noun A dish made from rice and peas or beans. Red kidney beans and gungo are commonly used. The dish is typically prepared with coconut milk and lots of seasoning.
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Cow peas, Pigeon peas, Green peas, Split Peas... What else is there?
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JJacqueline13 years ago
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Jacqueline
13 years ago
Black eyed peas, bonavis
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GGrace Grant-jennings13 years ago
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Grace Grant-jennings
13 years ago
In Jamaica...rice & peas...not peas & rice
Belna11 years ago
Belna
11 years ago
only called peas and rice in a restaurant imitating other Caribbean food, but referred to as cook up rice whether it has meat or not. Shine rice if no meat Cow peas, Pigeon peas, Green peas, Split Peas no kidney beans in Guyana, but used in Canada and U.S
Gt gal7 years ago
Gt gal
7 years ago
De only ting we used peas with rice mixed inna is "Cook-up rice" 😒😒😒.