all the foods you tried looks so delicious.

  • @anushkaheeralal1016
    @anushkaheeralal1016 2 года назад +8

    I'm Trinidadian and I love how you showcase our food have been waiting for this.....will like to some day see a colaboration with taste of trini and cooking with Natasha

  • @Brandon-bh7pj
    @Brandon-bh7pj 2 года назад +27

    Bloody hell David you always make me hungry. 😂 I seriously need to get into Indian food more.

  • @lolitadanylchuk463
    @lolitadanylchuk463 Год назад +2

    David I am so amazed that you enjoy the Guyanese spices, 2 of the restaurants you visited is my cousin's restaurants which makes me feel so happy, Little Guyana and Singh's

    • @Davidsbeenhere
      @Davidsbeenhere  Год назад

      Its so good! I had an incredible trip in Guyana and I absolutely plan to visit another Guyanese Restaurant in the US when I get a chance. Sending you and your cousin best wishes and hoping business is going well at Little Guyana and Singhs too. Thank you Lolita!

  • @breh7661
    @breh7661 2 года назад +6

    This is the indo Caribbean population, the British brought Indians from India to Trinidad , Guyana, Suriname , Mauritius, Jamaica and Belize . Btw trinidad and Guyana have the most Indians in the Caribbean Bc the British brought more Indians to those two countries

  • @johnnycrepaul547
    @johnnycrepaul547 2 года назад +4

    Visit Guyana. We have more than 300 Waterfalls and the Land of Many Waters. Many Cultures

  • @nenadevi345
    @nenadevi345 Год назад +1

    So glad you toured Little Guyana/Liberty Ave. Your guide was not doing justice to the explanation of foods. I think you understood the cuisine better than he did and were able to express the flavors, textures and even ingredients. I wish i was there to showcase it better haha. Nevertheless, you tried some new things and it was a great video! Keep it up!

  • @ActionManXVI
    @ActionManXVI 2 года назад +4

    David's the go to channel for food videos, every time I eat dinner i have to watch you. That bbq chicken and lamb has me dyin man I wanna go to NYC just to try it out

  • @khadeejarahman8372
    @khadeejarahman8372 2 года назад

    Oh what a lovely Restaurant plus they can also cook! Cheers and Good luck with more videos!👋👍💥🤩🥳🏋️🤼⚓🥂🐣🐥🐠🐓🦋🐌🏞️🥬🗣️🧞🕴️🌴🦜🦐🥩🌈⛈️🏖️🔨🌛

  • @annhans3535
    @annhans3535 2 года назад +6

    The Trini guy took him to little Guyana.🤣

  • @mrmc2003
    @mrmc2003 2 года назад +2

    🤣 "I'm the king of spice"..."is the hot sauce really spicy?" Lol
    Very good recommendations thanks for showing these hidden gems. 👍

  • @abenawilliams6623
    @abenawilliams6623 2 года назад +5

    I"m from Guyana and I enjoyed this.

  • @rakatan8930
    @rakatan8930 2 года назад +22

    Oh boy David-that part about West Indian history is incorrect. He is Indo-caribbean and everyone from the West Indies are West Indian-not only the East Indian descendants. He should know that. Food looks great though.

    • @louiscodrington3957
      @louiscodrington3957 2 года назад +8

      Exactly, it’s called the West Indies because European thought they had sailed to India, the man should have corrected him at the start, and yes I am from Caribbean descent if any1 wants 2 ask🇧🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇯🇲

    • @xxLoRiTaxx
      @xxLoRiTaxx 2 года назад +4

      The West Indies can include indo caribbeans Afro caribbeans etc. he mentioned that indo caribbeans are West Indian but did not say that only indo caribbeans are West Indian

    • @Vik-ki7
      @Vik-ki7 2 года назад +1

      @@louiscodrington3957
      Completely incorrect.
      Sorry.

    • @SCHDSTAN
      @SCHDSTAN 2 года назад +2

      Thank you. I was going to say something, glad you did!

    • @Vik-ki7
      @Vik-ki7 2 года назад +1

      @@louiscodrington3957
      Nothing to do with Sailing, though.
      Windies was already occupied by the British, all they needed was the people to do the sugarcane plantation

  • @mizzstizzie
    @mizzstizzie 2 года назад +46

    For the real Guyanese experience you gotta try our national dish, served on Christmas morning..Pepperpot!! With fresh baked bread. Yum! Loved this food tour!

