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Jamaica
tin mackerel
Canned mackerel in tomato sauce
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Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
ting
A brand of grapefruit soda
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Jamaica
titi apple
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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Jamaica
tom tom
The river mullet - found in springs and rivers.
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Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
toolum
A hard, chewy, dark brown candy made from sugar, coconuts and ginger.
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Puerto Rico
tostones
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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Jamaica
toto
Breads or cakes made with coconut as a primary ingredient
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St. Vincent
tri tri
The West Indian Whitebait: Tiny fish that congregate in huge swarms in rivers, or at the mouth of rivers.
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Jamaica
tun cornmeal
A meal made by slow cooking seasoned cornmeal. The meal is stirred or turned as it is cooked.
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Puerto Rico
turkey berry
A small green, bitter tasting berry. It is sometimes eaten alone after boiling or cooked with saltfish
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Jamaica
tutti fruiti
A light cake made with white flour and mixed fruits.
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Bahamas
vegetable egg
Canistel; A bright yellow ovoid fruit with a pointed tip. It is related to the sapodilla and is edible. The flesh tends to be dryer than other sapodillas and the texture is similar to that of a hardboiled egg yolk.
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Barbados
volangere
Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.
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Antigua & Barbuda
wadali
Antiguan beer
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Belize
wangla
Sesame seed
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Trinidad & Tobago
warap
A mixture of rice and dhal cooked with vegetable to a thick, soup like consistency
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Guyana
washing butter
To beat butter with a spoon in a large water filled container in order to remove salt and make it suitable for use in recipes like black cake.
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Jamaica
water coconut
A young coconut where the flesh has not completely hardened.
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Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
wax apple
A light coloured cultivar of the Malay apple
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Belize
waya
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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Haiti
welks
A small aquatic snail often found attached to rocks in rivers. They are edible and sometimes used as an ingredient in soups
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Trinidad & Tobago
west indian cherry
The fruit of a small tree originally from South and Central America. The fruit are green when immature, and turn yellow/red to bright red when mature. The fruit has a tart, sweet flavour and is often eaten raw or used to make drinks.
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Jamaica
wet sugar
Unrefined sugar that has not been completed separated from the molasses. The sugar retains moisture and a deep brown colour.
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Jamaica
whites
White rum
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Suriname
widara
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 develop a rust brown colour and a cracked texture. The unripe fruit is firm and slightly acidic, and grows softer and mushier when it ripens. The berries have a single hard seed.
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Grenada
Jamaica
wilks
A small aquatic snail often found attached to rocks in rivers. They are edible and sometimes used as an ingredient in soups
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Trinidad & Tobago
yellow star apple
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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Jamaica
yellow tail
The Yellow Tail Snapper. A species of snapper with a yellow stripe along the length of its body and a yellow tail.
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US Virgin Islands
yoyo
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 develop a rust brown colour and a cracked texture. The unripe fruit is firm and slightly acidic, and grows softer and mushier when it ripens. The berries have a single hard seed.
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yuyubo
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 develop a rust brown colour and a cracked texture. The unripe fruit is firm and slightly acidic, and grows softer and mushier when it ripens. The berries have a single hard seed.
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