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Op-Ed: It’s Not Christmas Without Red Grout, an Authentic Virgin Islands Dessert

Traditionally in the Virgin Islands, Red Grout is served on March 31, a local holiday known as Transfer Day. Nevertheless, one can eat Red Grout any time of the year, but serving it on Transfer Day ties our history with Denmark, which first introduced the tapioca dessert in the Danish West Indies. (Photo courtesy Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education)Red Grout is one of our native desserts. In fact, the dessert is the signature of the Virgin Islands culture. This dessert of Danish origin is known in the Virgin Islands locally as Red Grout, which is made from the sago palm (Cycas revoluta). It is also called Rodgrod (Danish), rote Grutze (German), or rode Grutt, which means “red groats.” It is a sweet fruit dish from Denmark and Northern Germany.

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