Curries

Chicken Colombo

Colombo de Poulet

Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe's signature dish; chicken simmered with Colombo powder (turmeric, coriander, cumin, fenugreek, mustard seed) and root vegetables; a spicy stew reflecting Indian influence brought by indentured workers in the 19th century; served with rice and black-eyed peas; the colombo that defines Guadeloupean cuisine.

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What it is

A closer look at Chicken Colombo.

Guadeloupe's signature dish; chicken simmered with Colombo powder (turmeric, coriander, cumin, fenugreek, mustard seed) and root vegetables; a spicy stew reflecting Indian influence brought by indentured workers in the 19th century; served with rice and black-eyed peas; the colombo that defines Guadeloupean cuisine.

What to look for

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Chicken in a golden, aromatic Colombo spice sauce with root vegetables; served with rice; the colombo de poulet of Guadeloupe; the island's signature dish.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Chicken Colombo.

Native to

Guadeloupe

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Traditional in

Martinique

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Traditional in

Saint Barthélemy

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Chicken Colomboprimary
Chicken Colombolocal · 🇧🇱
Colombolocal · 🇬🇵
Colombolocal · 🇲🇶
Colombo de Cabrilocal · 🇬🇵
Colombo de Cabrilocal · 🇲🇶
Colombo de Porclocal · 🇬🇵
Colombo de Porclocal · 🇲🇶
Colombo de Pouletlocal · 🇬🇵
Colombo de Cabrialias
Colombo de Porcalias
Colombo de Pouletalias
Goat Colomboalias
Pork Colomboalias

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