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geera pork

Pork cooked with geera (cumin seeds)

ghee

Butter clarified by slowly heating and removing impurities. The clear liquid fat is separated and kept, while the solids that sink to the bottom are t

gingee

Otherwise known as Chinese okra, is a long, green squash. It is gathered young because as the plant grows the flesh becomes bitter, rendering it inedi

golden apple

The bael (Aegle marmelos) is a hard shelled fruit about the size of a grapefruit that is used for food and medicinal purposes.The fruit contains hairy

gooseberry

The tree and fruit of Phyllanthus acidus. The intermediate sized tree produces small, flattened, multi-lobed, berries with a high acid content. The ta

governer plum

The fruit of the Flacourtia indica which is a species of flowering plant native to much of Africa and tropical and temperate parts of Asia. The fruit

green passion fruit

A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.

greens

Watercress

grog

White rum

grosella

The tree and fruit of Phyllanthus acidus. The intermediate sized tree produces small, flattened, multi-lobed, berries with a high acid content. The ta

gru gru

Is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, nut-like seed 2.5-5 cm diameter, which is very tough to break. The i

hops

Bread that is crusty on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside

jackfruit

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

jalebi

A fried sweet made from flour. They are usually bright orange or yellow, but can also be made white. It has a chewy texture, with a crystallized sugar

jamoon

Fruit, the size of an olive and purple in color. It can be eaten raw and is used to make refreshing drinks. It can also be eaten with sugar. It stains

jelly

The soft flesh of a young coconut

jub jub

A gelatinous candy.

julie

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

kaimit

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

katchouri

Spicy, fried chick pea fritters.

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

kitchree

A meal of mixed dhal and rice.

klim

Dried, powdered milk

kurma

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

lappe

A paca, a small rodent.

laylay

Small red fruits of the Cordia collococca tree, that grows in bunches. They can be sweet, but have a stainy taste and an astringent effect.

left han dumplin

Dumplings made with the left hand in an obeah ritual with the intention of trapping a man in a romantic relationship.

lychee

Lychee - a sweet fruit native to China. It is similar in structure to the guinep. The outside is covered by a pink-red, roughly-textured rind that is

mamey sapote

A fruit of the sapodilla family. It has flesh with orange, reddish brown, or yellow colours with a custard like texture. It is valued for its pleasant

mammee apple

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