Gulab Jamoon – East Indian Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
An Indian sweet consisting of a ball of deep-fried paneer and boiled in a sugar syrup.
Sweetbread – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
A mixture of flour, candied fruits (preservatives- cherries, raisins, etc) and coconut baked into a loaf.
Stew Liver – Creole Breakfast, Trinidad and Tobago
Seasoned liver pieces fried in caramelized brown sugar (stew). Serve with hops, bake, sada or crix.
Aloo Choka – East Indian Breakfast, Trinidad and Tobago
Boiled potatoes mixed with garlic, onion and pepper topped with fried garlic (chongkay). Serve with sada and enjoy!
Callaloo – Creole Lunch, Trinidad and Tobago
A thick soup made from blended dasheen leaves.
Rock Cake (Drops) – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
A hard, heavy cookie or scone that is often made with grated coconut
Red Mango – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
A spicy sweet mango preserve of Chinese origin that is eaten as a snack
Oxtail Soup – Creole Lunch, Trinidad and Tobago
Pressure cooked oxtail, split peas, carrot pumpkin and herbs and seasoning
Bake and Shark – Creole Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
Fried leven bread filled with a well-seasoned shark fillet, dressed with a variety of spicy condiments (pepper, garlic and chadon beni sauces) tomatoes, cucbmbers, lettuce, etc.
Bake – Fried (Float) – Creole Breakfast, Trinidad and Tobago
A popular Caribbean dish that is a fried “bread”. Once in oil, the dough floats to the surface and then puffs. It is famously served with buljol or shark.
Black Pudding – Creole Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
Well seasoned, spicy mixture of pid’s blood, liver and fat served alone or with bread or crix.
Khurma – East Indian Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
An Indian desert made of fried dough coated wit granulated sugar.
Chow – East Indian Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
Half-ripened fruit (mango, pommecythre, pommerac, plum, pineapple, etc) mixed with herbs, seasoning, and spicy pepper sauce.
Sawine – East Indian Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
A muslim sweet served as a desert or beverage.
Roti (Buss-up-Shot) – East Indian Lunch, Trinidad and Tobago
A shredded dhalpourie roti that is served with curried meat, pumpkin, mangoes, bhodi, channa and potato.
Lentil Soup – Creole Lunch, Trinidad and Tobago
Pressure cooked lentils infused with ground vegetables, salted meat and seasoning
Oysters – Creole Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
Served with a dash of lemon, pepper sauce and other condiments.
Paimie – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
A sweet corn dumpling raped in banana leaves and boiled.