    • @ArthurKillingsworthJr
      @ArthurKillingsworthJr 2 года назад +3

      Probably should’ve went to Sybils for that

    • @hugrad95
      @hugrad95 2 года назад +3

      I miss my pepperpot and baked bread

    • @stagg2158
      @stagg2158 2 года назад +11

      @@ArthurKillingsworthJr I was gonna say the same thing...I thought they was gonna actually get something from Sybil's...he could have let him try the pepperpot with bread and the local Guyanese pastries...the guide is from Trinidad so he must really don't know our national dish...all he introduced the guy too was Indian and Chinese food ...anytime an Indian person introduces Guyanese foods they always just introduce curry and roti...forgetting that curry is Indian food and not true Guyanese food

    • @todaysrules6730
      @todaysrules6730 2 года назад +3

      @@stagg2158 "Guyanese food" includes Indian food... Taken from your perspective, "America food" would be just BBQ, and not the melting pot that is it's true heritage.

    • @stagg2158
      @stagg2158 2 года назад +2

      @@todaysrules6730 never said that it wasn't.....let me repeat Guyanese food is not just Indian and Chinese food all I am sayingis that the national dish was not shown...Guyana does have a national dish and it is not roti and curry but I do like roti and curry...and don't tell foolishness about America and barbecue because barbecue is done all over the world

  • @remsleep11
    @remsleep11 Год назад +1

    Gotta love this guy. Thanks David!

  • @sheldonkowlessar7591
    @sheldonkowlessar7591 2 года назад +4

    Boom! Nice finally you get to enjoy our side of tings 🇹🇹 🙌🏾

  • @princesslaina2218
    @princesslaina2218 2 года назад +5

    Wow the food looks amazing!! The co host was super cool too!!

  • @donjaggessar5763
    @donjaggessar5763 2 года назад +6

    Love this... Coming from a West Indian from Trinidad and Tobago ♥️

  • @amarbaha
    @amarbaha 2 года назад +6

    Singh's is my go to for home cooked Trinidadian food when in NYC! Great representation Dave! This true Trinidadian restaurant has a great representation of the dominant cultural cuisines offered on the island such as Indo, Creole and Chinese. It is that combination of cuisines that makes Trinidad unique. Most importantly is the "homestyle" ambiance at Singh's that people from all walks of life go there for; whether you just finished a 12 hr shift at JFK or you are a visiting professor yearning for something heartwarming and belly-filling and a "Trini lime" (social gathering). At any "lime" in Trinidad you will usually find gastronomic representation from all the cultures and peoples from all socio economic levels and that's what makes us equal at the table! Keep up the good work and PLEASE visit Trinidad soon, I am sure being from South Florida you have Trinidadian friends, if not the fans on here will hook you up ;-)

    • @angelaalbury986
      @angelaalbury986 2 года назад +1

      What about Afro trini foods??

    • @Csi807
      @Csi807 2 года назад +1

      @@angelaalbury986 unfortunately those Trinis from the country side cannot make Afro Trini foods. They try to make it but it’s always horrible. The city folks need to teach them.

    • @amarbaha
      @amarbaha 2 года назад

      @@angelaalbury986 you are correct our Afro family’s cuisine is very underrepresented

  • @ameenahatim
    @ameenahatim 2 года назад +10

    David loves spicy until he meets up with Guyana and Trini pepper sauce. 😂

  • @santoshpatnaik1988
    @santoshpatnaik1988 2 года назад +10

    Shiva looks and sounds like a perfect food buddy

  • @youngboss8807
    @youngboss8807 2 года назад +2

    David you need to go back to sybills and try some black and white pudding along with some pepperpot. To DIE for!!!! Loved this tour

  • @milling37
    @milling37 2 года назад +4

    Oh gosh,I drooling with all the good food..Being ah Trini,doubles with pepper and a Apple J is the ultimate. Everything look delish🇹🇹👍💯😋❤

  • @ayjntghost
    @ayjntghost Год назад +1

    "DAVID NEEDED A BETTER GUIDE" is a highly underrated statement.

    • @ayjntghost
      @ayjntghost Год назад

      Someone that could've actually taught and corrected him efficiently instead of watching this cringefest unfold on my culture

  • @blackandbrownunited5818
    @blackandbrownunited5818 2 года назад +5

    Indo Fijian checking in, how is it that both of our cuisines are better than mainland indian cuisine? I live in Australia and the mainland indian restaurants here dont even have chilies if you ask for them, super bland food with hardly any spice. Love to visit my bros and sisters in the West Indies one day.

