10/31/2026
🇹🇹🍚 TRINIS… WHO REMEMBERS MOMMY MAKING PELAU IN THE BIG IRON POT?! 🍗🔥😭❤️
Now THIS is a childhood memory that will take plenty of us straight back to the good old days growing up in Trinidad!
Back then, when Mommy or Granny decided to make a big pot of pelau, you already knew something GOOD was coming! 😂
And if that pelau was cooking outside on the coal pot?
OH GOSH! THE WHOLE YARD SMELLING GOOD! 🔥🍗
Who remembers the smell of the chicken browning in the pot?
The green seasoning…
The pigeon peas…
And that delicious aroma filling the entire house!
You didn’t need anybody to tell you what was cooking!
YOU COULD SMELL THE PELAU FROM OUTSIDE! 😭🤣
And let’s talk about the children!
Every few minutes somebody would pass by the pot…
Looking inside…
Trying to see if the food was ready!
“MUMMY, THE PELAU FINISH YET?” 😂
And Mommy would answer…
“NO! GO AND SIT DOWN!” 😭🤣
But five minutes later?
Somebody else asking the SAME question!
And who remembers Mommy scraping the bottom of the pot with that big wooden spoon?
Or lifting the lid to check if the rice was cooking properly?
That smell alone could make your belly start growling! 😂
But let’s settle something right now…
WHAT GOES BEST WITH A GOOD TRINI PELAU? 👀
Some people must have cucumber chow!
Others want coleslaw!
Some people love a little pepper sauce on the side!
And plenty Trinis will tell you…
“GIVE ME A NICE PIECE OF CHICKEN AND AH GOOD!” 🤣❤️
And don’t let there be leftovers!
Because everybody knows pelau can taste EVEN BETTER the next day! 😭😂
Those were the days when one big iron pot could feed the whole family.
Sometimes neighbors got a plate.
Sometimes cousins showed up just in time to eat!
And somehow, Mommy always knew how to stretch that pot to make sure everybody got something.
It wasn’t just about the food.
It was about family, laughter, togetherness, and the unforgettable smell of home. 🥹❤️
🇹🇹 NOW LET’S TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!
👇🏾 WHO REMEMBERS PELAU COOKING IN A BIG IRON POT BACK IN THE DAYS?
Did your family cook it on a coal pot or on the stove?
And here’s the BIG question…
DO YOU PUT CARROTS IN YOUR PELAU OR NOT?! 🥕😂
Let’s see how many Trinis agree on this one!
And tell us — CHICKEN PELAU OR BEEF PELAU? 🇹🇹❤️
