Caribbean Cuisine

28 dishes · Community built

Caribbean Dishes

#1

Doubles

Trinidad's most beloved street food — two small fried bara (flatbreads) filled with curried chickpeas and topped with va...

#2

Pelau

Trinidad's one-pot rice dish — chicken or beef caramelised in burnt sugar, then cooked with pigeon peas, coconut milk, p...

#3

Roti

The great Indo-Caribbean flatbread — introduced by Indian indentured labourers in the 19th century and transformed into ...

#4

Pepperpot

Guyana's national dish — a dark, rich meat stew made with cassareep (a bitter cassava extract) that acts as both flavour...

#5

Conch Fritters

The Bahamas' most iconic snack — chunks of conch (a large sea snail) mixed into a seasoned batter with peppers, onions a...

#6

Duckanoo

A sweet steamed cornmeal pudding wrapped in banana leaf, spiced with nutmeg and coconut.

#7

Rundown

Fish poached in a reduced, spiced coconut milk sauce until thick and creamy.

#8

Jug Jug

A savory mix of pigeon peas, guinea corn, and salted meat, a Barbadian Christmas specialty.

#9

Stamp and Go

Crispy saltfish fritters, a Jamaican-Caribbean street snack similar to accra.

#10

Stew Peas

Kidney beans and salted pork or oxtail simmered in coconut milk with dumplings.

#11

Curry Goat

Goat meat slow-cooked in a spiced curry sauce until tender.

#12

Sancocho

A hearty stew of mixed meats and root vegetables, popular across the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.

#13

Caribbean Black Cake

A dense, dark rum-soaked fruit cake, traditionally made for Christmas and weddings.

#14

Cassava Pone

A dense, moist baked cassava cake, sweetened with coconut and warm spices.

#15

Callaloo

A leafy green stew made from callaloo or taro leaves, coconut milk, and often crab or salted meat.

#16

Oil Down

A one-pot stew of breadfruit and salted meat simmered in coconut milk until the liquid reduces to a rich oil.

#17

Ackee and Saltfish

Sautéed ackee fruit combined with salted, flaked cod, onion, and peppers.

#18

Cassava Farine

Toasted, granular cassava flour, used as a hearty side or breakfast staple across the Caribbean.

#19

Cou-Cou

A smooth cornmeal and okra side dish, traditionally paired with steamed or fried fish.

#20

Coconut Bread

A slightly sweet, dense bread flavored with shredded coconut.

#21

Curry Chicken Roti

A soft flatbread wrapped around a spiced chicken curry, a beloved Caribbean street food.

#22

Rice and Peas Caribbean

Rice cooked with kidney beans and coconut milk, a fundamental Caribbean side dish.

#23

Bake and Saltfish

Fried bread served alongside seasoned, sautéed salted codfish, a classic Caribbean breakfast.

#24

Flying Fish and Cou Cou

Seasoned fried or steamed flying fish served with a cornmeal and okra cake.

#25

Blue Drawers

Sweet cornmeal dumplings tinted blue, wrapped in banana leaf and boiled.

#26

Fungee

A firm cornmeal and okra porridge, a staple side dish in the Eastern Caribbean.

#27

Caribbean Fish Cakes

Crispy fried fritters made from saltfish and seasoned batter.

#28

Caribbean Pumpkin Soup

A silky, spiced pumpkin soup enriched with coconut milk, a comforting Caribbean starter.

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