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payme

A dessert item similar to bread pudding that is made from any combination of cassava, coco, sweet potato, or cornmeal along with flour, sugar and spic

pear

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 seed.

peas and rice

A dish made from rice and peas or beans. Red kidney beans and gungo are commonly used. The dish is typically prepared with coconut milk and lots of se

peewah

Fruit of the Bactris gasipaes which is a species of palm native to the tropical forests of South and Central America. The fruit is a drupe with edible

pelau

A one-pot mixture of peas and rice, cooked with meat

penny piece

This is the fruit of a medium to evergreen tree, endemic of the Antilles with a wide canopy of big, oval leaves. Its wood is hard, firm, strong and ve

peppa sweet

A hard candy surrounded by paprika.

pepperpot

A spicy spinach based soup flavoured with pork. It is often eaten as a Boxing Day tradition.

perita haitiana

Ziziphus Mauritania; A small round berry about 3/4 inches in diameter. The fruit is green and turns yellow as it ripens. Ripe fruit may occasionally d

pholourie

Savoury fritter made from seasoned split pea flour. Traditionally served with chutney.

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 two colours. Ins

pimento

A banana-shaped pepper that changes from pale to deep yellow or orange as they mature.

pinda

Peanuts.

pinda cake

Peanut brittle. A hard candy made from peanuts and brown sugar. Some wangla include sesame seeds.

pine

Pineapple - a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, named for resemblance to the pine cone.

platano

Plantains

plimrose

Syzygium malaccense is a species of flowering tree native to tropical parts of Asia; It has been introduced throughout the Caribbean. The trees produ

plum pudding

A dense steamed cake/pudding made with dried vine fruit (raisins, prunes, etc) that have been steeped in rum or wine.

plumrose

Syzygium malaccense is a species of flowering tree native to tropical parts of Asia; It has been introduced throughout the Caribbean. The trees produ

pois congo

Pigeon peas.

pois doux

Inga edulis (eng. ice-cream-bean) is a fruit native to South America. The pods contain black seeds which are embedded in a thick white juicy pulp that

police button

Small yellow oval shaped cookies that resemble the brass buttons on a colonial era policeman's uniform.

pomerac

Syzygium malaccense is a species of flowering tree native to tropical parts of Asia; It has been introduced throughout the Caribbean. The trees produ

pomme d'armour

Syzygium malaccense is a species of flowering tree native to tropical parts of Asia; It has been introduced throughout the Caribbean. The trees produ

pomme surette

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 two colours. Ins

pommecythere

Ambarella. An edible fruit growing on large trees up to 30m. The fruits have thick, sometimes leathery skin and dendritic (fibrous or hairy) seeds. Wh

pommseetay

Ambarella. An edible fruit growing on large trees up to 30m. The fruits have thick, sometimes leathery skin and dendritic (fibrous or hairy) seeds. Wh

pomserette

Ziziphus Mauritania; A small round berry about 3/4 inches in diameter. The fruit is green and turns yellow as it ripens. Ripe fruit may occasionally d

ponche crema

A cream-based liqueur. Main ingredients typically include milk, eggs, sugar, rum, and other minor ingredients such as vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, and l

pone

A baked desert item similar to bread pudding that is made with various ingredients. The primary ingredients include flour, sugar, and some or all of t