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Caribe

Caribe by Keshia Sakarah is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, for a Consensus Score of 18 out of 100.

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Our take

AI-drafted

Keshia Sakarah's debut treats Caribbean cooking as an archive rather than a checklist of crowd-pleasers, pairing recipes from across the islands with the colonial, migratory, and culinary histories that produced them. The research is extensive, and it shows in headnotes that resist flattening a famously varied region into one cuisine. It sits closer to a reference work with recipes attached than a straightforward cookbook.

In the press

  • A rich and traversal tapestry of food, culture, a people, and their past.
    Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie (jacket endorsement)
  • A book to cook from, to learn from, and to savour.
    Dr. Jessica B. Harris, author of High on the Hog (jacket endorsement)

How the Consensus Score is calculated

Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.

SourceAuthorityRecencyAwardContribution
The Economist0.950.851.00×0.81
Weighted sum → Score0.8118

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Frequently asked

What lists is Caribe on?

Caribe appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist.

What is its Consensus Score?

Caribe has a Consensus Score of 18 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.