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With two sticks. >> anthony: oh, okay. i thought you were talking about whats going to happen to my shirt. what about skin color? you look at jamaica, you look at haiti. i dont get what they say, but what they do is still a powerful determinant of where your status is in the power structure. does that exist here? >> man in blue shirt: its not something that has consumed our imagination. being trinidadian is not necessarily color tune oriented, but its more and i think people really revel and enj...

>> anthony: this is a martial art, you either win or you lose. >> rondel: correct. >> anthony: how do you win? what decides winner? >> rondel: who draws blood first wins, all it requires is the end >> all you have to do is cut the cow. blood is blood. >> whats the worst injury youve ever had? >> there are finger. >> whats the worst injury youve seen in a fight? >> ive seen a man lost a eye. i saw a man die. >> you have to be a real warrior, born fighter. >> theres always more to the story. for a...

Then steamed. >> muhammed: she will feed you till you burst, like any grandmother you know right? >> anthony: going to be well looked after. >> muhammed: and that is once a year. >> anthony: so when are these ordinarily --. >> muhammed: christmas time. >> anthony: this is very, very delicious. >> neila: thank you very much and one thing im vex about right now is why you didnt put ice in his glass. >> muhammed: its good its fine. >> neila: so he must say thanks to everything you did. tell muhamme...

>> anthony: ill tell you something really terrible about myself. ive never been to mardi gras, carnival in rio, any kind of carnival. like large numbers of strangers swarming through the streets dancing in uniforms. >> lashaun: doesnt do it for you? >> anthony: no. some of my deepest fears are having to dance or sing in public either of these would be terrifying. so this seems like a situation when that might come up you know. >> anthony: queens park savannah will be the epicenter of carnival. b...

Herb chadon beni. add generous helpings of masala and curry powder. marinate for a bit then sear in oil, and then simmer in coconut milk until tender. >> anthony: man thats good, they better kill some more ducks because that is --. >> keshav: when we have it like this when were drinking before the actual meal, its like an appetizer but we call it cutters because it cuts the alcohol. >> anthony: right, im sobering up as we speak. >> anthony: so look youre all trinidadian, trinidad first, indian s...

Because our pets deserve it. beyond. natural pet food. ♪ anthony: thanks so much. holy crap, okay. this is a challenge. people keep coming up to me in the street first thing they say is "have you had double yet?" so im eating [ bleep ] doubles alright. >> anthony: doubles are a caribbean take on the indian channa bhatura. two floppy, tenderieces of soft indian stylbread, loaded with a wet

Determinant of where your status is in the power structure. does that exist here? >> man in blue shirt: its not something that has consumed our imagination. being trinidadian is not necessarily color tune oriented, but its more and i think people really revel and enjoy is the common experiences. the food is the glue that binds this society together. >> chan: in spite of the problem that we have here we are still one of the most harmonious, multi-ethnic societies in the world and the multi-ethnic...

>> mario: yes like beirut. you know arak, would you like arak? >> anthony: with a little ice and some water would be perfect. >> mario: perfect, my drink of choice is grey goose with coconut water. >> anthony: the family story is not an uncommon one. the first members came here during the collapse of the ottoman empire arriving penniless. they worked their way up as textile merchants and branched out to run businesses that sell everything from medical equipment to real estate. >> anthony: and ho...

>> anthony: she was the first woman to win the "calypso king" title, which tells you what the environment was like at the time for a female artist. lyrics >> rose: everywhere i reign supreme you want to know the calypso queen, no man alive or dead could come take the crown off me head >> anthony: rose grew up in a large and strict baptist family in tobago, until she was 9 years old and sent to live with her aunt in trinidad. so she grew up with a foot in each island. >> anthony: whats the differ...

Labor, they would be set free. noon on a monday, ordinarily a workday, but today, the singh family is having a boys river lime. chan, the patriarch is a retired diplomat. his son, keshav, is a music producer. uncle charlie is in charge of the cooking. >> anthony: how far back does the family go? >> chan: this family has gone back to 1845. >> anthony: 1845, those were hard times. life was not good for the family in india. >> chan: there was poverty, there were wars and all sorts of things, and ye...