I'm trying to flesh out a timeline, talking about the foods people ate back in the colonial era. I'm looking to focus on Cuba, British Guiana, British South Africa, British Honduras, and British South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay). Loyalists from the USA have moved into each of these colonies, bringing colonial American foods as well.
The colony and date of "joining" the British Empire:
Cuba - 1740
British Honduras - 1787
BSA - 1800
Guiana - 1815
South Africa - 1815
The question is, for the period 1800-1825, what would British Cubans, Hondurans, and British South Americans be eating commonly? And for 1815-1850, what would each of these colonies be eating? Would they have grits like southerners took to eating? Rum, beer, tea, coffee, whiskey? I'm guessing seafood would be big. Would plantains be used in British Honduras?
I found a
food timeline, which is helping, but I wanted to make it as detailed as possible, but also unique and interesting.