The Caribbean Dictionary
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...
The Great Potoo: A nocturnal insectivore bird found in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Local dialect derived from African and various European languages (usually some combination of English, French, Spanish or Dutch)
A native dish of Haiti consisting of rice and edible black mushrooms called "djon djon". The meal is more common in the northern...
The ability to predict future outcomes, particularly unfavourable future outcomes.
A dish with fried meat as the primary ingredient. A typical example will have will have fried goat (tassot cabrit) or fried beef...
A dish with fried meat as the primary ingredient. A typical example will have will have fried goat (tassot cabrit) or fried beef...
An expression used to signify disapproving judgment of an act or thing by calling down or wishing hellfire on the target of disapproval.
