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Guava Cheese Barbados

Ohhh good ol' (sweet) Guava Cheese. If you have been privileged enough to visit Barbados (or the Caribbean) and have a taste of our homemade guava cheese you know the great feeling you get as you are consuming. If you have not, then you must be wondering what...

Pickled cucumber Barbados

One of Barbados' most famous and raved about side dishes is pickled cucumber. Now we are not speaking of your typical 'pickles in a jar', but rather thinly sliced cucumber which is dressed with lime, salt, onion and scotch bonnet pepper. In addition to...

Creole Green Bananas Barbados

I am sure that you have heard of bananas before but in the Caribbean and Barbados we use Green Banana in many dishes on the island. Green Bananas are used as vegetables and can be prepared in multiple...

Ponch de Creme {ponch a Crema}

We are back with our "Santa's Got A Sunburn" segment which features various Barbadian/Caribbean Christmas traditions. We thought we would start it off with the creme de la creme of Christmas cocktails...

Cou-Cou and Flying Fish Barbados

Another National representation of Barbados that we wanted to showcase for this month is Barbados' National Dish, Cou-cou and Flying Fish. The dish may sound quite foreign, but to us Bajans it is quite simple, cou-cou is a cornmeal and okra based side (it is...

Barbados Plantains

A key staple in a Barbadian's diet is plantain. The plantain is a close relative to what we call the sweet banana. Plantains are physically different to bananas, as they are larger and longer in size. Like bananas, they flourish well under tropical moisture-...

Tamarind Balls Barbados

In the Caribbean and especially Barbados, there are little goodies which are synonymous with our island. One of these indulgent little morsels are Tamarind Balls- sweet but tart balls of goodness that explode with intense flavour in your mouth. You may have...

Cassava Root Barbados

Here in Barbados we have many ground provisions which make up our daily diet, one of these being cassava. Also known as Yuca, Manioc, or Mandioca, cassava is a woody shrub with an edible root which grows in tropical and sub tropical areas making Barbados the...

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