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Antigua and Barbuda
Provisions
Boiled root vegetables and starchy staples of Antigua; includes potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, eddo, and green bananas; most meals include provisions as a side; served with stewed meats, fish, or saltfish; the provisions of Antigua; the carbohydrate base of island cuisine.
Grenada
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.
Saint Lucia
Fried Plantain
Plantains sliced and fried until golden; a standard side dish in Saint Lucia; often served with the national dish; a sweet and savory accompaniment; a staple of island cuisine; the fried plantain of Saint Lucia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Plantains sliced and fried until golden, then seasoned with salt, parsley, and chopped spring onions; an essential component of the national dish; sweet and spicy; a key part of the stewed saltfish plate; the spicy plantains of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a sweet and savory accompaniment.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Arrowroot
Arrowroot grown and processed in Saint Vincent, a historic Caribbean center for the crop; the fine starch is used in biscuits, porridge, drinks, and traditional remedies.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Provisions
Ground tuber foods of Saint Vincent; includes yam, sweet potato, dasheen (taro), tannia, cassava, and eddoe; nutritionally dense and central to historical subsistence cooking; served with stewed meats, fish, or saltfish; the provisions of Saint Vincent; the carbohydrate base of island cuisine; a Creole staple.