816 results
Belize
tableta
A hard, chewy, dark brown candy made from sugar, coconuts and ginger.
food
Barbados
Dominica
Jamaica
tambrin ball
Sweets made by rolling balls of tamarind flesh with sugar and/or spices such as pepper and salt.
food
Bahamas
tambrin molasses
A thick syrup made from tamarinds
food
Haiti
tassot
Fried strips of beef or goat meat.
food
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
tawah
A flat or slightly concave griddle made from cast iron or steel. It is used to prepare roti and other types of breads
food
Haiti
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 freezing. They are normally consumed by sucking a small hole bitten in one corner of the bag.
food
Martinique
ti po
A rum based mixed drink that traditionally includes rhum agricole, lime, and cane syrup, and fruit flavouring.
food
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.
food
Jamaica
tin bum
Canned mackerel in tomato sauce
food
Jamaica
tin mackerel
Canned mackerel in tomato sauce
food
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
ting
A brand of grapefruit soda
food
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
toolum
A hard, chewy, dark brown candy made from sugar, coconuts and ginger.
food
Puerto Rico
tostones
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 in salt water before the second frying.
food
Jamaica
toto
Breads or cakes made with coconut as a primary ingredient
food
Jamaica
toto
A round bread made out of coconut, sugar, flour and spices.
food
Jamaica
tun cornmeal
A meal made by slow cooking seasoned cornmeal. The meal is stirred or turned as it is cooked.
food
Jamaica
tutti fruiti
A light cake made with white flour and mixed fruits.
food
Antigua & Barbuda
wadali
Antiguan beer
food
Belize
wangla
Sesame seed
food
Jamaica
wangla
A candy made from peanuts, sesame seeds, and brown sugar.
food
Belize
wangla
A brittle candy made from sugar and sesame seeds.
food
Trinidad & Tobago
warap
A mixture of rice and dhal cooked with vegetable to a thick, soup like consistency
food
Guyana
washing butter
To beat butter with a spoon in a large water filled container in order to remove salt and make it suitable for use in recipes like black cake.
food
Jamaica
water coconut
A young coconut where the flesh has not completely hardened.
food
Jamaica
wet sugar
Unrefined sugar that has not been completed separated from the molasses. The sugar retains moisture and a deep brown colour.
food
Jamaica
whites
White rum
food
Jamaica
afu
Yam.
food
plant
Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
agouti
Small rodents related to guinea pigs.
animal
food
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
aloo
Potato
food
plant
Trinidad & Tobago
anar
Pomegranate. Botanical name Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between 5 and 8 m (16 and 26 ft) tall
fruit
food
Antigua & Barbuda
Puerto Rico
aprin
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 develop a rust brown colour and a cracked texture. The unripe fruit is firm and slightly acidic, and grows softer and mushier when it ripens. The berries have a single hard seed.
food
plant
Bahamas
balloon gut
Any of several types of spiny blowfish or pufferfish that inflate and expand their bodies when threatened.
animal
food
Trinidad & Tobago
banga
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 inside is a dry white filling that has a vaguely sweet taste when eaten. Found on a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas, from southern
fruit
food
Trinidad & Tobago
barbadine
The Giant Granadilla, it is the largest of the passionfruits, plants of the genus Passiflora. It is a perennial native of Tropical America, having smooth, cordate, ovate or acuminate leaves; petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic root; scented flowers; and a large, oblong fruit, containing numerous seeds, imbedded in a subacid edible pulp.
fruit
food
Jamaica
barra
Barracuda. A ray-finned fish known for its large size and fearsome appearance
animal
food
Bahamas
barry
Barracuda. A ray-finned fish known for its large size and fearsome appearance
animal
food
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
bhagi
Aramanth - an edible green leafy vegetable resembling spinach. It is typically prepared by steaming, often with saltfish
plant
food
Bahamas
big sour
Seville orange; A thick skinned sour orange used for making beverages and marmalade.
food
plant
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
bird pepper
A small, but hot chili pepper used for cooking. The peppers range in colour from green to red.
food
plant
Grenada
bluggoe
A type of plaintain.
food
fruit