A Taste of Aruba: A Recipe for Koeki Di Pinda Y Chuculati (Peanut and Chocolate Cookies)

This overview of Aruba was prepared Kristine Black while a Marketing student in the College of Business at Southeastern Louisiana University.





Introduction

Aruba is a 21 mile long island located in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. The island was first discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499 and was aquired by the Dutch in 1646. The first recorded inhabitants were members of the Arawak Tribe. The official language spoken is Dutch, which is also the same system in which they base their legal system upon.
I chose to do Koeki di Pinda y Chuculati not only because of its popularity in Aruba, but also because of its similarities to a popular American comfort food.

Country Information
· Geographic Facts
Here are three geographic facts about Aruba:
1. Aruba is a relatively flat island in the Lesser Antilles.
2. The coasts of Aruba is what makes it so well know. Its sandy white beaches are protected from the strong ocean currents and has provided for an excellent tourist destination

3. The island’s only points in which it is not completely flat is the area of rolling hills called Hooiberg and the highest point on the island, Mount Jamanota.
Here are three serious facts about Aruba:
1. The island was inhabited first by the Arawak tribe who were fleeing attacks by the Caribs located in Venezuela.
2. Aruba is a Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

3. Citizens of Aruba take education very seriously. For being such a small country the amount of schools is immense. There are 68 primary education schools, 12 secondary education schools, and 5 universities.
· 3 “Fun” Facts
Here are three fun facts about Aruba:
1. The legal drinking age is 18 and is not heavily enforced.
2. There are 104, 589+ citizens in Aruba. The majority of the population is female.
3. Aruba lies outside of the Caribbean hurricane belt and rarely is threatened by such storms.

· A “Potpourri” Item
Here is an unusual fact (or two or three) about Aruba:
1. Although their official language is Dutch, they actually speak Papiamento. It’s a native dialect that is a combination of Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese with some African and Arawak words thrown in.
Food Information

· Recipe
200g Peanut Butter
200g Vegetable Shortening
420g Strong Bread Flour
150g Chocolate Chips
200g Sugar
200g Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Salt

My sister and her husband visited Aruba on their honeymoon and one of their souvenirs was a recipe book. The instructions were converted into English (United States) and some translations are not exact.

· My Kitchen Story
I started my baking process by first finding the conversions for grams to a measurable quantity for here in the U.S. After much research and calculating, I finally was able to plan my ingredients.. Make it fun and lively!

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BIOGRAPHY

David C. Wyld (dwyld.kwu@gmail.com) is the Robert Maurin Professor of Management at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. He is a management consultant, researcher/writer, and executive educator. His blog, Wyld About Business, can be viewed at http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/. He also maintains compilations of his student’s publications regarding management concepts (http://toptenmanagement.blogspot.com/), book reviews (http://wyld-about-books.blogspot.com/), international foods (http://wyld-about-food.blogspot.com/).


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