Cuisine in Trinidad and Tobago

Doubles

Breakfast staple street food with spicy chickpea curry sandwiched between two fried flatbreads.

• Region: All Trinidad
• Main ingredients: Chickpeas, Curry powder, Wheat flour, Tamarind chutney, Pepper sauce

Roti (Trini Roti)

Flatbread wrapping curry-flavored meat or vegetables of Indian origin.

• Main ingredients: Wheat flour, Curry, Potato, Meat or vegetables

Bake & Shark

Beach specialty sandwiching fried shark and salad in fried bread with choice of sauces.

• Region: Maracas Beach
• Main ingredients: Shark meat, Wheat flour, Lettuce, Pepper sauce

Pelau

One-pot dish of chicken, beans, and rice cooked with caramelized brown sugar.

• Main ingredients: Chicken, Rice, Red kidney beans, Coconut milk

Crab & Dumpling

Tobago specialty of crab simmered in coconut milk with chewy wheat dumplings.

• Region: Tobago
• Main ingredients: Crab, Wheat flour, Coconut milk, Herbs

Callaloo

Thick soup simmering taro leaves and okra.

• Main ingredients: Taro leaves, Okra, Coconut milk, Crab or salt meat

Buss Up Shut (Paratha)

Soft roti with thin layers so crumbled it means 'burst-up shirt.'

• Main ingredients: Wheat flour, Ghee, Water, Salt

Macaroni Pie

Local version macaroni gratin baked with cheese sauce.

• Main ingredients: Macaroni, Cheddar cheese, Milk, Eggs

Corn Soup

Popular at night stalls. Thick soup with corn kernels and dumplings.

• Main ingredients: Corn, Coconut milk, Scallion, Thyme

Black Cake

Rich cake baking dried fruit soaked in rum. Essential for Christmas.

• Main ingredients: Dried fruit, Rum, Brown sugar, Wheat flour

Sausage Splatts

Spicy soup simmering pork offal.

• Main ingredients: Pork offal, Herbs, Capsaicin sauce

Souse

Cold appetizer dish of pig's feet or cow stomach pickled in vinegar and herbs.

• Main ingredients: Pig's feet, Lime juice, Cucumber, Chili