Trinidad & Tobago: Cocoyea Craftiness
Written byJanine Mendes-Franco
The cocoyea (pronounced Ko-ki-ye) is “the mid rib of the coconut leaf that is stripped with a knife” and has many uses, from bird-catching to kite-flying; in this post, Simply Trini Cooking explains how to make a broom out of it, which he calls “an integral part of our culture.”
Written byJanine Mendes-Franco
