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"A seafood chowder with a tropical accent. Scotch Bonnet chiles are very hot, so use serrano or jalapeno if you like a milder taste. Also use only UNSWEETENED coconut milk, found in Asian sections of the grocery store. WARNING: Use latex gloves to seed chiles, since seeds contain volatile oils, which can get on fingers, and then in eyes or on lips..."

Ingredients: coconut milk, curry powder...

"Extremely popular at Carnival time. It can be bought piping hot from street vendors and is served at most carnival fêtes. West Indian corn is more starchy and less sweet than the North American variety but I don't imagine that other varieties of corn would detract from the flavour of this dish. Goes a lot faster if done in a pressure coooker...."

Ingredients: chives, coconut milk, corn...

"A Huey recipe."

Ingredients: cream, curry paste...

"Chef Douglas Rodriguez of DeLaCosta restaurant in Chicago was born in America, but this recipe is inspired by his mother's black bean soup, which offered robust flavor for people who didn't have money to spend on meat for stock. Here we use both fresh and dried oregano because each imparts a different flavor to the final dish. The ham is listed..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, cooked ham...

"Conchs are quite popular in South Florida, as most there come from the Bahamas, were they are plentiful. If you cannot get frozen conchs, chopped clams may be substituted. If using chopped clams, add them at the last moment to keep them tender. The chowder is chunky, spicy, and robust with flavor - goes great with toasted bread rounds. Found recipe..."

Ingredients: clam juice, chopped tomatoes...

"According to The Florida Keys Cookbook, where I found this recipe, the Bahamians held the conch in mystical regard, believing its consumption enhanced male potency. They brought the recipe with them when they immigrated to the Florida Keys."

Ingredients: cracked black pepper, chopped tomatoes...

"This is a traditional West Indian recipe, which will vary slightly from island to island.........this version is from Trinidad. Don't be put off by the look--it tastes delicious. (I don't cook with salt, so some may need to be added for personal taste.)"

Ingredients: streaky bacon, crabs...

"Conch are readily available here, along with great big whelks, from the shrimpers who catch them in their nets. I love this chowder because it uses those, oh so hot & delicious, Caribbean hot peppers. This recipe is from www.globalgourmet.com."

Ingredients: cilantro, pepper...

"From Mr. Food...it sounds utterly decadent!"

Ingredients: cream of coconut, fresh basil...

"This is from a Carnival Cook book and I have made many times for my family - it is very simple to make and utterly delicious!"

Ingredients: cilantro, eggs, green peppers...

"The first recipe I've contributed. This has become a household favorite and good for guests. I found it in Julia Aiken's cookbook Easy Entertaining, where she explains that she's taken some liberties with the original Bermudan recipe, preferring chunkier soups to liquefied ones. Me too."

Ingredients: dried thyme, diced tomatoes...

"This is a tomato-based chowder with a slight smoky flavor thick with diced potato and conch (available in Miami at Omar Seafood, 2111 NW 10th Ave., near 20th Street, 305-545-5741). If fresh conch is not available, use frozen conch ( fresh & frozen available in US from www.angelfire.com/fl5/cfarmsllc/ ).
Serve with cornbread or spoon over..."

Ingredients: tomatoes with juice, fresh thyme...

"A nice hearty soup."

Ingredients: onions, peanut oil...

"This is a corn chowder recipe which is actually adopted from our restaurant's famous conch chowder...that one's a trade secret, but we find that when you want the -comfort food-, this recipe should do nicely for your family, as it does ours! I simplified this recipe in many ways to be home-friendly and use the least amount of preparation,..."

Ingredients: ham steaks, fresh thyme...