  • @jelinthemix
    @jelinthemix 2 года назад +1

    You definitely have the right guide with you David. Uncle Shiva knows all the good spots and the fact that he started you off with Doubles and Trini food, made it even better! We have to get you to Trinidad & Tobago to try some more of our food.

  • @PapiShampoooo
    @PapiShampoooo 2 года назад +2

    LOVE The Nest !!! The Jerk Chicken Fried rice is AMAZING

  • @sailorman5000
    @sailorman5000 2 года назад +7

    You definitely have to come to Trinidad bro!!!... the food here is crazy good.

  • @tahirghoerahoe8246
    @tahirghoerahoe8246 2 года назад +5

    I like that you keep mentioning Suriname ,the surinamese food is also very good ,too bad New York doesn't have surinamese shops

  • @Fareez4eva
    @Fareez4eva 2 года назад +1

    Just subscribed to your channel cause of this video! big up the west indian community, thank you! I could go for some Jade doubles right about now!

  • @NoNonsense001
    @NoNonsense001 2 года назад +1

    doubles orginally made more or less w/ split pea and flour and the bread is fried, some places now use little or no split pea in the bread thats why its more white not yellow.. Originally called a Channa Bara. with one peice of bread and the "double" came about as a matter of more bread to eat the rest of the channa /chick peas or like a "taco". Salfish and bake is great !

  • @Ashelina
    @Ashelina 2 года назад +1

    Ughhh I miss the food from queens right now. My Sybil’s and Little Guyana Bake shop are my favorites. Thank you for educating people that Guyana is not the same as Ghana.

  • @NIGEL530
    @NIGEL530 2 года назад +1

    That’s great you showcase Caribbean food and culture in NYC cheers from Orlando

  • @nostalgic1777
    @nostalgic1777 2 года назад +4

    The way he ate the barbeque man!! It was insane 😃😃

  • @antoniosamaroo7955
    @antoniosamaroo7955 2 года назад +3

    Big up from Trinidad 🇹🇹

  • @karminiparsan9256
    @karminiparsan9256 2 года назад +2

    This was great David..and your foodie guide is very good at his recommendations. Your father would have been so happy😄

  • @lepkeb2252
    @lepkeb2252 Год назад

    Great video. Am making a pilgrimage to Liberty Avenue from Central New Jersey just for the food and your video is very helpful.

  • @hesback-joeysworldtourytpm967
    @hesback-joeysworldtourytpm967 2 года назад +1

    @25:13 Barf-i?? LOL 🤭😁 Whatever ya do, David don't barf-i with all that grub in ya tub.

  • @dennisscott6413
    @dennisscott6413 Год назад

    Loved this video. I miss all the delicious food from that part of Queens New York.

  • @andersoncyrus3819
    @andersoncyrus3819 2 года назад +1

    Fellas thanks for opening my eyes about queens i knew of the roti and food spot there my uncle always took me there . But the bbq lamb & fries I'm going there summer time

  • @shilpaanu123
    @shilpaanu123 2 года назад +8

    Lots of love from India... please keep try more Indian food...

  • @imranmustafa4385
    @imranmustafa4385 2 года назад +3

    🇬🇾🇺🇸🇹🇹 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 I love Avenue BBQ hut I remember when it was cold outside I was doing Uber eats I went to Avenue BBQ hut to pick up and the Madame see that I was cold she gave me a free soup 🍜 amazing 🤩 Customer service God bless them

  • @malice112
    @malice112 2 года назад +2

    I would love to see a cook off between the Guyanese and Trini communities in NYC and Toronto.

  • @camellajay3988
    @camellajay3988 2 года назад +1

    Very nice guys.
    Happy new year 🎊

  • @ingridbarker3150
    @ingridbarker3150 2 года назад +9

    I absolutely enjoyed this video
    David, it’s time for you to visit Guyana 🇬🇾 and Trinidad 🇹🇹

  • @charlielouis6415
    @charlielouis6415 2 года назад

    That’s Home for me!!!!! He was is the heart of Queens in West Indian scene. Wow!!! Liberty Ave and Lefferts Blvd is home

  • @ManaCAnimations
    @ManaCAnimations Год назад +1

    Nails on a chalk board every time he says “row-di” 🥴😑

  • @KammyWalks
    @KammyWalks 2 года назад +4

    So happy you had Trinidadian food! I hope you do visit Trinidad one day, and hopefully, someone's grandma or aunty makes a good curried goat and hot paratha (or dhal and rice) for you :)

