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Every arvest parade. This harvest parade comes from the time of slavery and signifies the belief that
people are connected to mother nature. The parade is a recreation of the times when workers danced
and sang their way to the storage house with their harvest. During the parade, you can marvel at
different colorful clothing designs and headwraps. The designs reflect both the modernization as the
creativity of the community.
Tradicional food
Toba
Stoba is a hearty stew and is a common dish you’ll find all over the Caribbean. The Stoba you’ll find on
Curaçao is often made with goat meat, though any meat and vegetable combination can be used. Some
stews in Curaçao will also have papaya inside to add a little sweetness to the spice.
These pumpkin pancakes from Curaçao are very simple and incredibly tasty. History links Curaçao to the
Netherlands, where you will find the very best pancakes. In Curaçao we simply added some extras to the
recipe.
This tasty and quite heavy cake is the subject of dispute in Curaçao as locals argue about the
best way to make it. But they all agree that the best Curaçaoan prune cake takes time.
The trick is in how the prunes are prepared before adding them to the pie filling. The cake is
often cut into small pieces and wrapped in aluminum foil for adding to goody bags.