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Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
portugal
Mandarin orange or tangerine.
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Belize
powdah bun
A desert made from flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon nutmeg, and vanilla flavor.
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Trinidad & Tobago
press
A sweet treat (primarily for children) made with ice and syrup. The ice is packed or pressed in a small glass where it sticks together. It is then removed from the glass and coated with flavoured syrup.
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Jamaica
press plantain
A dish of twice fried green plantain. Slices or chunks of plantain are slow fried, then pressed flat and fried again. The slices are optionally dipped in salt water before the second frying.
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Trinidad & Tobago
primrose
A yellow fruit with crisp flesh and a large hollow cavity containing a single seed. The fruit has a strong fragrance reminiscent of rose water. The trees tend to grow in shaded valleys and close to rivers.
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Grenada
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
provision
A class of foods that includes mainly green bananas and/or root vegetables like potatoes, yams, tanias etc
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Jamaica
puddin
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 the following in any combination: cassava, coco, sweet potato, cornmeal. In some countries a traditional method of preparation involves baking with a fire source above as well as below. This gives rise to the expression "Hell a top, hell a bottom, hallelujah in the middle".
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Barbados
Jamaica
pudd'n
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 the following in any combination: cassava, coco, sweet potato, cornmeal. In some countries a traditional method of preparation involves baking with a fire source above as well as below. This gives rise to the expression "Hell a top, hell a bottom, hallelujah in the middle".
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Antigua & Barbuda
puh poy
A torpedo, oval, or pear shaped fruit. The fruit bears on a large leafed tree up to 10m tall. When green, it is cooked as if a vegetable. The flesh contains an enzyme named papain that serves as an effective meat tenderiser. When ripe it is yellowish-orange in colour. The flesh is bright orange, soft, and sweet. The insides are hollow containing a lots of seeds with each seed contained in a small liquid filled sac. The seeds and the fluid surrounding them have a bitter taste.
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Puerto Rico
pumarosa
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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US Virgin Islands
pung seasoning
Seasoning produced by grinding and mixing (as with a mortar and pestle)
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Trinidad & Tobago
puttygal
Mandarin orange or tangerine.
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Belize
Dominican Republic
quenepa
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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Martinique
quenette
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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Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
rambutan
The tree and fruit of Nephelium lappaceum. Related to the lychee and guinep, the medium sized tree produces bunches of small fruit with a hairy, bright red or reddish orange skin. The edible fruit has pale flesh surrounding a single seed.
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Jamaica
rammy
A male goat
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Guyana
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Meat
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Jamaica
ready milk
Dried, powdered milk
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Puerto Rico
recau
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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Jamaica
red peas
Red kidney beans.
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Jamaica
red peas soup
A thick rich soup made from red kidney beans, salted meat, vegetables and ground provisions, coconut, and dumplings. Ital or vegetarian versions omit the meat.
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Belize
rice an beanz
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 seasoning.
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Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
rice and peas
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 seasoning.
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Belize
rice lob
Belizean Rice Pudding.
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Haiti
riz djon djon
A black mushroom dish that can be made with sweet peas and shrimp.
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Trinidad & Tobago
rolling cherry
The fruit of the Flacourtia indica which is a species of flowering plant native to much of Africa and tropical and temperate parts of Asia. The fruit itself is a pome about an inch thick and red ripening purple. It is very fleshy and has 6 to 10 seeds in layered carpels. The pulp is yellow or white and sweet with an acidic tang. It is eaten raw or made in to jelly or jam. It can be fermented to make wine.
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Belize
Jamaica
rose apple
A yellow fruit with crisp flesh and a large hollow cavity containing a single seed. The fruit has a strong fragrance reminiscent of rose water. The trees tend to grow in shaded valleys and close to rivers.
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Barbados
Grenada
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
roti
Traditional Indian bread, normally eaten with curries or cooked vegetables. It is made most often from wheat flour, cooked on a flat or slightly concave iron griddle called a tawah. Like breads around the world, it is a staple accompaniment to other foods.
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Jamaica
roti skin
Traditional Indian bread, normally eaten with curries or cooked vegetables. It is made most often from wheat flour, cooked on a flat or slightly concave iron griddle called a tawah. Like breads around the world, it is a staple accompaniment to other foods.
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Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
roucou
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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