Sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.

Large, round flat, dumplings

Sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.

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.

Green Beans, also known as String Beans, are the unripe fruits of any kind of bean, especially the common bean.

A dish of whitefish boiled with potatoes and spices.

Green Beans, also known as String Beans, are the unripe fruits of any kind of bean, especially the common bean.

Sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.

Sausage made by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.

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.

Seeded breadfruit

Large, round flat, dumplings

A desert snack made by shelling dry corn, parching it in a hot pot and then pounding it in a wooden mortar and sifting it until it is similar to sand. Salt or sugar can then be added to the brown mixture and it can be eaten dry or with water.

A thick, extremely dark brown syrup resembling molasses. It is made from caramelised or burnt sugar. It is used to add flavour and dark colour to meats, stews, and cakes.

To tenderise meat.

A tool used to tenderise conch.

Curry chicken in very small cubes.

A mixture of shredded saltfish, oil, onion, tomatoes and peppers.

A mixture of shredded saltfish, oil, onion, tomatoes and peppers.

Small unleavened, or lightly leavened sweet cakes that are sometimes flavoured with banana or ginger. They are typically eaten as with cheese or pear as snacks or lunch.

Canned corned beef

A dark spicy sweet bread typically made with raisins and fruits. It is commonly eaten with cheese. In Jamaica, they are especially popular during the Easter season.

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

A roti made with butter, usually ghee. Oil is rubbed on both sides, then it is cooked on a tawah. This gives the roti a crisp outside. When it almost finished cooking, the cook begins to beat it, causing it to crumble

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

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

A desert snack made by shelling dry corn, parching it in a hot pot and then pounding it in a wooden mortar and sifting it until it is similar to sand. Salt or sugar can then be added to the brown mixture and it can be eaten dry or with water.

Palm trees with edible hearts

A thick spicy soup-like dish made with a green leafy vegetable as a main ingredient. The vegetable is usually aramanth or dasheen leaves.

Shrimp, particularly freshwater shrimp

Canned mackerel in tomato sauce

Large, round flat, dumplings

A bitter syrupy condiment made from cassava juice and brown sugar.

A round flat bread made from grated cassava which has been repeatedly pressed to remove the juice. For meal preparation, slices are typically soaked in coconut milk and then fried. It is popularly served with fried fish.

Seeded breadfruit

The bitter tasting tea made from the leaves and vines of a variety of bitter melon plant (Momordica charantia). It is regarded for it's purported medicinal value - especially as a purgative.

Chick Peas; Edible legumes also known as garbanzo beans. Commonly eaten curried or fried.

A snack of fried, salted chick peas sold in paper cones.

A snack of fried, salted chick peas sold in paper cones.

Seeded breadfruit