Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad: crab and callaloo
Tobago: curry crab and dumpling
Carnival: February and March
Other notable festivities:
Trinidad: (religious: Divali, Easter, Eid-ul-Fitr, Shouter
Baptiste Liberation Day, Corpus Christi), Hosay, Indian
Arrival Day, Emancipation Day
Tobago: Goat racing, Tobago Jazz festival, Great race

National Dish: Ackee and saltfish
Carnival: April
Other notable festivities: Reggae Sumfest, Bob Marley
Week, Portland jerk festival

National Dish: Cou Cou and Flying Fish
Carnival: August
Other notable festivities: Crop Over, Oistins Fish Fest,
Holetown festivaL

National Dish: Green fig & salt fish
Carnival: July
Other notable festivities: St. Lucia Jazz, Mercury Fest,
Roots and Soul

National Dish: Conch with rice and peas
Carnival: April / May
Other notable festivities: Bahamas Junkanoo Festival,
The Andros Crab Fest, Fox hill Day Festival

National Dish: Oil down ( a combination of chicken and
pigtails steamed together with vegetables, dumplings,
coconut milk and seasonings)
Carnival: August
Other notable festivities: Grenada Jazz Festival, Port
Louis Grenada Sailing Festival, Carriacou Carnival

National Dish: La Bandera (rice, red beans, meat and salad)
Carnival: February
Other notable festivities: Restoration Day, Holy Week
(Semana Santa), Juan Pablo Duarte Day

National Dish: Roasted breadfruit & fried Jackfish
Carnival: June to July
Other notable festivities: Mustique Blues Festival, Bequia
Easter Regatta, National Dance Festival

National Dish: Griyo (baked pork shoulder)
Carnival: January
Other notable festivities: Jacmel Film Festival, Epiphany,
Ancestry Day

National Dish: Pepperpot
Carnival: May
Other notable festivities: Phagwa, Deepavali (Divali),
Eid al-Adha

National Dish: Stewed saltfish
Carnival: December to January
Other notable festivities: Nevis Mango Festival, St.
Kitts and Nevis Restaurant week, Nevis Culturama

National Dish: Goat water (Thick stew made with goat
meat,
Carnival: December to January
Other notable festivities: Heritage Day, Monserrat
Masquerades, Calabash Festival

National Dish: Keshi Yena (large round ball of cheese
stuffed with baked or steamed spiced beef, chicken or goat
meat)
Carnival: March
Other notable festivities: North Sea Jazz Festival,
Curacao Day

National Dish: Fungee (cornmeal with okra cooked in
salted water and boiled to a paste) and Pepperpot
(combination of meats eg. Salted beef or pigtail with
crushed vegetables; eggplant, spinach, okra, onions,
spices and seasonings. Boiled to a soup)
Carnival: End of July to August
Other notable festivities: Antigua Sailing Week, Independence Day, Annual
Seafood Festival

National Dish: Pigeon Peas & Rice
Carnival: July to August
Other notable festivities: J’ouvert, Easter, Anguilla Day

National Dishes:
1. Callaloo soup
2. Conch and dumplings
Carnival: February to March
Other notable festivities: Grand Case Festival, St.
Maarten Day, Alliance Race

National Dish: Pom (Casserole made with root
vegetables; taro root and meat)
Carnival: April
Other notable festivities: Fete de la Musique, Pagara Estafette, International Film
Festival, Swimming Festival

Caribbean cuisine is a delicious fusion of African, European, and indigenous influences. Spices such as allspice, nutmeg, and ginger are commonly used in Caribbean dishes. Popular foods include jerk chicken, rice and peas, plantains, and seafood.