Introduction: Soft, lightly spiced yeast buns studded with currants, tea buns are traditionally baked for Sunday breakfast and enjoyed with butter and a hot cup of tea or cocoa, a habit rooted in the islands’ British colonial-era baking traditions. Cultural Background: Soft, lightly spiced yeast buns studded with currants, tea buns are traditionally baked for […]
Introduction: Boiled fish is a lighter, brothier cousin of stew fish, favoured in the Out Islands where fresh catch is simmered simply with lime, onion and pepper. Cultural Background: Boiled fish is a lighter, brothier cousin of stew fish, favoured in the Out Islands where fresh catch is simmered simply with lime, onion and pepper. […]
Introduction: Stew fish and grits is the quintessential Bahamian breakfast, found on nearly every settlement’s morning table. Cultural Background: Stew fish and grits is the quintessential Bahamian breakfast, found on nearly every settlement’s morning table. A whole fish (traditionally grouper or snapper) is simmered in a tomato-based gravy with lime-cured onions and peppers, then ladled […]
Introduction: Firmer and more custard-like than American mac and cheese, the Bahamian version is baked until it can be sliced like a casserole. Cultural Background: Firmer and more custard-like than American mac and cheese, the Bahamian version is baked until it can be sliced like a casserole. It is a fixture of Sunday lunches and […]
Introduction: A lightly sweet, tender quick bread flecked with shredded coconut, this loaf is a breakfast and teatime staple, often eaten warm with butter or alongside a mug of Bahamian bush tea. Cultural Background: A lightly sweet, tender quick bread flecked with shredded coconut, this loaf is a breakfast and teatime staple, often eaten warm […]
Introduction: Golden, flaky hand pies filled with well-spiced ground beef, patties are grabbed on the go from bakeries and corner shops across the Bahamas, a portable meal shaped by wide Caribbean migration and trade. Cultural Background: Golden, flaky hand pies filled with well-spiced ground beef, patties are grabbed on the go from bakeries and corner […]
Introduction: Grouper, one of the most prized fish in Bahamian waters, is often baked whole and stuffed with a savoury breadcrumb and vegetable mixture for special Sunday dinners and celebrations, showing off the fish in a way simple frying does not. Cultural Background: Grouper, one of the most prized fish in Bahamian waters, is often […]
Introduction: A dense, dark fruit cake made from dried fruits soaked in rum and wine for weeks or even months in advance, black cake is the crowning dessert of Bahamian Christmas and wedding tables, prized for its deep, boozy flavour and long shelf life. Cultural Background: A dense, dark fruit cake made from dried fruits […]
Introduction: Qutab is one of Azerbaijan’s most everyday dishes — a paper-thin unleavened flatbread folded over a filling and cooked dry on a saj or griddle. Cultural Background: Qutab is one of Azerbaijan’s most everyday dishes — a paper-thin unleavened flatbread folded over a filling and cooked dry on a saj or griddle. The herb […]
Introduction: Shor gogal is the savoury counterpart to sweet Novruz pastries, a richly spiced, flaky pastry filled with a fragrant mix of fried onion and ground spices such as turmeric, cinnamon and cardamom, traditionally baked in large batches for the New Year table. Cultural Background: Shor gogal is the savoury counterpart to sweet Novruz pastries, […]