  • @krystalazofficial
    @krystalazofficial 2 года назад

    David... I watched a video you did last night and did what I said I would where I take a shot everytime you said "Right" and I'm hungover. 😂 Also, you need to make merch like a T-shirt that says "mmm" or "Right!?!?" Lol

  • @phoebesmith9089
    @phoebesmith9089 2 года назад +1

    When he says roti it sounds like he’s saying roadie! Lmao dude

  • @karenthomas6233
    @karenthomas6233 2 года назад

    Shiva u knocked it out of the park describing the west indies Trini to d bone bro

  • @isisheggs8065
    @isisheggs8065 2 года назад

    I am from NY, thanks for sharing this video food looks delicious, definitely am going to make my way out there

  • @quintinjxander
    @quintinjxander 2 года назад +5

    It's called Roti not roadie 🤣 But all joke aside I'm just loving fact that you're acknowledging Guyana 🇬🇾 my family's country and I salute you for that. Because Guyana never gets that much recognition or exposure. 🇬🇾🇱🇨🇬🇩

    • @vishal2955
      @vishal2955 2 года назад +1

      Yaa in india too it is called roti

  • @melysac04
    @melysac04 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for this video 👍

  • @mariahoffmann5328
    @mariahoffmann5328 2 года назад

    such an amazing video! Do more in NYC TRINI FOOD!!

  • @naliniseecharan301
    @naliniseecharan301 2 года назад +4

    Wow!!!....love it David....miss you for awhile......love the tour....but those food didn't do justice to real Guyanese food....you have to come to Guyana for the real thing....big hugs an love from Guyana....

    • @Davidsbeenhere
      @Davidsbeenhere  2 года назад +1

      I need to go! Can I enter now is the question and how are the restrictions

    • @naliniseecharan301
      @naliniseecharan301 2 года назад

      @@Davidsbeenhere.....we are open to visitors but you just have to be vaccinated an follow the normal protocols.

    • @naliniseecharan301
      @naliniseecharan301 2 года назад

      @@Davidsbeenhere .....an you can get in contact with the tourism board...

    • @sharond8646
      @sharond8646 2 года назад +1

      David you need yo go to Berbice Guyana and try the guyanese fried rice in the brown paper bag!!!

  • @queentasha7048
    @queentasha7048 2 года назад +11

    It's not roodie it's roti 😂😭

  • @krishnasabat3758
    @krishnasabat3758 2 года назад +6

    Namaste to our Hindus from West n carrebians

    • @Vik-ki7
      @Vik-ki7 2 года назад

      Nice......our Hindus....😅🤣😂😄😅🤣😂😄😅😂😄😅🤣😂😄

  • @gwala1334
    @gwala1334 2 года назад

    Absolutely loved this video ! Food looks so amazing !!!

  • @johneli495
    @johneli495 2 года назад +10

    Indo Caribbean food is great 😋

  • @siamesejasmine
    @siamesejasmine 2 года назад +6

    That food looks phenomenal!! I would have to have goat and duck though! You’d never be able to get me out of the first restaurant!
    I’m going to keep saying it, but we really need more of these restaurants and saree shops I. South Florida!!

    • @milling37
      @milling37 2 года назад +3

      If you go to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando,you sure to find West Indian food🇹🇹👍😋💯❤

  • @AkhandaBharatGK
    @AkhandaBharatGK 2 года назад +3

    Shiva is kool dude.. nice food & that BBQ is nice... amazing ..

  • @tajvir
    @tajvir 7 месяцев назад

    avenue bbq hut is one of my favs, love the steak and fries

  • @Biglittleadventures
    @Biglittleadventures 2 года назад

    If you’re ever in Little Guyana again check out Trincity and Sybils. The food is delicious!!!

  • @nabimikev4700
    @nabimikev4700 2 года назад

    i miss this neighborhood my Guyanese peeps, Trini peeps food the people music jamming!🇬🇾🇹🇹🔥

  • @ThaMaskRapper
    @ThaMaskRapper 2 года назад +1

    You guys went to the right place his little Guyana all over Liberty and lefferts boulevard right there where the West Indians is at I'm glad to be a Trinidadian and Guyanese mon and yes with hands..

  • @Dee-uz3em
    @Dee-uz3em 2 года назад

    That's so funny! I'm familiar with Queens but I didn't know Richmondhill was called "Little Guyana". You learn something new everyday.

