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laba

A paca, a small rodent.

lakto

Dessert made with flour and coconut milk, fried and dipped in a sugary liquid.

mamey

Round fruit between 5 and 9 inches in diameter. The fruit has rough brown skin and contains a single large seed. The flesh of unripe fruit is hard and

manicou

The common opossum, also known as the southern or black-eared opossum, or sometimes just possum, is a type of marsupial. It lives in a wide area that

marimanpoke

A tender low-growing herb commonly known as basil.

marinade

A fried batter made from a mix of flour, saltfish, onions, peppers and other spices

matai

Dessert made with flour and coconut milk, fried and dipped in a sugary liquid.

mithai

Dessert made with flour and coconut milk, fried and dipped in a sugary liquid.

morue

Fish dried and salted for preservation. The fish is usually the Atlantic or Pacific cod, however, pollock and haddock are sometimes used. Preparation

mullgatawny

A rich spicy soup made with goat meat as the main ingredient. Usually the goat's head (and sometimes tripe and testicles) is used. The soup is conside

okro

A green fruit bearing on plants up to 6 ft tall. The fruit are fingerlike with a pentagonal cross section and taper to a long point. It is often cooke

papaw

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 co

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

pholourie

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

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

rank

Meat

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 conca

saltfish

Fish dried and salted for preservation. The fish is usually the Atlantic or Pacific cod, however, pollock and haddock are sometimes used. Preparation

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Snow Pea; A legume more specifically a variety of pea eaten whole in its pod while still unripe.

sapodilla

Round, oblate, ovaloid, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard and has a sandpape

shamrack

Carambola; A fruit with a star shaped cross section. As it ripens it turns from green to yellow. The fruit has a tart taste and is a good source of vi

sorrel

Roselle (hibiscus sabdariffa) is a member of the hibiscus, okra and cotton family. This annual herb grows erect and is sparsely branched. The stems ar

souri

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

star apple

Carambola; A fruit with a star shaped cross section. As it ripens it turns from green to yellow. The fruit has a tart taste and is a good source of vi

star fruit

Carambola; A fruit with a star shaped cross section. As it ripens it turns from green to yellow. The fruit has a tart taste and is a good source of vi

sugar apple

An edible round, ovoid, or cone shaped fruit around 6-10 cm in diameter, with a lumpy skin. The skin colour changes from bright green to a pale whitis

sugar cake

A sweet treat made from diced coconuts, sugar and spices. The mixture is boiled until thick enough to set and harden when cool, then spoonfuls are dro

sweet drink

Carbonated drinks

sweet fig

A banana variety known for small sweet fruit.

sweet potato fly

A fermented drink made from sweet potatoes, and spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace.