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coconut jelly

The soft flesh of a young coconut

coconut water

The liquid inside a coconut

cocorete

The fruit of Attalea maripa, commonly called maripa palm which is a palm native to tropical South America and Trinidad and Tobago. This fruit is yello

congo pepper

A variety of chili pepper similar to the habanero.

cookup rice

A one-pot mixture of peas and rice, cooked with meat

cornichon

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

cowa

The tree and fruit of Artocarpus heterophyllus. It is related to the breadfruit and breadnut. The tree produces the worlds largest tree borne fruit -

cutters

Cooked meat eaten when consuming alcohol

dasheen

The edible leaves of the taro plant.

dasheen bush

The edible leaves of the taro plant.

dasheen leaf

The edible leaves of the taro plant.

dhal

The finished dish cooked with turmeric, garlic, onions, pepper and geera. Pureed at end with a dhal to a soup-like consistency. Usually served with ri

dhalpouri

A roti with a stuffing of ground yellow split peas (dhal), cumin (geera), garlic and pepper. The split peas are boiled until they are tender crisp and

dosti roti

A roti where two layers are rolled out together and cooked on the tawah. It is rubbed with oil while cooking. The layers are then separated making two

doubles

Doubles is a sandwich made with two flat fried breads, called bara, filled with chick peas, also known as channa. Topped with chutney and pepper sauce

drive a cool

Pen a cool freezie

drops

A round bread made out of coconut, sugar, flour and spices.

droughts

Food.

dukunu

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 spic

dumplin

Fried or boiled balls or cylinders made from some combination of flours or meal.

dungs

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 d

eddoe

Taro - plant used primarily for its edible root and leaves.

egg fruit

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 sapodil

emen

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

fat pork

Fruit of the Chrysobalanus icaco,which is a shrub or bushy tree, rarely 10 metres tall. In late summer it bears fruit in clusters, that of the coastal

fig

Banana

five finger

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

fruitcake

Rich dark cakes popular around Christmas. A primary ingredients is dried fruit that has been steeped or soaked in rum or wine for long periods of time

ganga channa

A ritually prepared meal of channa (chick peas) intended to trap (tie) a man in a romantic relationship. Women prepare the meal by cooking channa and

geera

Cumin; The dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. Commonly used in cooking.