Today is a day to be remembered. A while ago Robbie and I realized that he had never tried Trini/Caribbean food. Well, maybe he had tried something at some point, but he had never had roti like I’d get back home. Then I thought about it and realized I had never had Trini food in Calgary! I’m sure there are a few places to go to in Calgary, but I’m only familiar with Joycee’s Caribbean Foods in Bridgeland. After a few hours of shopping we were starving and so we decided to finally go to Joycee’s and have roti.
It was awesome- Joycee’s was also a small shop, so they sold Jamaican patties, Trinidad style green seasoning, Ovaltine, Milo, Peardrax and plantain chips, among many other things of course. We headed to the back and looked at the menu. There were so many familiar items! Doubles caught my eye, but for $3 each, they seemed a bit pricey. I know the title mentions curry goat, but that’s not what we ordered. We decided on a vegetable curry roti and a chicken curry roti.
After 20 minutes or so (they were cooking it in the back), our meals were brought to us and we wasted no time! Little did we know how hot they were! Temperature hot! We were burning our mouths from the potatoes, chicken and cauliflower. But they were so good. There’s nothing like a West Indian curry roti to remind me of my roots :). And Robbie seemed to enjoy it, which was awesome because now that we’ve finally crossed Joycee’s off the list, I don’t think it’ll be the last time we go there.
HIKES & HAMSTRINGS 