Rice Dishes

Vincentian Pelau

Pelau

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

One-pot mixed rice dish; besides rice it contains pigeon peas, vegetables, meat, and brown sugar; the meat, usually chicken, is browned using deeply caramelized brown sugar; stewed with coconut milk and other herbs and spices; the pelau of Saint Vincent; a hearty, sweet and savoury one-pot meal; a Caribbean classic.

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What it is

A closer look at Vincentian Pelau.

One-pot mixed rice dish; besides rice it contains pigeon peas, vegetables, meat, and brown sugar; the meat, usually chicken, is browned using deeply caramelized brown sugar; stewed with coconut milk and other herbs and spices; the pelau of Saint Vincent; a hearty, sweet and savoury one-pot meal; a Caribbean classic.

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The rice should be tender and aromatic; with pigeon peas, vegetables, and meat; the meat browned with caramelized sugar; stewed with coconut milk; the pelau of Saint Vincent; a hearty, sweet and savoury one-pot meal.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

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Native to

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Traditional in

Dominica

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Vincentian Pelauprimary
Pelaulocal · 🇻🇨
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