Last Updated on February 25, 2025, 1:09 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Alaric Arache and Stephen Marsham, chefs from St Kitts and Nevis, participated in the South Beach Food and Wine Festival to represent their national cuisine. The show was broadcasted on Monday, February 23rd, 2025 and on NBC6’s ‘South Florida Live’.
Notably, the show promoted Caribbean culture and food and this event also provides an opportunity to the Kittitian chefs to share their love for cooking and their pride in representing their nation.
The Kittitan Chefs shared traditional recipes of their main dish – Johnny Cakes with Salt Fish, a national dish of St Kitts and Nevis. The Caribbean dish is made of fried dough and salted fish.
Chef Alaric Arache reveals the traditional recipe
Chef Alaric Arache shared the traditional recipe of making Johnny Cakes with Salt Fish. He said that the dish is made by combining flour, sugar, salt, butter, and some water, to make the cakes extra soft. The cakes are then boiled or fried together which are later served with saltfish.
While Chef Arache focused on the details for making the Johnny cakes, Chef Stephen Marsham focused on making saltfish which is also called Bakalau. The chef stated that the saltfish is boiled or soaked up to remove the salt from it, after which it is stewed with aromatic ingredients such as peppers, garlic, onions, and other spices.
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Chef Arache and Marsham represents the federation on an international platform
Chef Arache and Marsham represented St Kitts and Nevis at the South Beach Food and Wine Festival in Florida, serving bite-sized portions of their signature dish, Johnny Cakes with Salt Fish.
The two chefs shared their experience at the food festival, with Chef Alaric Arache saying that he feels amazing to represent St Kitts and Nevis while Chef Stephen Marsham agreed with his partner’s opinion and said that they definitely are proud to represent their country.
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