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Antigua & Barbuda
Grenada
Guyana
achar
A condiment made from fruit (often mango), vinegar, peppers, salt and mustard oil
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
aloo
Potato
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Antigua & Barbuda
Guyana
apple banana
A banana variety known for small sweet fruit.
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Belize
Guyana
Jamaica
bag juice
Commercially produced drinks or juice packaged in plastic bags.
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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
Montserrat
balanjay
Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
balay
To roll dough into a shape with a rolling pin
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Barbados
Guyana
banga mary
A popular food fish
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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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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
belna
Rolling pin - a cylindrical wooden cooking instrument used to flatten and shape dough.
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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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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
Dominica
Guyana
black pudding
Sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.
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Guyana
Jamaica
blim blim
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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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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Guyana
bora
Green Beans, also known as String Beans, are the unripe fruits of any kind of bean, especially the common bean.
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Guyana
boulanger
Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.
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Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
Cayman Islands
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
US Virgin Islands
breadfruit
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 with a rough green skin with small hexagonal markings. Some varieties have a spiky exterior. The flesh is white, cream coloured or yellow and has a high starch content. It is eaten boiled, roasted, or fried as a staple food.
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Guyana
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
breadnut
Seeded breadfruit
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Guyana
bush cow
The tapir. Large, herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Tapiridae. They are similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South and Central America.
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Belize
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Vincent
callaloo
Aramanth - an edible green leafy vegetable resembling spinach. It is typically prepared by steaming, often with saltfish
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Guyana
carass
Type of fish.a bottom feeder
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Grenada
Guyana
cashew
Otaheite apple; Pear shaped fruit with red skin and white flesh. Typically, they contain a single large seed. However, they may occasionally be seedless. The fruit is sweet and is usually eaten raw or used to make drinks.
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Guyana
cassareep
A bitter syrupy condiment made from cassava juice and brown sugar.
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Guyana
cassava bread
A round flat bread made from grated cassava which has been repeatedly pressed to remove the juice. For meal preparation, slices are typically soaked in coconut milk and then fried. It is popularly served with fried fish.
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Guyana
catahar
Seeded breadfruit
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
channa
Chick Peas; Edible legumes also known as garbanzo beans. Commonly eaten curried or fried.
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
chutney
A type of sweet and spicy condiment that is used like salsa. They often contain significant amounts of fresh green chili peppers. Other main ingredients can be any of a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Most vegetable chutneys are prepared cold in a blender, while many fruit chutneys require cooking.
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