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Anguilla Essentials
A considered first route through Anguilla: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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5 foods to know.
Each selection includes the reason it belongs here—so this is a guide, not just a pile of names.
Barbados
Rice and Peas
Look for pigeon peas cooked with rice and seasoned with thyme, lime, butter, hot pepper, or salt beef; versions may accompany fish or stews.
Anguilla
Anguillian Johnny Cakes
Fry Cakes
Anguillian Johnny Cakes — dense, fried or baked cornmeal biscuits; the most bread of Anguilla; served with everything from lobster to saltfish; can be baked in traditional coal ovens or fried.
Guadeloupe
Grilled Lobster
Homard Grillé
Anguillian Grilled Lobster — large Caribbean spiny lobster available year-round, grilled with garlic butter or lemon-herb butter; often served right on the beach at shacks; a major fishery and culinary staple.
Montserrat
Goat Water
Anguillian Goat Water
Anguillian Goat Water — hearty ishtu made with goat meat (the most commonly eaten meat in Anguilla), spices like thyme, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sometimes dumplings.
Anguilla
Anguillian Roadside BBQ
Beach Shack BBQ
Anguillian Roadside BBQ — charcoal-grilled chicken, ribs, and pork from roadside stands and beach shacks; a budget-friendly staple during Carnival and festivals; served with johnny cakes and rice and peas.