  • @OSS-bf4qv
    @OSS-bf4qv 2 года назад +4

    Yaaaaassssss !!! 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾 Looks delicious !!

  • @jacqueykoo517
    @jacqueykoo517 2 года назад +1

    Who is a Guyanese making a comment? ☝️so good. Do not ever watch these videos on an empty stomach or make sure you are eating something. All those hmmmm's, ooooh's.😁😁😁😁😋😋😋😋😋

  • @1terriblesouthamerican134
    @1terriblesouthamerican134 2 года назад

    So far he is doing a good job with the tour!

  • @chadsexinton
    @chadsexinton 2 года назад +3

    You get a Trinidadian to show you around little Guyana ? Lol

  • @lizamckoy1010
    @lizamckoy1010 2 года назад

    David you gotta go to Guyana and get our pepper pot, cassava bread, metemgee and cook up rice with all the obstacles. Also our variety of fish.

  • @transitionwithtrini1928
    @transitionwithtrini1928 2 года назад +1

    Apple J is one of my favorite too...I just love how he going off on the Bar B Q Lamb....Iol...I honestly think we in 🇹🇹Got the most amazing METHOD FOR BAR B QUE ..

    • @Davidsbeenhere
      @Davidsbeenhere  2 года назад +2

      Dude I want to go to Trinidad but I haven’t found the correct contact and the tourism board barely exist

  • @stanleymahabir807
    @stanleymahabir807 2 года назад +1

    Interesting and nice to see the Caribbean culture my wife being Guyanese she bad with pepperpot I gotta her teach her about our aloo pies 😆

  • @JonMadray
    @JonMadray 2 года назад +4

    Making me hungry over here!! 😛

  • @Nadia-rr9qz
    @Nadia-rr9qz 2 года назад +1

    In terms of David’s showcase and enthusiasm, this was a great video. Being a resident of this neighborhood and ethnically, a Trinidadian, I wish he would have chosen a more articulate or enthusiastic person to co-host.

  • @kimscreations3469
    @kimscreations3469 2 года назад +1

    Cool it looks just like Guyana with the food and fruit

  • @ravimanrakhan1602
    @ravimanrakhan1602 2 года назад +2

    I remember sampling WI foods there. 👍👌🖒🇬🇾🇹🇹.

  • @bcmanjunath8465
    @bcmanjunath8465 2 года назад +10

    These people need history lesson.
    West Indies, called so because indians went there and settled?
    Columbus started his voyage in search of India. He lost direction and reached carribbean island and assumed he is in india. So when he met the native people, he called them indians ( native peoples of America are still called indians)
    Only later he realised, he is in the Western part of the world, but the name stuck. And the real india became East India ( That's how the British East India company and Dutch India came in to existanc.
    Later British took people from India to the carribbean islands as labourers, who kept their culture alive there.
    So, Indians in the term West Indies refers to the native indigenous people, say for example Caribe, not the other way.

    • @Masha-kd2im
      @Masha-kd2im 2 года назад +1

      Yes!!!!!

    • @Masha-kd2im
      @Masha-kd2im 2 года назад +2

      A lot of African people from Caribbean refer themselves as West Indies for example Cardi B WHOS is not part Indian but refer themselves as West Indian!!!

    • @Masha-kd2im
      @Masha-kd2im 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/EvOABOa3IrU/видео.html look up this song!! It’s call West Indies and it’s made by African! No Indians in the song!

    • @ganeshsookram4287
      @ganeshsookram4287 2 года назад +4

      @@Masha-kd2im He correct when he said West Indian food. The Indian/native people contribute pepper pot, cassava bread etc, the African contribute Stew pots n ground vegetable, the European contribute saltfish, pies, soup n bread, the East Indian contribute Curries n roti and the Chinese with fried rice n chowmein. A several generation down the road all these food changes over time n nothing like where it originates from, My point is that all these race from different land contribute to what we people of the Caribbean call West Indian food. And yes we call our self West Indian because we was born on those Islands not 1 or 2 generation ago but several generations

    • @Masha-kd2im
      @Masha-kd2im 2 года назад +2

      @@ganeshsookram4287 no I say!!! West Indians is not reserved for INDIAN ORIGIN OF (ASIA) West Indian can be used at anyone who’s live in the Caribbean smh what’s wrong with y’all are you TROLLING or something??? That’s means you’re INDO-Caribbean! West Indians can be used to African people who’s is not part Indian to begin with!!! Like Cardi b!!