Saint Kitts and Nevis

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Fry Bake

Fry Bake

Fried bread dough, golden brown and puffy; the standard breakfast bread of Grenada; served with saltfish souse, cheese, sausage, or shark

🇧🇧Barbados

Grenadian Guava Cheese

Guava Cheese

Traditional Grenadian sweet of guava pulp cooked with sugar until thick and firm; cut into squares; a chewy, fruity confection; of Indo-Caribbean origin; found at Church Harvest festivals and markets; the guava cheese of the Spice Isle; a nostalgic treat; a food souvenir.

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Macaroni Pie

Macaroni Pie

Baked macaroni and cheese, the standard side dish of Grenada; elbow macaroni baked with cheese, milk, eggs, and sometimes hot pepper; a Caribbean comfort food; served with grilled fish, chicken, or pelau; found at every local restaurant; the macaroni pie of the Spice Isle; a staple side.

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Pelau

Pelau

One-pot rice dish of Grenada; chicken coated in caramelized brown sugar, then simmered with pigeon peas, coconut milk, sweet peppers, carrots, and celery; the sugar gives a hint of sweetness and the coconut milk gives a distinctive flavor; the workhorse of Grenadian home cooking; served as a full plate lunch with pumpkin or callaloo on the side.

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Pigtail Souse

Pigtail Souse

Pickled pigtail souse of Grenada; pigtail boiled tender then marinated in lime juice with onions, cucumbers, and hot peppers; a tangy, savory dish; often served with bakes or provisions; a popular weekend and street food; the pigtail souse of the Spice Isle.

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Provisions

Provisions

Boiled root vegetables and starchy staples of Grenada; includes breadfruit, yams, dasheen, tannia, green bananas, and sweet potatoes; the carbohydrate base of Grenadian cuisine; served with stewed meats, fish, or saltfish; a staple at every meal; the provisions of the Spice Isle; the foundation of Caribbean cooking.

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Roti

Roti

Thin, pliable flatbread wrapped around heavy portions of curried chicken, goat, potato, or conch (lambi); the standard working lunch across Grenada; influenced by Trinidad's Indo-Caribbean tradition; messy, intensely flavorful, and highly portable; found at small storefronts near the market in St. George's; the lunch of the Spice Isle.

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Rum Punch

Rum Punch

Grenadian rum punch made with local rum, fruit juices (lime, orange, pineapple), nutmeg, and bitters; a refreshing tropical cocktail; Grenada's rum is among the Caribbean's finest; served at every beach bar and restaurant; the cocktail of the Spice Isle; garnished with fresh nutmeg.

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Saltfish Souse

Saltfish Souse

Traditional Grenadian breakfast of salted cod soaked and boiled, then 'cooked' in lime juice with onions, cucumbers, peppers, and herbs; a tangy, savory dish; served with fried bakes; the standard breakfast of Grenada; found at markets and street stalls; the morning ritual of the Spice Isle.

🇬🇾Guyana

Guyanese Green Seasoning

Green seasoning

Fine-leaf thyme, eschallot, culantro, garlic and wiri wiri blitzed into a green paste that every pot of meat is marinated in.

🇬🇾Guyana

Guyanese Pepper Sauce

Pepper sauce

Wiri wiri and scotch bonnet peppers ground with vinegar, garlic and mustard into a fierce condiment kept on every table.

🇬🇾Guyana

Guyanese Pepperpot

Pepperpot

Beef, pork or mutton stewed for hours in cassareep with cinnamon, clove and hot pepper until the meat blackens and the liquid turns to syrup.

🇬🇾Guyana

Guyanese Souse

Souse

Pig's foot and ear boiled, sliced and pickled cold in lime, onion, cucumber and wiri wiri pepper.

🇬🇾Guyana

Guyanese Sugar Cake

Sugar cake

Grated coconut boiled with sugar and ginger until it stiffens, then dropped in spoonfuls to set hard, often tinted pink.

🇯🇲Jamaica

Jamaican Ginger Beer

Ginger beer

Fresh ginger grated and steeped with lime and sugar until it turns fiercely hot, then strained and chilled.

