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.