Smoked Herring – Creole Breakfast, Trinidad and Tobago
Roasted or boiled herring (fish) that is shredded and sauteed with tomatoes, onions, herbs, and hot peppers. Serve with sada, fried bake or biscuits.
Fried Pumpkin – East Indian Breakfast, Trinidad and Tobago
Pumpkin cubes sauted in garlic, hot pepper, onion, pimentos and water which is simmered for 20mins until semi thick. Serve with sada and enjoy!
Geera – East Indian Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
Seasoned meat (pork, chicken neck, back or gizzard) cooked with a mixture of curry and geera powder
Corn Soup – Creole Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
A thick soup made of sweet corn, dumplings, vegetables and optional salted meat.
Benne (Benay) Balls – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
Candy made from sesame seeds, honey and molasses.
Corned Beef – Creole Breakfast, Trinidad and Tobago
A salt-cured beef that is seasoned and fried with carrots, onions, sweet peppers etc and can be served with bread, bake, noodles or rice.
Jub jub – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
Sugar coated, gelatine candies in fruity flavors.
Chilli Bibi – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
A mixture of parched corn, sugar and cinnamon.
Coconut with jelly – Local Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
After drinking the coconut’s water, crack and enjoy the jelly inside!
Stew (and meat) – East Indian Lunch, Trinidad and Tobago
Seasoned meat stewed and cooked in browning, made with brown sugar and oil.
Doubles – East Indian Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
East-Indian fried bread served with channa, tamarind sauce and seasoned cucumbers topped with pepper.
Pholouri – East Indian Street Food, Trinidad and Tobago
Small fried balls of split pea flour served in a thin slightly sweet chutney sauce, usually mango or tamarind.
Guava Cheese – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
A mixture of guava, brown sugar and spice cooked on a hot skillet and eaten when cooled.
Buljol – Creole Breakfast, Trinidad and Tobago
This is shredded saltfish that is mixed with onion, garlic, tomatoes, seasoning and pepper.
Fish Broth – Creole Lunch, Trinidad and Tobago
Delicately flavored soup made with fish, ground vegetables, garlic, herbs and dumplings
Bake – Roast – Creole Breakfast, Trinidad and Tobago
Made from plain or whole wheat flour and baked in the oven. Grated coconut can also be added to enhance the flavour.
Tamarind Balls – Creole Desserts, Trinidad and Tobago
The tamarind pod is rolled into balls with brown sugar and spices topped with a coating of granulated sugar.
Curry (any meat) – East Indian Lunch, Trinidad and Tobago
Seasoned meat cooked in curried powder.