Channa Souse

Channa (Chickpea) Souse (photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Hi Everyone, While I have eaten various types of souse – pig’s feet, cow heel and cow face as well as chicken feet, green banana and breadfruit – I had never had channa souse until a couple of months ago, while on that trip to Trinidad that I bet you are tired of hearing of by now. What can I say, there is a lot to talk about. I ain’t even mention de blood pudding yet. Don’t worry though, while it nice, I still prefer our Guyanese-style black pudding. But let’s get back to the channa souse.

While Guyana’s street-food scene truly comes alive in the early part of the day, I find that in Trinidad,