Introduction: A sweet, dense quick bread studded with grated coconut, coconut bread is a teatime and breakfast favourite across Barbados, often baked in large loaves and sliced thick for sharing. Cultural Background: A sweet, dense quick bread studded with grated coconut, coconut bread is a teatime and breakfast favourite across Barbados, often baked in large […]
Introduction: Golden, herb-flecked fish cakes are a fixture of Bajan gatherings, church fêtes and Friday-night fish fries. Cultural Background: Golden, herb-flecked fish cakes are a fixture of Bajan gatherings, church fêtes and Friday-night fish fries. Made from salted cod bound with a light batter and packed with fresh herbs and scotch bonnet, they reflect the […]
Introduction: Great cake is Barbados’s version of the rich, rum-and-wine-soaked black cake found across the English-speaking Caribbean at Christmas. Cultural Background: Great cake is Barbados’s version of the rich, rum-and-wine-soaked black cake found across the English-speaking Caribbean at Christmas. Dried fruits are steeped in rum and port for months beforehand, then folded into a dark, […]
Introduction: Christophene (chayote squash) grows abundantly across Barbados’s kitchen gardens and is prized for its mild, absorbent flesh. Cultural Background: Christophene (chayote squash) grows abundantly across Barbados’s kitchen gardens and is prized for its mild, absorbent flesh. Grated and fried into light fritters, it became a popular meat-free appetizer for Lenten fasting periods and church […]
Introduction: The flying fish is so central to Barbadian identity that it appears on the national coat of arms and coins. Cultural Background: The flying fish is so central to Barbadian identity that it appears on the national coat of arms and coins. The ‘cutter’ — a small salt bread roll packed with seasoned, fried […]
Introduction: Salt bread is the soft, slightly sweet-and-salty bread roll that forms the base of the classic flying fish cutter and countless other Bajan sandwiches. Cultural Background: Salt bread is the soft, slightly sweet-and-salty bread roll that forms the base of the classic flying fish cutter and countless other Bajan sandwiches. Baked fresh daily in […]
Introduction: Fuchka is Bangladesh’s version of the crisp, hollow puffed shells filled with spiced mashed potato and tangy tamarind water, sold from street carts across every city and town. Cultural Background: Fuchka is Bangladesh’s version of the crisp, hollow puffed shells filled with spiced mashed potato and tangy tamarind water, sold from street carts across […]
Introduction: Beguni is a gram flour-battered fried eggplant slice, another cornerstone of the Ramadan iftar spread that sits alongside piyaju on nearly every plate at sunset. Cultural Background: Beguni is a gram flour-battered fried eggplant slice, another cornerstone of the Ramadan iftar spread that sits alongside piyaju on nearly every plate at sunset. The thin […]
Introduction: Bhapa pitha is a steamed rice cake filled with shredded coconut and date palm jaggery, closely associated with Poush Parbon, the Bangladeshi winter harvest festival when fresh date palm jaggery (nolen gur) is at its peak. Cultural Background: Bhapa pitha is a steamed rice cake filled with shredded coconut and date palm jaggery, closely […]
Introduction: Chomchom originates from Tangail in Bangladesh and is one of the country’s most iconic sweets, an oval-shaped, spongy milk-solid confection soaked in sugar syrup and often finished with a coating of grated coconut or khoya. Cultural Background: Chomchom originates from Tangail in Bangladesh and is one of the country’s most iconic sweets, an oval-shaped, […]