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Grenada
Trinidad & Tobago
a box a dead
A fast food meal of fried chicken and french fries.
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Trinidad & Tobago
abiu
Pouteria caimito, a tropical tree, and its fruit originally from South America. It will grow an average of 33 feet (10 m) high, and can grow as high as 116 feet (35 m) under good conditions. Its fruit’s shape varies from round to oval with a point. When ripe, it has smooth bright yellow skin and will have one to four ovate seeds. The inside of the fruit is translucent and white. It has a creamy and jelly-like texture and with a taste similar to the sapodilla
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Dominica
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
accra
A fried batter made from a mix of flour, saltfish, onions, peppers and other spices
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Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
acid
Any hard liquor or alcoholic drink
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Aruba
Barbados
Bonaire
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Guadeloupe
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
ackee
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 the lychee and have tight, thin but rigid skins. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, or sweet pulp of the fruit covering a large seed. The pulp is usually cream or orange coloured.
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Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
agouti
Small rodents related to guinea pigs.
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Grenada
Jamaica
Cayman Islands
Trinidad & Tobago
almond
The tree and fruit of Terminalia catappa. It is a large tree (up to 115ft in height), often grown for ornamental purposes and the shade provided by its broad leaves. Parts of the fruit are edible, including the inner seed which resembles almonds in shape and taste.
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
aloo
Potato
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Trinidad & Tobago
aloo pie
A pastry filled with seasoned mashed potatoes and then fried. The dough consists of flour, water, salt, baking powder and if necessary some saffron for color. Seasonings and ingredients used in the mashed potatoes include salt, pepper, onion, cumin, garlic, occasionally green seasoning, and bandanya. The pastries are cut open before serving and garnished with a chutneys, pepper, or other sauces.
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Bahamas
Trinidad & Tobago
anady
The fruit and plant of Bixa orellana, commonly known as anatto. It is important for its seeds which are used to produce spices, and bright red/orange food colourings and dyes.
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Trinidad & Tobago
anar
Pomegranate. Botanical name Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between 5 and 8 m (16 and 26 ft) tall
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Trinidad & Tobago
anchar
A condiment made from fruit (often mango), vinegar, peppers, salt and mustard oil
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Antigua & Barbuda
Grenada
Trinidad & Tobago
babash
An extremely potent overproof rum with a fearsome reputation. It is sold under-the-counter (illegally) and usually available during sugar harvest time.
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Barbados
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
bake
A fried bread typically made from baking powder leavened dough.
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Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
bakes
A fried bread typically made from baking powder leavened dough.
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
balay
To roll dough into a shape with a rolling pin
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Trinidad & Tobago
bandanya
Mexican Coriander. Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae used for seasoning and marinating food.
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Trinidad & Tobago
banga
Is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, nut-like seed 2.5-5 cm diameter, which is very tough to break. The inside is a dry white filling that has a vaguely sweet taste when eaten. Found on a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas, from southern
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
bara
The bread is a quick bread made of flour, baking powder, salt and ground turmeric, which gives the bread its yellow color. It is flattened to a thin round disk about four or five inches in diameter and fried until golden brown.
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Trinidad & Tobago
barbadine
The Giant Granadilla, it is the largest of the passionfruits, plants of the genus Passiflora. It is a perennial native of Tropical America, having smooth, cordate, ovate or acuminate leaves; petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic root; scented flowers; and a large, oblong fruit, containing numerous seeds, imbedded in a subacid edible pulp.
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
belna
Rolling pin - a cylindrical wooden cooking instrument used to flatten and shape dough.
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Trinidad & Tobago
benne balls
A brittle candy made from sugar and sesame seeds.
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
bhagi
Aramanth - an edible green leafy vegetable resembling spinach. It is typically prepared by steaming, often with saltfish
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
bhaigan
Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.
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Trinidad & Tobago
bhandhania
Mexican Coriander. Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae used for seasoning and marinating food.
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Trinidad & Tobago
bilimbi
The fruit and tree of Averrhoa bilimbi. A relative of the carambola or star fruit, the tree produces an edible, green, five pomed, cucumber like fruit.
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Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
bird pepper
A small, but hot chili pepper used for cooking. The peppers range in colour from green to red.
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Barbados
Dominica
Guyana
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
US Virgin Islands
black cake
Rich dark cakes popular around Christmas. A primary ingredients is dried fruit that has been steeped or soaked in rum or wine for long periods of time (sometimes years). The dried fruit is usually some combination of raisins, prunes, cherries, and candied fruit peel. The cakes get their dark colour from browning or burnt sugar.
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Barbados
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
blood puddin
Sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.
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Trinidad & Tobago
blue food
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.
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