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Jamaica
stringy
A commonly found mango cultivar with fibrous flesh. It is abundant and less highly valued than other mango cultivars.
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Antigua & Barbuda
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Vincent
suck suck
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 freezing. They are normally consumed by sucking a small hole bitten in one corner of the bag.
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Jamaica
suga an wata
A simple drink made from sugar and water
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Jamaica
sugar water
A simple drink made from sugar and water
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Jamaica
susumba
A small green, bitter tasting berry. It is sometimes eaten alone after boiling or cooked with saltfish
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Jamaica
sweet cup
A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.
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Belize
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
sweetsop
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 whitish-green as the fruit ripens. The sweet flesh is white or very pale yellow, and has a custard-like texture. Hard , shiny brownish black seeds are spread throughout the insides.
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Jamaica
swims
Shrimp, particularly freshwater shrimp
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Jamaica
syrian bread
Pita bread.
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Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
tambrin
Tamarind
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Barbados
Dominica
Jamaica
tambrin ball
Sweets made by rolling balls of tamarind flesh with sugar and/or spices such as pepper and salt.
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Jamaica
tie leaf
A dessert item similar to bread pudding that is made from any combination of cassava, coco, sweet potato, or cornmeal along with flour, sugar and spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. The mixture is traditionally wrapped in leaves (banana or taro) or cloth and then boiled until cooked.
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Jamaica
tiki tiki
The West Indian Whitebait: Tiny fish that congregate in huge swarms in rivers, or at the mouth of rivers.
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Jamaica
tin bum
Canned mackerel in tomato sauce
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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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Jamaica
toto
Breads or cakes made with coconut as a primary ingredient
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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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Jamaica
tutti fruiti
A light cake made with white flour and mixed fruits.
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Jamaica
wangla
A candy made from peanuts, sesame seeds, and brown sugar.
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Jamaica
water coconut
A young coconut where the flesh has not completely hardened.
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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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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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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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