Trinidad and Tobago
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Doubles
The street food king: doubles — two soft bara flatbreads wrapped around curried channa (chickpeas), with cucumber, kuchela, pepper and tamarind sauces — Trinidad's breakfast and midnight icon. Ingredients: bara: flour, t…
Pelau
The one-pot beach lime: pelau — chicken and pigeon peas cooked with rice in coconut milk with brown sugar caramel (the 'burnt' sugar base) — Trinidad's social dish. Ingredients: chicken, pigeon peas, rice, coconut milk,…
Callaloo (Trinidad)
The Sunday green: Trinidad callaloo — dasheen leaves simmered with okra, coconut milk, pumpkin and crab or salt meat into a silky soup — plus its eternal partner, coo-coo and stew fish on the Tobago side. Ingredients: da…
Shark and Bake
The shark and bake of Maracas: a fried bake (puffy bread) stuffed with seasoned fried shark, with a dozen sauces and salads at the stall's bar — Trinidad's most famous beach sandwich (sustainably minded stalls now also o…
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