Choco Banane Glacée

Upon arriving at Iles des Saintes, we just caught up with my brother in law before he left for Guadeloupe and Paris. The whole family was gathered on the shoreside esplanade of La Crique, where they were having smoothies and my nephew was drinking a mixture of cocoa, banana and ice with whipped cream on top.



And he couldn't keep quiet about it. So much so, that the next they they all went for a choco banane glacée, as well as every day since. It's a perfect mixture and it's very suited for a French Caribbean island. And it isn't just ice cream smoothies, we have been eating and drinking very well ever since we arrived in Grenada. The pizzas in Prickly Bay marina, the grill at True Blue Bay resort, fish and grill at the Lambi Queen in Carriacou, Banana bread in the Cays, Creole food in St. Vincent. Even the international cuisine in Canouan Beach Hotel was delicious, and of course the French Creole dishes in Martinique and Guadeloupe.

Good drinks too, with Carib beer and Shandy Carib on top, local juices and smoothies and even some typical soft drinks such as Schweppes exotique. And then of course, the Choco Banane Glacée. It's a very simple combination, but it's beyond comparison. So much so, that it would be a shame not to make it when we get home in a couple of months, while at the same time it will not be the same. For one, because the scenery of Iles des Saintes will not be there, and another because at home, we have to watch our figures and on holiday, we don't.