Cooked vegetables

A sweet treat made from diced coconuts, sugar and spices. The mixture is boiled until thick enough to set and harden when cool, then spoonfuls are dropped onto banana leaves or other flat surfaces.

A sandwich made from bajan salt bread

Cooked meat eaten when consuming alcohol

Any snack (e.g peanuts) designed to be consumed while drinking alcohol.

Large, round flat, dumplings

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

Meat - animal flesh

A preparation of pulses (dried beans) or yellow peas which have been stripped of their outer hulls and split.

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 rice, or drank as a soup.

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 then ground in a mill. The cumin is toasted until black and also ground. The stuffing is pushed into the roti dough, and sealed. When rolled flat, the filling is distributed within the roti. It is cooked on the tawah and rubbed with oil for ease of cooking.

A custard like stew made from a salted meat (usually saltfish or salted mackerel), coconut milk and richly seasoned. It is often served with ground provisions such as yams, dasheen, or bananas.

A native dish of Haiti consisting of rice and edible black mushrooms called "djon djon". The meal is more common in the northern region of the country and therefore can be considered a regional delicacy. When the mushrooms are boiled, they release a grayish-black coloring giving the rice its gray color and the dish's distinctive flavor. The dish is often served with some sort of meat whether it be fish, chicken or shrimp (usually mixed in the rice).

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 thin rotis. This can be done with more layers.

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. Commonly used for breakfast.

Pen a cool freezie

A sweet treat made from diced coconuts, sugar and spices. The mixture is boiled until thick enough to set and harden when cool, then spoonfuls are dropped onto banana leaves or other flat surfaces.

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

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.

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.

A simple baked bread made with baking powder instead of yeast.

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

Canned mackerel in tomato sauce

A mixture of fresh herbs and seasoning ground in a pestle.

Seasoning produced by grinding and mixing (as with a mortar and pestle)

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.

A process of cooking whereby meat (typically fish) is fried, then doused liberally with a pickling sauce made from vinegar, pimento, onions, pepper, (and sometimes carrots).

A sweet syrup used to make drinks. It contains flavors of almond, ginger and/or cloves, and lime, and sometimes vanilla or allspice. The syrup can be alcoholic or nonalcoholic. The consistency is thick, with color ranging from white to light amber, and it may be clear or translucent.

A fried batter made from a mix of flour, saltfish, onions, peppers and other spices

A thin broth or soup made from fish.

To be mature, but not yet ripe (as relates to fruit or agricultural produce).

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 fried batter made from a mix of flour, saltfish, onions, peppers and other spices

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

A hot beverage made by browning flour in a pot then adding sugar and water.

A vegetable stew consisting of yams, potatoes and green beans.

A cold dessert made by pouring fruit syrup over a paper cone or paper cup full of crushed ice.

A cold dessert made by pouring fruit syrup over a paper cone or paper cup full of crushed ice.

A fried batter made from a mix of flour, saltfish, onions, peppers and other spices

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 (sometimes years). The dried fruit is usually some combination of raisins, prunes, cherries, and candied fruit peel. The cakes get their dark colour from browning or burnt sugar.