Buccan or Boucan is the native South American and Caribbean name for a wooden framework or hurdle on which meat was slow-roasted or smoked over a fire. Spaniards called the same process "barbacoa", later "barbecue". The term "buccaneer" for pirates or privateers, is said to be derived from buccan.
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Sep 5, 2020 · These Taino-Arawak and Caribbean natives used green wood to smoke meat over indirect heat. Smoking this way could take up to 12 hours, but ...
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Dec 8, 2020 · Indigenous groups normally smoked fish but rarely smoked red meat (bison etc.). Red meats were often sun dried (with or without smoke), crushed, ...
Most historians agree Jamaica was settled by the Arawak Indians over 2500 years ago from South America. They used similar techniques to smoke and dry meat in ...