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ananas

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

anisette

An alcoholic beverage made by soaking anise leaves in rum and adding sugar for sweetening.

banana fritters

A fried meal item made from a batter consisting primarily of ripe bananas (usually overripe) and flour.

banane pese

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

bannan

Plantains

beregene

Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.

callaloo

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

diri ak djon djon

A native dish of Haiti consisting of rice and edible black mushrooms called "djon djon". The meal is more common in the northern region of the country

epis

A mixture of fresh herbs and seasoning ground in a pestle.

fig

Banana

fig bannan

Banana

gombo

The cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree in the Anacardiaceae family, native to South America. It produces both the cashew nut

irish potato

Potato

kenep

Melicoccus bijugatus; Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is relat

kleren

A rum like spirit made from sugar cane juice.

labrapen

Seeded breadfruit

lamveritab

Tree and fruit native to the Pacific Islands and Malaysia that was brought to the West Indies in the 18th century. The fruit is large with a rough gre

mamba

A spicy nut butter made from peanuts, sugar and hot pepper.

may moulin

A meal made by slow cooking seasoned cornmeal. The meal is stirred or turned as it is cooked.

militon

Chayote. Edible pear shaped green vegetable of the squash family. The vegetable bears on vines and comes in smooth skinned and prickly skinned varieti

pacay

Inga feuilleei is a legume that produces a podded fruit with a smooth textured, sweet, edible white pulp surrounding the seeds.

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

pois congo

Pigeon peas.

riz djon djon

A black mushroom dish that can be made with sweet peas and shrimp.

sapoti

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

tassot

Fried strips of beef or goat meat.

ti carole

A homemade frozen pop popular with children. It is made by pouring mixed drinks into small transparent plastic bags, tying the bags to seal them, and

welks

A small aquatic snail often found attached to rocks in rivers. They are edible and sometimes used as an ingredient in soups

zaboca

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.

zanman

The tree and fruit of Terminalia catappa. It is a large tree (up to 115ft in height), often grown for ornamental purposes and the shade provided by it