Barbadian cuisine

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Barbadian cuisine, also called Bajan cuisine, is a mixture of African, Portuguese, Indian, Irish, Creole and British background. A typical meal consists of a main dish of meat or fish, normally marinated with a mixture of herbs and spices, hot side dishes, and one or more salads. The meal is usually served with one or more sauces.[1]

The national dish of Barbados is cou-cou and fried flying fish with spicy gravy.[2] Another traditional meal is pudding and souse, a dish of pickled pork with spiced sweet potatoes.[3] A wide variety of seafood and meats are also available.

Main courses[]

  • Fried flying fish
    Illustration of a flying fish
  • Fried or grilled fish such as kingfish, swordfish, mahi mahi, and "dolphin" (dolphinfish). A whole roast red snapper is a delicacy.
  • Brown stew chicken
  • Barbecued or stewed lamb or pork chops
  • Curry beef or mutton
  • Baked or fried chicken
  • Grilled or fried prawns
  • Grilled turkey wings
  • Saltfish in a spicy tomato sauce
  • Pepperpot
  • Sweet potato pie

Hot sides[]

  • Rice and peas – rice with split pea and gravy.
  • Macaroni pie
  • Cou-Cou
  • Sweet Potato, grilled, mashed or as fries
  • English Potato grilled, mashed or as fries
  • Fried Plantain
  • Breadfruit grilled or fried
  • Chow Mein
  • Steamed mixed vegetables, such as broccoli, pumpkin, cabbage, and onion
  • Buttered cassava or yam

Salads[]

  • Garden salad
  • Pasta salad
  • Potato salad
  • Coleslaw
  • Plain Sweetcorn, beetroot, or pineapple

Sauces[]

Lighter meals[]

Goat roti
  • Bakes
  • , a kind of savoury cassava cake
  • Conkies
  • Cutters- fried flying fish in a bap
  • Fishcake
  • Pumpkin soup
  • Samosas often made with conch
  • Turnovers
  • Wrap roti, usually with beef, chicken or saltfish with potatoes, spices, and sometimes chickpeas

Beverages[]

Banks beer brewery
  • Rum and rum punch
  • Banks beer
  • Sorrel drink
  • Mauby
  • Fruit juice

Foreign food in Barbados[]

American staples such as pizza, hot dogs and burgers are fairly common, as are British fish and chips. Chinese, Indian, and Thai dishes are available in the main towns. A few Mexican and Brazilian restaurants are available on the South Coast. There are upmarket sushi restaurants in or near large resorts.

References[]

  1. ^ Barbados Food. Totally Barbados. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  2. ^ Barbados National Dish: Coucou & Flying Fish Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Epicurian Tourist. 25 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  3. ^ [1].www.barbados.org. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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