The Caribbean Dictionary

ananas
Pineapple - a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, named for resemblance to the pine cone.
An alcoholic beverage made by soaking anise leaves in rum and adding sugar for sweetening.
banana fritters
A fried meal item made from a batter consisting primarily of ripe bananas (usually overripe) and flour.
A dish of twice fried green plantain. Slices or chunks of plantain are slow fried, then pressed flat and fried again. The slices are...
bannan
Plantains
beregene
Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.
callaloo
A thick spicy soup-like dish made with a green leafy vegetable as a main ingredient. The vegetable is usually aramanth or dasheen leaves.
A native dish of Haiti consisting of rice and edible black mushrooms called "djon djon". The meal is more common in the northern...
A mixture of fresh herbs and seasoning ground in a pestle.
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kenep
Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is related to...
A rum like spirit made from sugar cane juice.
labrapen
Seeded breadfruit
lamveritab
Tree and fruit native to the Pacific Islands and Malaysia that was brought to the West Indies in the 18th century. The fruit is large...
A spicy nut butter made from peanuts, sugar and hot pepper.
A meal made by slow cooking seasoned cornmeal. The meal is stirred or turned as it is cooked.
militon
Chayote. Edible pear shaped green vegetable of the squash family. The vegetable bears on vines and comes in smooth skinned and...
pacay
Inga feuilleei is a legume that produces a podded fruit with a smooth textured, sweet, edible white pulp surrounding the seeds.
pied caimite
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the...
pois congo
Pigeon peas.
A black mushroom dish that can be made with sweet peas and shrimp.
sapoti
Round, oblate, ovaloid, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard...
tassot
Fried strips of beef or goat meat.
ti carole
A homemade frozen pop popular with children. It is made by pouring mixed drinks into small transparent plastic bags, tying the bags...
A small aquatic snail often found attached to rocks in rivers. They are edible and sometimes used as an ingredient in soups
zaboca
Avocado. Edible pear shaped or round fruit with an egg shaped seed. The flesh is green on the outside and turns yellow closer to the...
zanman
The tree and fruit of Terminalia catappa. It is a large tree (up to 115ft in height), often grown for ornamental purposes and the...