Caribbean cuisine
Tropical island fare
Caribbean cuisine is the cooking traditions of the Caribbean islands, blending Indigenous, African, European, and Asian influences.
Common elements include tropical fruits, seafood, rice and beans, plantains, and bold seasonings like jerk spice, scotch bonnet peppers, and allspice.
Dishes vary by island but share roots in the region's colonial history and trade routes: We had Caribbean cuisine at the new Jamaican spot downtown.
- breadfruitStarchy tropical tree crop
- cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- coconut milkExtracted tropical drupe liquid
- plantainsStarchy banana relatives
fried plantain · souse · stewing · oxtail stew · jerk chicken · mofongo · callaloo · tamarind · allspice · jerking · ackee · salt fish · pigeon peas · rum cake · black cake · roti · conch fritters · Creole culture
- cuisinesItalian, American, Asian, French, Chinese
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Caribbean diasporaWindrush, Cuban Americans, chain migration, transnationalism, dual citizenship
Caribbean cuisineScandinavian cuisine
Northern European cooking traditions
Nordic cuisine · bland food · Russian cuisine · British cuisine · Canadian cuisine