🇦🇼Aruba

Johnny Cake

Johnny cake; a traditional Aruban fried bread; made with flour, water, yeast, lard, and sugar; fried in oil; served with cheese or bacalao (salt cod); a popular snack and breakfast item; a feature of roadside snack-bars; a staple of Aruban street food

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Black Cake

Black Cake

Dried fruits soaked for months in rum and wine, then baked into a dense, dark, molasses-rich cake; Christmas measured in slices; a traditional Kittitian Christmas dessert; a sweet connection to the island's sugar-producing past; the black cake of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a festive, rum-soaked tradition.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Black Pudding

Black Pudding

Spiced sausage of pig's blood and rice eaten as a morning snack; a cookshop breakfast classic; rich, herby, slow-simmered, and spooned beside souse on Saturday mornings; every cookshop has its own secret blend of thyme, scallion, and pepper; reflects plantation-era resourcefulness; the black pudding of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Curried Goat

Curried Goat

Goat meat curried with local spices, onions, and potatoes; a popular dish in Saint Kitts and Nevis; goat thrives in the climate and suits the island's love of slow-cooked, highly seasoned stews; served with roti or rice; the curried goat of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a Caribbean-Indian fusion; a hearty, spicy main.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Fish Cakes

Fish Cakes

Fritters made with saltfish or conch, onions, pepper, and herbs; a beach bar and street stall classic; similar to conch fritters but made with salted cod; a popular starter or snack; served with hot sauce; the fish cakes of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a crispy, savoury street food.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Fried Breadfruit

Fried Breadfruit

Breadfruit sliced and fried until golden; a popular side dish in Saint Kitts and Nevis; breadfruit is one of the most important staples of the islands; can be boiled, roasted, mashed, or fried; its mild flavor makes it a practical partner for saltfish and stewed meats; the fried breadfruit of Saint Kitts and Nevis

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Guava Cheese

Guava Cheese

Slow-stirred guava paste, sliced thin; the island's longest love affair with sugar; a traditional Kittitian sweet made from guava fruit and sugar; simply made, sometimes with nothing more than fruit and sugar; the guava cheese of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a fruity, nostalgic treat.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Macaroni Pie

Macaroni Pie

Baked macaroni and cheese, a standard side dish of Saint Kitts and Nevis; elbow macaroni baked with cheese, milk, and eggs; a staple of Sunday lunch and local restaurants; a Caribbean comfort food; the macaroni pie of Saint Kitts and Nevis

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Pelau

Pelau

One-pot dish made with rice, meat (often chicken or pork), peas, and a variety of spices and seasonings; ingredients cooked together until the rice is tender; hearty and aromatic; also called cook-up; the pelau of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a versatile, hearty one-pot meal.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Rice and Peas

Rice and Peas

Rice cooked with pigeon peas, coconut milk, and local seasonings; a standard side dish in Saint Kitts and Nevis; served with grilled fish, stewed meats, or lobster; a staple of island cuisine; the rice and peas of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a Caribbean comfort food; a versatile accompaniment.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Sorrel

Sorrel

Drink prepared by steeping the petals of the sorrel (roselle) plant, a species of Hibiscus; the red-coloured liquid is flavoured with ginger, cinnamon, clove, and lime; rum can be added to make it alcoholic; a traditional Kittitian drink, especially at Christmas; the sorrel of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a festive, tangy beverage.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Souse

Souse

Cold pickled pork brightened with lime, cucumber, and Scotch bonnet; sharp, cleansing, and the island's most hangover cure; ladled into bowls beside steaming black pudding before the sun gets high; a Saturday cookshop ritual; a traditional Kittitian dish; the souse of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a communal weekend dish.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Stewed Chicken

Stewed Chicken

Chicken marinated in green seasoning, then browned and stewed with tomatoes, onions, and local spices; a staple of Kittitian home cooking; served with rice, provisions, or macaroni pie; a hearty, flavourful main dish; the stewed chicken of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a Caribbean comfort food; a Sunday lunch staple.

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kittitian Stewed Saltfish

Stewed Saltfish

Salt cod stewed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and aromatics in the Kittitian breakfast style; spicy plantains, coconut dumplings, and seasoned breadfruit are served alongside. Kittitian stewed saltfish is served with accompaniments rather than named as one combined platter.

🇭🇹Haiti

Lambi

Lanbi

Queen conch pounded flat, then either stewed in creole sauce, grilled over charcoal or fried in strips.

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago

Macaroni Pie

Macaroni baked with cheese, evaporated milk and egg into a firm block that can be cut into squares.

🇯🇲Jamaica

Mauby

Antiguan Mauby

A Dominican drink of mauby bark, water, sugar, and spices, fermented slightly and served cold. A bitter-sweet, earthy, refreshing Caribbean beverage.

🇬🇩Grenada

Oil Down

Breadfruit cooked down in coconut milk with salted meat, dumplings and callaloo until the milk is absorbed and oil separates.

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago

Pelau

Rice browned in caramelised sugar with chicken or beef, pigeon peas, coconut milk and pumpkin, cooked down in one pot.

🇭🇹Haiti

Pikliz

Shredded cabbage, carrot, onion and scotch bonnet packed into a jar of vinegar with cloves and left to sharpen for days.

🇧🇧Barbados

Rice and Peas

Rice cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans or gungo peas, thyme, escallion and a whole scotch bonnet, served with every Sunday dinner.