The journey of food, culture and stories continues with sisters Ali & Mitch Torres as they find old Broome family recipes that have long been forgotten.
These self-confessed lovers of food and home cooks delve into the spicy world of local kriol cuisine from the Broome area of Western Australia.
Kriol Kitchen is a celebration of the Asian influences on the local people and the development of their own twists and blending of many cultures to serve up mouth-watering dishes that will delight the senses.
Background
Broome families are one of the most multicultural in Australia because of the magnificent historical make-up of the town's people. In our past the world came to Broome for the Pearling Industry and fell in love with the town, and the locals, the visitors from many parts of Asia decided to stay and be an integral part of the town.
Many of the Asian men married into the local Aboriginal families and the kriol culture of Broome was born. They brought with them their cultures and shared this with their new families. Philipino, Malays, Koepangers, Chinese, Japanese, Europeans, West Indians, have left their cultural influences with the local families and over generations local aboriginal families have added their unique twist to the wonderful dishes that we all celebrate.
It is no secret that the best way to get to the heart of a community is to get to it by understanding the foods that people create and their various and diverse cultural backgrounds that give rise to Kriol foods of Broome.
