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ready milk

Dried, powdered milk

red peas

Red kidney beans.

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

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 se

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 tr

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 conca

run dung

A custard like stew made from a salted meat (usually saltfish or salted mackerel), coconut milk and richly seasoned. It is often served with ground pr

saint julian

A named mango cultivar that was made popular in the Caribbean. the cultivar is likely to have originated in Jamaica. The fruit is small, averaging les

saltfish

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

scotch bonnet

A variety of chili pepper similar to the habanero.

sea cat

An octopus.

sea grape

A small green fruit resembling grapes both in individual appearance, and the fact that it grows in bunches. Some fruit become tinged with red or purpl

serve me long

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

sibble orange

Seville orange; A thick skinned sour orange used for making beverages and marmalade.

sketel

Canned mackerel in tomato sauce

sky juice

Cold beverage made from water, crushed ice and flavoured syrup and served in an plastic bag with a straw. It is typically sold as a roadside item by s

snow ball

A cold dessert made by pouring fruit syrup over a paper cone or paper cup full of crushed ice.

snow cone

A cold dessert made by pouring fruit syrup over a paper cone or paper cup full of crushed ice.

solomon gundy

A spicy fish paste made from smoked, salted herring.

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

sour barge

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

sour orange

Seville orange; A thick skinned sour orange used for making beverages and marmalade.

soursop

The edible fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree native to Mexico, Cuba, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South

soursop fish

Any of several types of spiny blowfish or pufferfish that inflate and expand their bodies when threatened.

st julian

A named mango cultivar that was made popular in the Caribbean. the cultivar is likely to have originated in Jamaica. The fruit is small, averaging les

staggaback

A hard, chewy, dark brown candy made from sugar, coconuts and ginger.

stamp and go

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

star apple

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

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

stew peas

A thick spicy stew made made from red kidney beans, salted meat (beef, pork, or fish), coconut milk and spinner dumplings. Ital or vegetarian version