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Barbados Food
No holiday experience is complete without arousing the taste buds with creative foods, and Barbados food does nothing less than that. Barbados food presents a unique amalgamation of present and past recipes that have been recreated with style and taste. Barbados food is known to be diverse and is influenced by cuisines from throughout the world including African, Indian, Irish, Creole and British.
Traditional Foods of Barbados
Barbados has been named as the “Land of Flying fish” due to the abundance of flying fish which sustain in the warm surrounding waters of Barbados and are a source of high nutrition for the residents and tourists. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the national dish of Barbados consists of Flying fish along with the famous Cou-Cou which is made with cornmeal and okra. Another traditional Barbados Food is the pudding and souse which is a dish of pickled pork served with spiced sweet potatoes. There is an abundance of fish and meat in the Barbados food which is usually served with hot side dishes, salads and sauces. Barbeque pigtails, rotisserie chicken and mahi-mahi, are some other famous Barbados foods.
Dessert & Drinks & Other Popular Foods in Barbados
Barbados mouth-watering desserts like sweet bread, gummy cake, and cassava pone also attract a lot of tourists from around the world. The tourists also get to enjoy the Barbados drinks like rum punch, sorrel drink, tamarind drink, etc. As Barbados hosts a diverse audience, it caters to the needs of people by also serving foreign fast foods like burgers, pizza, etc. as well as a variety of cuisine including Chinese, Indian and sushi.