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Saint Lucia Essentials
A considered first route through Saint Lucia: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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6 foods to know.
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Saint Lucia
Green Fig and Saltfish
The national dish of Saint Lucia; green bananas (known locally as green figs) boiled and served with salted cod that has been rehydrated, flaked, and cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and local spices; a hearty dish reflecting the island's history; often eaten at breakfast; a dish.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucian Callaloo Soup
Callaloo Soup
Callaloo greens simmered with coconut milk, aromatics, and local spices; look for versions enriched with crab in Saint Lucian kitchens.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucian Bakes
Bakes
Fried bread rounds, also called floats, with a crisp edge and soft center; a familiar part of a Saint Lucian breakfast.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucian Cocoa Tea
Dité Kako
Hot cocoa brewed from grated local cocoa with cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove; seek it as a spiced Saint Lucian breakfast drink.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucian Mannish Water
Mannish Water
Mannish Water — a Saint Lucian goat-head broth with provisions and herbs, served hot as a peppery restorative soup.
Guadeloupe
Salt Cod Fritters
Accras de Morue
Deep-fried saltfish fritters with herbs and peppers, commonly prepared around Easter and served as a Saint Lucian snack.