Caribbean Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Caribbean Dishes

Pan-Caribbean Recipes

• Foo-Foo (Mashed plantains; see Fufu recipe)
• Pepper Vinegar (Vinegar infused with hot chilies)
• Pepper Wine (Rum infused with hot chilies)
• Planter's Punch (Rum with fruit juice)
• Sopa de Frijoles Negros (Black bean soup)

Antigua

• Conch Fritters
• Ducuna (Boiled sweet potato cakes)
• Fungi (Cornmeal mush; see Ugali recipe)
• Bread Pudding
• Papaya Pie

Aruba

• Keshi Yena (Stuffed cheese shell)
• Webo Yena (Deviled eggs)
• Funchi (Cornmeal mush)
• Sopito (Fish & coconut milk chowder)
• Sancochi di Galinja (Chicken stew)
• Conch Stew
• Ayacas (Meat tamales wrapped in banana leaves)
• Keri-Keri (Fish hash with vegetables)
• Scabechi (Pickled fish)
• Stuffed Crab Back (Crab stuffed with seasoned bread crumbs)
• Coo-Coo (Cornmeal porridge with okra)
• Pan Dushi (Sweetrolls with raisins)
• Banana Bread
• Cashew Nut Cake
• Papaya Pudding

Bahamas

• Crackled Conch (Deep-fried conch fritters)
• Pea Soup with Dumplings
• Souse (Pickled pork)
• Ham Loaf
• Boiled Fish with Grits
• Crab 'n' Rice (Crab simmered with rice)
• Curried Rock Lobster
• Smudder Fish (Fish simmered with tomatoes)
• Peas & Rice (Pigeon peas with rice)
• Johnnycakes (Cornmeal pancakes)
• Banana Bread
• Guava Duff (Steamed guava pudding)

Barbados

• Salt Fish Cakes (Salt cod fritters)
• Jug-Jug (Meat stew with pureed pigeon peas)
• Rice & Stew (Beef stewed with vegetables & rice)
• Cornmeal Fried Chicken
• Pudding & Souse (Pork with sweet potato pudding)
• Fried Flying Fish
• Sea-Egg Roe (Sea urchin roe)
• Coo-Coo (Cornmeal mush with okra)
• Cassava Biscuits
• Conkies (Steamed pumpkin & sweet potato cakes)
• Coconut Sweet Bread (Coconut flavored bread)
• Mauby (Tropical bark beverage)

Curacão

• Keshy Yena (Baked stuffed edam cheese)
• Pastechi (Meat- or cheese-filled pastry)
• Jambo (Seafood & okra soup)
• Kadushi (Cactus soup)
• Sopi Mondongo (Tripe stew)
• Sopito (Fish & coconut milk chowder)
• Stoba (Goat & pepper stew)
• Cachapas (Cornmeal pancakes)
• Funchi (Cornmeal mush; see Ugali recipe)
• Pan Serra (Country bread)
• Ko'i Lechi (Milk & sugar sweet)

Dominica

• Manicou (Curried opossum)
• Mountain Chicken (Frog's legs)
• Fungi (Cornmeal mush)

Dominican Republic

• Frituras de Ñame (Yam fritters)
• Asopao de Mariscos (Seafood stew)
• Sanchoco de Seite Carnes (Stew of Seven Meats)
• Sopa Boba ("Silly" vegetable soup)
• Chicharrones de Pollo (Rum- and lime-marinated chicken)
• Mangú (Dominican mashed plantains; see Mofongo recipe variations)
• Plátanos Fritos (Fried ripe plantains)
• Avena (Oatmeal beverage)

French Antilles

• Fricassée de Poulet (Chicken fricassee)
• Féroce (Salt cod with hot peppers)
• Christophene au Gratin (Baked chayote stuffed with cheese)

Grenada

• Oildown (Saltbeef, saltfish & breadfruit simmered in coconut milk)
• Roast Pork with Orange Sauce
• Stuffed Breadfruit (Breadfruit baked with a ground beef stuffing)
• Nutmeg Ice Cream

Guadeloupe

• Accrats de Morue (Codfish fritters)
• Calaloo (Soup with taro leaves)
• Pâté en Pot (Goat's head stew)
• Féroces d'Avocat (Avocado & salt cod salad)
• Jerk Chicken (Spicy grilled chicken)
• Pineapple Chicken Rundown (Grilled chicken with a pineapple-cream sauce)
• Mechoui (Spit-roasted lamb)
• Huile de Rou-Cou (Annato oil; see Achiote recipe)
• Sauce Chien (Hot pepper sauce)
• Souskaï de Mangues Vertes (Mango appetizer)

Martinique

• Blaff (Lime-scented fish soup)
• Pâté en Pot (Goat's head stew)
• Soupe à Congo (Vegetable soup)
• Court Bouillon (Fish simmered with tomatoes)
• Mechoui (Spit-roasted lamb)
• Poisson Frit (Fried fish fillets)
• Poisson Grillé Sauce Créole (Grilled fish with creole sauce)
• Poule Épi Diri (Chicken with rice)
• Dombrés (Dumplings)
• Huile de Rou-Cou (Annato oil; see Achiote recipe)

Montserrat

• Goat Water (Goat stew)
• Souse (Pickled pork)
• Braised Turtle
• Iguana Stew
• Mountain Chicken (Frog's legs)
• Beans with Rum

St. Vincent

• Curried Goat & Rice
• Breadfruit & Saltfish

Trinidad & Tobago

• Kachoris (Chickpea & scallion fritters)
• Sahinas (Taro leaf fritters)
• Callaloo (Soup with taro leaves & coconut milk)
• Buljol (Spicy saltfish salad)
• Breadfruit Oil-down (Ham & breadfruit simmered in coconut milk)
• Pelau (Meat, rice & pigeon peas with coconut milk)
• Pepperpot (Meat stew with cassareep)
• Bakes (Fried quickbread)
• Cassava Bread (Cassava root flatbread)
• Roti (Fried flatbread)
• Rou-Cou (Annato oil; see Achiote recipe)
• Mango Relish
• Pitch Lake Pudding (Mocha mousse)

Virgin Islands

• Conch Fritters
• Cactus Soup
• Kallaloo (Soup with taro leaves & coconut milk)
• Souse (Pickled pork)
• Curried Chicken
• Fried plantains (See Plátanos Fritos recipe)
• Fungi (Cornmeal mush)
• Johnnycakes (Cornmeal pancakes)
• Key Lime Pie
• Mauby (Tropical bark beverage)
• Sea-Moss